Sarah's Blog

In the last week there has been much discussion and debate about efforts to rebuild the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral in Paris and, perhaps more notably, the fundraising efforts to support it. With more than £500 million raised inside 24 hours to help rebuild the gutted building as people across the world suffer illness, disease,…

This week we’ve been celebrating our wedding anniversary and it got me thinking afresh about the unique, crazy yet wonderful institution that is marriage. We’ve all heard the old joke that marriage is like an institution – borstal. But, while we can joke, there’s no doubting that marriage is an important subject to consider. From…

This Mother’s Day has been a time for reflecting and thinking about my two darling children – Rainbow, who I carry in my womb, and his or her older brother Lentil, who is held in the arms of God. It’s given me the opportunity to consider afresh the gift of each of our beautiful babies…

So today is Mother’s Day, a day when thousands of small children will excitedly hand over slightly-over-glued homemade cards along with breakfast in bed while grown men desperately scour supermarkets trying to remember what the flowers are called that their matriarchs like and what on earth the things even look like. It can also be…

Sometimes songs come onto the radio with lyrics that make me cringe about the message they’re giving to those who hear them. For example, if I hear Big Girls Don’t Cry I have to switch stations for fear that might just get too angry about the potentially-damaging wrong impression it could be giving impressionable members…

As we write this latest blog post we’re excited to share news we’ve been longing to bring you. Since we said goodbye to our little Lentil, we’ve been praying that we would in time be blessed with his little brother or sister. And that time has come. Baby Moore is expected in September. For weeks we’ve…

In the coming days I’ll be doing a fair bit of travelling and it got me thinking about journeys and destinations, and the different ways of looking at them. When it comes to the experience of travelling, there are different types of people. There are those who enjoy the journey, relishing every step along the…

It’s that time of year again; the time when we traditionally eat our body weight in pancakes on Shrove Tuesday then give up something we love until Easter. I thought about giving up something this year but then I remembered, I’m no quitter. But in all seriousness, why do we give up things for Lent?…

What is weakness? In one sense, that’s a simple question. Weakness is a lack of strength. But if you think about a bit more, you can end up questioning the definition of strength upon which you have based your definition of weakness. And if you think about it even more you come to realise that…