I'm going to let the photos do the talking today. Suffice it to say, it was small, intimate and just how the bride and groom wanted it. Oh, and I'll also prefix the photos with the fact that Charlotte and Ads married in the same church as Gary and I did. It's a very old…
Category: Family
A Homespun Hen Night {Charlotte’s Love Story}
Lillie and I organised a lovely homespun hen night for Charlotte. The only things Charlotte wanted was for it to be small, at home and all about the pink! Everyone got in on the night. Ollie, Charlotte's best friend, took her shopping in Kingston for the day to allow us to set up (thanks Ollie!).…
Charlotte’s Love Story: The Proposal
Last December, Ads took Charlotte to Norway and proposed to her. This was no surprise to us. Ads had approached Gary a couple of years prior to this and expressed his wish to marry Charlotte sometime in the future. Just before they went away, he double checked it was okay. They had a wonderful time…
Charlotte’s Love Story
Charlotte had been ill for at least three years before we finally got her first diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) brought on by a nasty throat infection. It explained the reason why my most energetic and vivacious daughter fell asleep sitting upright whilst reading. And why her normally rosy complexion had taken on grey…
I Did Something I Never Thought I Would…
Lillie and Charlotte turn 21 in October. Thomas was given a car for his joint 18th/21st birthday. This was a perfect present for him, because it gave him the independence he desperately wanted. The girls' 18th birthday presents were wonderful but I wanted to give them something super special for their 21st which was very…
Happy 15th Birthday Abigail
Happy birthday my darling girl! I can not believe it's been 15 years since you were born. You've heard the story of your birth so many times. For me, though, I can not tell it enough. You were born after the twins horrific birth when I nearly died. With no recordable blood pressure and no…
Chitting and a Chatting
I am loving the whole blogging daily on angelicscalliwags. Taking a break and writing whatever I wanted on Seasons of Joy was wonderfully freeing. Instead of worrying about SEO and whether anybody was going to find me and read what I had to write, I could just simply write...for me. Writing is such an important…
Creating a Haven for Charlotte
As you all know, Charlotte has many, many medical diagnoses (ME, fibromyalgia, chronic migraines, non epileptic seizure disorder, tic disorder and functional neurological disorder with a hallucinogenic component, generalised anxiety disorder…). In an attempt to do something, anything, which might help her, I decided to turn her bedroom into a haven of peace and tranquillity.…
My Little Cutie-Pie
Lillie and Becca have always been close. Really, really close. I think probably Lillie is like a second mum to Becs. Over the past few years, Lil has invested hours and hours into her younger sisters. And, of course, Becca and Lillie are my two artists and have a lot in common. The relationship between…
When your five year old thinks she knows more than you…
"Mummy." It was said as a statement. There stood my five year old, arms crossed, eyes serious. "Yes, darling? How can I help?" I answered, struggling to keep the grin out of my voice. I just knew something profound was coming. "Mummy." Again, a statement. I raised my eye brows as she informed me, "I won't…
Please can you pray?
The severe abdominal cramps Gary was having yesterday turned out to be acute appendicitis. He has been in hospital since yesterday and is due to have it removed shortly. Please can you pray all goes well? Gary seems more concerned about how hungry he is :), but us girls (especially the younger two) are quite…
Precious Moments
This week we had Gary's parents visit, which they do each year over T's birthday. I already posted about T's birthday gathering which was both fun and very moving, especially during the group prayer. It was so moving, in fact, that we have decided to do the same for every child on their birthday: On…
A Very Special Birthday
Yesterday was my son's birthday. He turned fourteen. Fourteen!! Really? Seriously, how did that happen? T has had a really great year this year. His hormones and all the related changes have ceased and he seems to have come out of the other side of adolescence relatively unscathed. He has the most amazing group of…
Precious Holiday Moments
Apologies for the long post, I'm attempting to cram four weeks worth of memories into one post. Here's what we got up to over Christmas: Youth Group Christmas Fun We host the youth group once a week at our house. As they had mock exams close to Christmas (they are 15-16 yrs) we decided to…
Christmas Traditions: Annual Christmas Party
Just wanted to add a quick post to my Christmas Traditions page. We began this only three years ago, but it feels like I can say it is now an annual tradition. The first year it was just Nik's family and mine; the second Lorna and her family joined in and this year was the…