Mission Leader specialising in intergenerational and under fives ministry. Researcher in Children's Spirituality.
Joined May 2020
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I really enjoyed writing about my relationship with the Bible for SU’s Daily Bread.
@PadarnSant Children Young People and Families graduate Alison writes about her relationship with the Bible in challenging circumstances #testimony #DailyBread
Bedtime conversation with the 9-year-old. Him: Mum, can you have a job where you pray for healing for people? Me: That's usually part of a job, not a whole job. Him: So, I can't just pray for healing for people for my whole job? Me: err... maybe...
This morning, we had more children than adults in church. At times it was noisy and messy but we’re OK with that. We considered some deep questions about anger and valuing others. And we all prayed together, sang and danced. The church is not dying.
Social media is full of people’s successful moments of 2024 at the moment. Me: Well, I didn’t die when I got bacterial meningitis and I wrote a popular comment on TikTok about cleaning hair from a plug hole - does that count? 🤷♀️
Also tonight, the five year old pipes up “sometimes I dream about going fishing with Jesus”. I want to have that dream!
Doing Lectio for Families this evening and the question was about ‘what one question would you ask Jesus?’ The five year old answered “can I have a snuggle?”
The beautiful BRF Centenary rose doing her thing and reminding me to pray for the wonderful team at Parenting for Faith.
5yo: Mummy, why do you look happy? Me: Because I have a funny thought in my head. 5yo: what? Me: If Daddy pushes me in my wheelchair for the parents race at Sports Day, I’ll cross the line first and beat him! 5yo: No!
I can’t quite believe that my name is in there.
We're THRILLED to announce that the 2024 Growing Faith Research Digest is out now!
The amazing @emmaecoy from @CofEGuildford has done a fantastic job of summarising the findings from this year's Growing Faith research projects.
Check it out here: churchofengland.org/sites/de…
Oh, the irony that Year 6 SATs are on during Mental Health Awareness Week 🤦🏼♀️ Here’s a photo of a beautiful hellebore in my garden to balance the day.
The 5 year old just asked me “who was alive first, God or Jesus?” A deep question for early on a Saturday morning.
The best thing about recovering from meningitis is spending more time snuggled up on the sofa reading books to my children. Today, the last thing the five year old did before going into school was to place his story request for after school. He was so excited!
I asked my children why they thought other children/young people/families go to church. The five year old was lying face down on the floor trying to create a ‘carpet angel’. Immediately, he pipes up “Because they want to worship God!” Then goes back to carpet angel pose.
@CYMnews maybe I should ask him to complete the rest of your taking the pulse survey?!
Trying very hard to concentrate for long enough to read something that’s worth the effort. This book turned up while I was in hospital. It’s such a joy to read, even if my visual tracking is poor and giving me a headache. This book is worth the effort.
After a 7 week all inclusive stay at the NHS’s finest Walton Centre, I am home and have had cuddles with all my babies. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who looked after me throughout two brain surgeries and six weeks of meningitis. Thank you.
I’m in hospital now, but before I came in I was having snuggles with our five-year-old who was telling me tearfully what he was worried about. He stopped crying and I could hear him whispering “Jesus. Jesus. Jesus.” Good choice littlest dude!
Our 13 year old is such a clergy kid! He could have asked @BishopPaulB about anything in front of an entire audience tonight. He asked about the Bishop’s chickens. Chickens! Why?!
Yesterday, in our intergenerational service, a six year old girl asked if there were any girls at the Last Supper. So today I’ve been trying to find out if women and children might have been there. I love children in the service asking questions that stop adults becoming stale.