Author: Sharon Holland

  • Harmony

    This week, 18th to 25th January, is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Since joining a small fellowship in our town 18 months ago (Hope Christian Community), this theme has been on my mind a lot. I am ashamed to say that, for 40 years as a Christian, to some extent I thought that,…

  • My 40th Birthday

    Today, 6th January 2025, I am celebrating my 40th Birthday.  Okay, so those who don’t know me very well are looking at me and thinking, “There’s no way she’s only forty.” And those of you who do know me will know that I celebrated my 57th birthday last month.   But I’m telling the truth. I…

  • January

    January is probably my least favourite month of the year. The days are short. The nights are long. It’s cold. We’re all a bit skint and there’s not much going on. Despite this, in every month of the year, I try to find something positive. January is all about new beginnings. Yes, I know the…

  • Grief

    The transfer bus to our hotel has taken us right past the apartment where Mum and Dad stayed more than 50 times. I am overcome by what I think is sadness and it’s coming out of my eyes.But I soon realise that it is not sadness at all. It is grief. And grief is not…

  • Diwrnod Shwmae

    Today is Shwmae (‘Hi’ in Welsh) Day. During a brief conversation with a colleague this morning, this thought came to me: life is like a rose bed; it looks beautiful and smells sweet but there are thorns. Enjoy life’s beauty and sweetness whilst not denying the challenges. Have a great day 😊

  • This Week

    This week is Baby Loss Awareness Week as well as World Mental Health Day. It’s time we break the taboos around these subjects, so I have decided to ‘go public’ about my own experiences of both these things. Rewind to autumn 1994. My husband and I had been married for three years and decided that…

  • Can’t wait for my next blog post?

    If you’re enjoying my blog so far, and would like to read more, please head to free-5383119.webadorsite.com to read my earlier blog posts.Have a great day 🙂

  • Here we go…

    With huge thanks to my amazing son who set this website up for me, I am excited to finally be launching my very own blog: The TalkingYorkie.Wales. At this moment in time, I have no idea how to customise my home page or how to post a blog, but I hope to succeed in this…