Rachael Newham

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  • This is the Time to Grieve Our Losses

    This is the Time to Grieve Our Losses

    As a christian writer, the temptation when disaster hits, is to get to the illustration. I want to be able to write not only “hard and clear about what hurts” as Hemingway so powerfully suggests, but I also want to write about the redemption of that hurt. I want to be able to write the […]

    Rachael Newham

    April 1, 2020
    Lessons, Uncategorized
  • Sacrifice in a Strange New Land – Guest Post by Karen Costa

    Sacrifice in a Strange New Land – Guest Post by Karen Costa

    We all may consider that we know what it is to sacrifice something of worth. Those of us with children and vulnerable family members make sacrifices each day, including sacrificing sleep and giving up time to ourselves to meet their care needs. During Lent we may decide to sacrifice our love of chocolate or crisps, […]

    Rachael Newham

    March 26, 2020
    Life, Uncategorized
    coronavirus, covid19, ruth and naomi, sacrifice, self-isolating, theological reflection
  • Baby Change, by Anne Calver – Review

    Baby Change, by Anne Calver – Review

    Usually these days I find myself reading books in fits and starts, frequently having to re-read the pages as I’m snatching moments when my own baby (well – racing toddler is more apt) is asleep. As it happens however, I read this in just over a day as I was stuck in bed unwell and […]

    Rachael Newham

    March 21, 2020
    Books, Pregnancy and Parenthood, Uncategorized
    book review, Books, christian books
  • At Least

    At Least

    There are many ‘at least(s)’ flying around. ‘At least you don’t live alone’ ‘At least you don’t have a pre-existing condition’ ‘At least you still get paid’ Of course, all these may be true. Some of us are more privileged than others, that can be recognised without minimising struggle. Because whether you’re self-isolating, social distancing, […]

    Rachael Newham

    March 17, 2020
    Lessons, Life, Uncategorized
    community, corona virus, covid, grief, hope, pastoral care, snowdrops
  • Words for Worrying Times

    Words for Worrying Times

    In the uncertainty and fear, The panic and the path ahead unclear. Breathe in for seven, Breathe out for eleven. It’s okay to be unsure and frightened. And yet. Philippians 4.6 used to be my least favourite verse, it felt patronising, heaped shame upon pain. But then I learned that anxiety isn’t a sin, it’s […]

    Rachael Newham

    March 15, 2020
    Life, Theology, Uncategorized
    Anxiety, corona virus, covid, peace for anxious times
  • Ash Wednesday Reflections: Rend Your Heart

    Ash Wednesday Reflections: Rend Your Heart

    It’s one of those phrases that I’ve heard countless times – usually around this time of year – “rend your heart”. But what does that really mean to rend your heart? The word rend literally means to “tear something into pieces”, to “separate into parts with violence”. This is not gently pulling away from something […]

    Rachael Newham

    February 26, 2020
    Theology, Uncategorized
    ash wednesday, joel 2, lent, rend your heart
  • Holding Out Hope

    Holding Out Hope

    Whether or not you’ve ever watched anything that the late Caroline Flack presented, it’s unlikely that you won’t have heard that over the weekend, Caroline died by suicide. News of her death has filled column inches, clickbait articles and provoked debate around everything from the existence of shows such as “Love Island”, to press intrusion, […]

    Rachael Newham

    February 19, 2020
    Mental Health, Theology
    caroline flack, hope, Mental Health, suicidal thoughts, suicide, suicide in the bible, theology of suicide
  • Breaking the Mould by Jules Middleton: Book Review

    Breaking the Mould by Jules Middleton: Book Review

    As someone still early on in the journey of motherhood and my own multi-hyphenated job title, I was intrigued to read Jules Middleton’s reflections on life as a “ministry mum” ordained with the Church of England and leading a church on the south coast. “Breaking the Mould” is part memoir, part navigation guide for the […]

    Rachael Newham

    February 18, 2020
    Books, Pregnancy and Parenthood
    book review, breaking the mould, jules middleton, ministry mum
  • Cold Cups of Tea and Hiding in the Loo – An Honest Conversation About Motherhood

    Cold Cups of Tea and Hiding in the Loo – An Honest Conversation About Motherhood

    Before you become a Mum, you’re told lots of things: “Don’t rock the baby to sleep – it’s a rod for your own back” “Never let your baby use a dummy” “Breastfeeding is the most natural thing ever – it’s a breeze!” “You’ll never sleep again” But no matter how much advice (helpful or otherwise), […]

    Rachael Newham

    January 27, 2020
    Books, Pregnancy and Parenthood, Uncategorized
    annie wilmott, Books, christian book, community, cwr books, honest conversation, mother, motherhood, mum blog, mum blogger, mumlife
  • Advent Reflections – Birthing

    Advent Reflections – Birthing

    I’ve never told my birth story publicly. It was far from the candle filled water birth I’d imagined – in fact it was the total opposite of what I’d hoped. Three types of induction, hooked up to monitors, pethidine and an epidural before my newborn was whisked away for observations and antibiotics. Within hours, I […]

    Rachael Newham

    December 22, 2019
    Life, Pregnancy and Parenthood
    advent, advent devotional, birth, birthing, carmelite, carmelite advent, sarah bessey
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