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Frances Couper
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Where wonder and science meet
I have never thought about myself as a scientist. Most people who know me would not think of me as a scientist. I think it mainly boils...
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Frances Couper
Mar 12, 20213 min read
It ain't what you make, it's the way that you make it ........
I have always struggled with those crafts that you do with kids, that are more about the end result. Anyone who has has worked with...
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Frances Couper
Mar 9, 20212 min read
After the Storm
A few weeks ago, we entered another 'waiting' period in the life of the Church. Lent doesn't seem as fun as advent, there's no chocolate...
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Frances Couper
Mar 2, 20213 min read
The importance of a good book
Having talked quite a bit about how good books are, I thought I should probably back it up with a little theory! For me, there are really...
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Frances Couper
Mar 1, 20212 min read
A new chapter
I'm a self confessed book addict! I have loved books ever since I was little, I've always been an early riser and there are family...
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Frances Couper
Feb 14, 20211 min read
No fun like snow fun
It snowed here last week. Thats no biggy for most people around the UK this time of year but our sea side town doesn't often get much of...
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Frances Couper
Feb 3, 20213 min read
Talking about loss
Yesterday, we heard that a national figure, who we had talked a lot about last year had died of coronavirus. This follows the death of a...
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Frances Couper
Jan 27, 20213 min read
Surviving home; finding space
This lockdown has looked and felt very different to the previous ones. It's dark and cold outside and it can feel pretty hopeless inside...
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Frances Couper
Jan 7, 20212 min read
The weighted gift: an Epiphany Wonder
The 6th of January marks the feast of Epiphany. It is the day when we remember the Wise Men and the gifts which they brought to Jesus. I...
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Frances Couper
Dec 31, 20202 min read
Hopes and Fears: the story of the year
2021 is nearly here and all over on social media, the news, the people I talk to, I keep hearing the idea that we want 2020 gone and...
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Frances Couper
Dec 23, 20203 min read
Wondering the Wonder; story telling at Christmas
I love stories, simply love them. Our lives are full of stories, surrounded by them. As soon as my daughters come in from school and tell...
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Frances Couper
Dec 21, 20202 min read
Why are we waiting?: An Advent wonder.
Its pretty constant from my 3yr old at the moment; "I want Christmas" ,"when is it Christmas?". To be fair, she has difficulty with...
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Frances Couper
Dec 7, 20202 min read
I'm not a fan of Christmas
I said this to a friend over summer when we were sorting through mounds and mounds of Christmas 'stuff'. There's just something about...
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Frances Couper
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Talking about feelings
You may have noticed over on the Facebook page that this week being Mental Health Awareness week, I've been sharing a bit about emotions...
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