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It’s hard to believe that last week we were in the beautiful, lush, red earthed 🇺🇬 Uganda. Thanks again to @donesson @compassionuk we packed A LOT into 3 days - including meeting this little Girl ‘Ramlah’, there was no way once we heard she had entered the child sponsorship program recently & still no sponsor that we could go home without having included her in our extended family. We have sponsored children before, but never had the chance to meet the beneficiary- I can tell you it’s quite a wonderful thing 💯. We spent a few hours holding hands while she shoved 👊🏻other kids out of the way that tried to grab my hand too 😝 and asked me to buy her ice cream 🍦- kids are the same the world over😉 - but this one has a brighter future because of the work of compassion & our little financial contribution! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻(Swipe left to see her family & home). Everything’s back to normal & I brought home great memories & some African nik naks, a Maasai shawl, yellow earrings new friendships & sponsored child - new love of the organisational structure of @compassion BUT the only unwelcome takeaway was the travellers bug that stowed away in my suitcase 🙈
I have been living the colourful dream in the astoundingly beautiful country of Uganda - I know people say that these trips change your life - but it’s really true they do - hands down I recommend everyone should consider exploring the work of @compassionuk @compassion - if it’s ok I will talk over the next few weeks about my experience & at least try to process what is currently an excited bundle of love & colour in my soul ⭐️
Friends - just popping on using Uganda airport free WiFi 😝 quick to let you know the first @busy_doing_good #instazine is live !!!!! Hope it’s helpful, useful & fun - now to try get thru immigration without a hitch 💯💯💯
I think we should believe THE BEST about folk 👍🏻- because it’s a much more peaceful way to live & it’s takes up way too much energy 💡making up scenarios [on what other peoples motives are or are not] 🤷🏻‍♀️& if you are unsure it’s totally ok (I have found) to boldly ask ‘what did you mean by that?’🤔 ain’t no one got time for the guessing in the underlying meaning game ⏰- I know when I get ‘it wrong’ my actions are more thoughtless 🙈 than thought-thru - I reckon give others a bit of slack & goodness knows plenty of people have been gracious to me- I think Paul was right when he said 🗣 fill you mind with things good, reputable, the best not worst & things that a beautiful not ugly. - Happiest of tuesday’s - and may your week be filled with goodness & mercy much love Clare x
As much as it’s something I intensely dislike today I had 3 more travel Jabs (already had one) in a few weeks we are heading to Uganda with @compassionuk - 💯 totally love this charity and what they stand for & I am so thrilled to be finally going to Africa- it’s defo on my bucket list of things to do !!!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ anyone out there actually enjoy Jabs????
You can see I might be excited about this announcement!!!!!!!! @kingdom_company_ launches next month with what we are calling TEAM CHURCH & it’s the thing that’s filling our thoughts and time atm - ain’t that the truth @matthewjameshooper 😝- so it would be amazing if you wanted to head over there @kingdom_company_ follow, share & let us know you are praying - it means the world to us that over 500 of you have already made a connection through Instagram & we have been so blown away by all your encouragement so far! TEAM CHURCH 28:10:18 @porterandcole in the most beautiful place the northern quarter in the mighty industrious city of Manchester- so yeah - let’s get this adventure started 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻 : : : Ps the FB event link is in my bio !!!!! 💯
Please note: NO alcohol was consumed in the making of this post - NOT ONE MARGARITA 🍹(but a lot of laughs in knitted section of TKmaxx after a Greggs pasty ) @matthewjameshooper making me chuckle since 1992 🔥🔥🔥 & now for your eyes only!
It is perfectly acceptable to do a boomerang every now and then @samhoopers - permission granted 😝 : : : [visual description - Clare is wearing an emerald green broderie anglaise top & Blue beret, Sam her son is wearing a black leather jacket and green t-shirt & he is standing just behind her, they are doing a comedy ‘boomerang’ moving side to side and both are smiling]
I think we are often fighting to be ourselves. It’s true for me, second guessing what others think, how what I say do affects them, what impact it will have, what if we disagree or if it offends. : : I wonder if we focused some attention on letting others be themselves, it would make it a whole lot easier for others to find courage to in fact be their truer version : : I find it’s exhausting having to change to fit in / but it’s exhilarating when someone is willing to go the distance and let us think feel and talk in a way that digs deep into the actual way we see the world - it’s a relief & it’s safer. : : in my experience it’s always an honour when someone can share their dreams opinions and differences with me & I am forever grateful to those who have done this for me too. : : I am learning tho that to find a place I can be myself - I may need cultivate that safe space for others first. : : It’s not about letting people get away with stuff- in fact this is the myth of letting people ‘be themselves’ that they might be ‘inappropriate’ (this is not the case there’s way more good out there than we want to believe) : : But what instead if we believe the best & not the worst & find what magic is waiting to be uncovered in those closest to & what magic will come out of you when you find someone you can be yourself with & they love you anyway? : : Tell me it’s not just me who feels like there’s got to be a ‘ I am ok to be myself’ revolution???? : : : [visual description : Clare is peeping over & holding up a peg board in her hands with the quote written on it ‘watch the magic that occurs when you give someone just enough comfort to be themselves’ wearing pink nail varnish from No7] : : : #beyourself #safepeople #bebrave #belong #safehaven #giveitatry #visualdescription
So this week I accidentally bought a rather large boiler suit on @ebayfashion_uk - who knew men’s size large was in fact like really super super large 💯💯💯 that’s what happens when the dream of a cute boiler suit outfit on the cheap £10 - goes Uber mega wrong - In my head I am so 5’10 - I had the dream of the cutest red boiler suit/ jump suit (pic at the end) & unfortunately my reality was somewhat different 😭😭😭#shortgirlproblems #fashionblogger #fashionover40 #workwear
It’s true, true, true - you are, you are, you are!!!!! & whether it’s opening that dreaded letter or finally having that difficult conversation- having a new haircut or just doing some stuff you always wanted too- today’s as good a day as any to get stuff done!!! Today I will let nothing stand in my way - because- yep -mostly ‘doing nothing’ is probably the biggest thing that tends to be my roadblock - anyone else ever find themselves‘busy doing nothing’?????? 🤷🏻‍♀️ #busydoinggood #mondaymood #superduper
Who is Dele anyway?????? #delechallenge #doubledele #sundayfunday

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