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  • Quaker A-Z: E is for Everyone?

    Quaker A-Z: E is for Everyone?

    Everyone? In February and March we celebrate, not everyone, but individual groups of society. Wendrie talks this week about the importance of being inclusive.

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  • Quaker A-Z: D is for Doing it Together

    Quaker A-Z: D is for Doing it Together

    D is for – Doing it together. Wendrie shares insights into bringing communities together for the greater cause.

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  • Quaker A-Z: C is for Clearness & Committee

    Quaker A-Z: C is for Clearness & Committee

    Communication can sometimes get muddled, this week Wendrie introduces us to Clearness Committees.

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  • Quaker A-Z: B is for Books

    Quaker A-Z: B is for Books

    Photo by Jonas Jacobsson on Unsplash Books… B is for Books. For goodness sake, write it down!  In this blog, we are taking inspiration from John McCutcheon’s storytelling folk songs: “Write it down so we’ll remember What is was we said I believe we really need to Summarize what we’ve agreed to Pass that paper

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  • Quaker A-Z: A is for Accountability & Authority

    Quaker A-Z: A is for Accountability & Authority

    Accountability Counts Both Ways I find many people find these two words hard to deal with, especially Authority, ‘Quakers don’t deal well with authority’, ‘I don’t like authority’, or ‘I don’t want authority’ I get told. When I ask about Accountability – they often tell me they don’t like that for them. However they often

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  • AdventWord 2024: Fruit

    AdventWord 2024: Fruit

    Fruit of the Spirit So many of my memories of Christmas include food. There are baked goods, savoury dishes, seasonal treats and of course the nuts and satsuma or orange in the toe of my stocking. When I’ve managed to grow or produce something for the Christmas meal, or another meal during the seasonal period

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  • AdventWord 2024: Shine

    AdventWord 2024: Shine

    Shine: The Power of Light December always brings a need for light and warmth, and today’s advent word captures that perfectly.  For me, “shine” takes me back to 1997 and the Eurovision Song Contest. I was just a child when Katrina and the Waves performed Love Shine a Light, but I’ve never forgotten that moment.

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  • AdventWord 2024: Lifted

    AdventWord 2024: Lifted

    Lifted for the Holidays: Embracing the Season with Joy and Purpose As a business owner, a military wife, and a mum of three, the holiday season brings unique joys and challenges. Every year, the lead-up to Christmas can feel like a whirlwind, with an endless list of to-dos, both at home and at work. But

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  • AdventWord 2024: Mercy

    AdventWord 2024: Mercy

    Mercy is Undeserved If you’ve been reading along you may recognise this photo. I’ve shared before in this year’s humility post, that this is one of my favourite Bible verses. I’ve even talked about humble and reflected on this verse in an AdventWord post back in 2019. One of the reasons I enjoy this annual

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