General News
31 March, 2026
A Mum's World: Brand new
Oh no, our dogs might be getting posh; Megs just had her second bath in three days! I guess I didn’t absolutely have to put her through the tub when she turned up at the front door covered in mud from neck to knee.
Although even she didn’t look like she was enjoying it, her mineral clay wrap seemed to be itching her to the point of madness, and she was trying to roll around and drag herself along the lawn to get it off.
She’d dashed away from me earlier, as we’d taken a turn around the front garden.
The temptation of Kym’s shipping container down the back was simply too great for her to withstand, so she’d scampered east to squeeze under the metal box and hunt out any resident rabbits.
The only reason she underwent the washing process two days ago was because Sooty needed to get back to the vet to see how his ear was going, so Megs lined up for a bath too.
Sooty’s ear is fine, by the way, and we are all hoping the little lump will simply run its course and drop off.
To celebrate this good news, and because I found myself with two freshly laundered pets, I bought a new dog bed for their kennel.
After only two nights on that fluffy clean mattress, I couldn’t bear the thought of muddy Megs diving in covered in sticky clay to use her new bed to exfoliate, squiggling off her mud mask.
I do love my puppies looking their best shade of white. I like patting them and not having black palms afterwards. They look more comfortable too.
So fresh, glowing, snow white and shining bright – like they have a whole new body, which makes me look forward to getting one of those myself one day too.
My new body won’t have endometriosis, hypothyroidism, a fractured ankle and bunions – just to name a few little issues I could live without.
I can’t help but long for my heavenly body every time I’m down and I try to get up.
It’s probably because I’m closer to 60 than 50 now, which sounds ridiculous to me, but I know it happens to be true.
Often the only good thing going for ridiculous realities is that they are absolutely true – like mind-blowing particle physics and DNA.
I’ve got the coming Easter weekend on my mind, where I’ll be celebrating Resurrection Sunday with many other believers across the world.
This is a celebration that marks Jesus very public defeat of death, so that we can too.
For bible believers, that means no need to fear death because of an understanding that our earthly bodies are temporary dwellings that one day we will move out of to receive a permanent home – one that defies gravity.
Sounds ridiculous, but I believe it is true and it means hope for life after death.
With so many people under pressure, we need reminding not to lose heart. Just believe.