Champions “You can’t be Santa, you’re black!”
When a member of a UK church is set to be Santa for the children but the Pastor steps in and cancels him because he is black you know it’s time to speak out!
Becci Nicholls is a 32 year old writer based in the UK. She has been married for over ten years to husband Peter, and they have two young boys aged 6 & 4.
This site is an open invitation into her life, her journey through motherhood, her battle with mental health issues, and her journey through caring for children with special needs.
If you're looking for honesty and somewhere you can come to feel supported and a little less alone in life then you're in the right place.
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When a member of a UK church is set to be Santa for the children but the Pastor steps in and cancels him because he is black you know it’s time to speak out!
Throughout my whole church life I was made to believe that all of the people who left our church and ever questioned its motives were bitter. So very, very bitter. We were told to be better not bitter. What does bitter mean? The church I went to for 17 years definitely left a pungent taste […]
As you can see from my previous posts there is a lot of rumbling within the church community both locally and globally. Church abuse is all to common a subject now. Every day a new story is released into the media all ranging in their topic and severity, one of the latest being the sexual […]
Yesterday we decided to go out and collect dandelions to make the infamous dandelion honey we have seen for several years on social media. After finding a few recipes online we found the jist of the recipe and what it required. I’m not going to bore you with pages of info before I share the […]
Dear Narcissistic church I know you know who you are, how couldn’t you?! The lack of ownership is disappointing but not surprising. We are all human, all make mistakes, but owning your mistakes is what sets you apart. Particularly people in self imposed power positions. Sorry is NOT a hard word, yes it’s uncomfortable and […]
Narcissism loves silence from its victims, but the silence has been broken. The narcissistic church is no longer under cover.
It is time to speak up and stop letting narcissists get away with hurting people in the name of God.
Sometimes I feel broken beyond repair. Worthless, useless and a huge disappointment to everyone, myself included. One tiny thing can trigger years of repressed emotions and thoughts, one trigger can consume my every waking thought.
We love using themes in our home education and The Ocean was no exception! I have seen Flotsam the book recommended a lot. It’s a visual book, no words. I wasn’t sure my kids would be interested but they loved it! Flotsam is basically a story of a boy who finds an old box camera […]
We have home educated now for 17 months and we are loving every minute. It was the best decision we have ever made. It took a while to find our feet and de-school but it’s safe to say we know what works now and what doesn’t. Our home learning is usually based around a theme […]