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  We had a brilliant evening of music at St Nicholas', Beverley with Yvonne Lyon , Gareth Davies-Jones and David Lyon touring their n...

As some of you may know, today marks six years since Debbie died. I wouldn't say that I have felt particularly sad today, just distracte...

The first anniversary of Debbie's death was inevitably a strange day, but I have to say that the date itself hasn't usually had a g...

 Tuesday March 23rd will mark one year since the Prime Minister went on television to announce that we were all to stay at home to save live...

After nearly 30 years in ordained ministry I have lost count of how many funerals I have taken. Over time I realised that whilst the vast m...

If you are familiar with Harry Potter, you will know about the Mirror of Erised. Harry stumbles across this remarkable object, tucked away i...

What does bereavement feel like to go through? Not a question you can usually ask someone in the thick of it, so I've been asking myself...

When Debbie went into Saint John's Hospice, she was visited by some friends, but we inevitably had to limit the number and frequency of ...

As I said a while ago in a previous post , I've had mixed feelings over blogging about being alongside someone with cancer and now the e...

Here is a bit more information for  Debbie ’s funeral tomorrow at 1pm If you’re not familiar with the location, the church is on Church...

Debbie, September 1992 I am sorry to have to let you know that Debbie died at St John’s Hospice on Wed 13 April at around 5.50pm. She...

A lot of friends and acquaintances will know that Debbie has been blogging since her diagnosis with cancer back in February. If you've ...