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A Wobbly Day 

05/05/202305/05/2023 Steph Penny Leave a comment Survivng Childlessness

It wasn’t my church’s fault. They were doing a beautiful thing. A good thing. It’s not their fault I got sideswiped.  The last worship song had ended and the congregation was seated. Then came the announcement from the stage:  ‘Today we’re having a baby dedication.’  Oh crap. I felt the first hint of a wobble.  […]

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Unravelling

28/10/202228/10/2022 Steph Penny Leave a comment Survivng Childlessness

‘It’s God’s plan’, they say,  As I quietly unravel, Wiping the tears discretely,  So as not to interrupt Their conversation.  I gather memories, images  Of children I never had Like star clusters Sparkling in the black void.  *** ‘It’s God’s plan’, they say,  As I sidestep the awkward question About ‘family’,  As I avoid the […]

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The Sound of Silence

23/09/202223/09/2022 Steph Penny 2 Comments Survivng Childlessness

Perhaps if they didn’t say, ‘It’s God plan,’ there would just be an uncomfortable silence. Perhaps that’s why they fill it with words—even if the words crack and splinter, breaking apart in our hands. How easily the words crumble, revealing they were hollow inside. How often we patch up grief with platitudes. How often we […]

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Blessed Are…

28/01/202228/01/2022 Steph Penny Leave a comment Counter-culturalism, Worship

Blessed are the bin collectors For as they clean our filth And remove our baggage, So God will cleanse their hearts And remove their sins from them. Blessed are those who care for others Behind closed doors, in bathrooms, at the breakfast table For even though they are not Mother Theresa, And have not her […]

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