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Some years ago, I remember seeing some beautiful flowers, resembling trumpets when delivering mail to a particular property. I knew the customers and after commenting on the flowers, I was blessed some weeks later with a gift of bulbs. They are called Nerine Bowdenii of South African origin. The story goes that the flowers drifted…
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Just an incredible day climbing the highest peak in Northern Ireland, Slieve Donard in aid of the Friends of the Cancer Charity based in the City Hospital, Belfast. There was nine of us in total plus Jude’s famous cap which I wore as a reminder of her love for the mountains. It was a pleasant…
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I remember Peggy saying to me at the Glendalough Hermitage regarding bereavement that all the outward may disappear but the treasure of that person remains within your heart wherever you go. Today is Jude’s third anniversary and although the above is true I still have to confess, “I miss my darl”, just like the day…
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On 8 June 2024, after 245 days in captivity, Noa Argamani and three other hostages were rescued from Gaza in a joint operation by the Israel Defence Forces, Shin Bet, and the Israel Police. Her name in Hebrew means, “movement”, and after those awful 245 days it was definitely a sudden one! I think it was…
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“Biddy watched the officers gently carry her husband’s casket into the peaceful quiet of the cemetery. Throughout the long days and nights beside him in the hospital, she had been so sure that Oswald would make it. The word from the Bible to her own heart during that time had seemed so clear, “This sickness…
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The response to Jude’s book continues to amaze me. It has always been stand alone but a thought had come into my mind recently to incorporate it within a bigger site as I continue to go forward by God’s grace. It reminded me of the “Lois Tonkin” model that we went through at the Bereavement…
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“The righteous perish, and no-one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death” Isaiah 57:1 Taken many years ago, this is a picture…
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During the early stages of Covid in 2020 when there were no church meetings, Jude was invited to record a couple of messages at St John’s Parish, Kilwarlin, Hillsborough. It was such a joy recently to receive the recordings but for this blog I would like to highlight just one of those, “Tender mercies”, based…
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After completing Jude’s book and sending out the link, I would just like to say a big thank you for the amazing response and the kindest of words. I was struck by the number of nations where people have viewed from. I continue to pray that Jude’s book will be a great comfort to many…
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It was just a joy to have one of the school kid’s officially opening “Jude’s Hut”. Amongst many other exciting projects in the school, our aim is to plant bulbs and seeds ready for a number of creative adventures in the spring. We hope to have a Biblical mural on the wall, decorate the shed…
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Andy Gray 