Will Dig Life

 Just checking in with a smorgasbord of activities we've filled our time with - there's a number of big events and holidays coming up, but these past few weeks have been low key and routine. And that's really where life happens, isn't it. So here's a roundup of things we have been doing as the weather has finally improved. First - a big one - my sister from Vienna spent a couple of days with us as she was visiting the UK! Fun times, we took her to Slimbridge Bird Sanctuary and we had brilliant weather, a wonderful time together. Now my kids are counting down to when they'll see her again this summer... A few new things we've tried lately - a circus skills workshop where we learned to juggle, spin plates and play with various circus implements; plus, the kids have started a sailing course in the floating harbour - much more enjoyed by N(10) than D(8), but I'll keep them at it for the moment because D might still come around. It's a weekly course that ...

It's been two busy, amazing, wonderful weeks. First, Spring Harvest; which led straight into Holy Week. A huge contrast as we went from the loud concert atmosphere with strobe lights at Spring Harvest to the silence, reverence, bells and smells of the Cathedral... here are some photos. Holy Week kicks off with the Chrism Mass on Wednesday. This is where the oils for the coming year for use within the entire Diocese are consecrated - oils for healing / anointing the sick and for anointing at Confirmation. Every priest, deacon, and seminarian of the entire Diocese is there too to officially renew their vows, and it had such an impact on me seeing these men, who have given up so much and are literally living their lives in sacrifice and service... true, everyday heroes. D(8) got to serve too, he was in charge of the Bishop's Mitre. D(8) passing the Mitre to a Deacon *All* the priests On Thursday, D served at the altar again and Mr. got his feet washed by the Bishop at the Maundy T...

After last year's hiatus to Minehead, we returned to our 'home' Spring Harvest at Skegness. It's a long way away - five hours' drive - but for years it's been the site that Spring Harvest wanted me to go because there's already a captioner at Minehead who's been covering that site for over twenty years. The kids had the best time, as usual, they loved the kids sessions. N(10) particularly really gets it now, and even decided to begin sponsoring a 10 year old girl from Uganda through Compassion . She'll give up half her pocket money and write to Jenipher regularly, and pray for her. This was N's choice and I'm really proud of her. Hooray for Spring Harvest! It was such fun for us all! I've written about what Spring Harvest is like previously - see here - so I'll just put the photos of this year on this post, with some comments... We stay the night at about halfway - Leicester - because we're supposed to arrive  in Skegness by midd...