Last night we went to a worship evening put on by the church we were part of before launching into Mosaic. We got to see people we haven’t seen for ages. I wondered what I’d feel, seeing everyone again now our lives are moving in different directions but on the same mission. There are times […]

This weekend has been lots of fun. Yesterday we celebrated our friend Helen’s 25th Birthday by going to a roller disco. For those who don’t know what this is, people (mainly small children) roller skate around to music with flashing lights! We were definitely the oldest ones there apart from some mum’s and Dad’s who […]

We are experiencing a heat wave that makes me feel like we’re in the Mediterranean but having to work - rubbish combination! Apparently it’s a Level 3 heatwave. Today has been soooo hot. It’s reached 35 celcius (95 Farenheit) and England does not do air conditioning! Our Summer average is usually 22C (72F). The kids […]

We had a great weekend pottering round the garden, chatting to the man next door who came and cut our hedge, celebrating our friends’ birthdays, watching the World Cup final.
I have to say that an interesting part of our weekend was a trip to the new Costco in Sheffield. I got membership cos I work […]

Today was a significant day. The anniversary of the London bombings. As I woke up and watched the news I saw story after story of survival, grief, fear and hope. I knew that 52 people died that day and I feared for many friends I have in London but I had no idea of the […]

We’ve just got back from an evening of jazz in Sheffield’s Botanical Gardens (beautiful Victorian gardens). Everyone brought picnics (some were very sophisticated - candles, tables and everything!) and sat on the grass listening to the jazz bands, talking with friends. We went with some people I work with, some from our Mosaic community, and […]