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Stephen Lowton's Blog

Url:	http://www.stephenlowton.wordpress.com
Author(s):	Steve Lowton
Language:	English
Tags:	stories, people, places
Description:	Extraordinary Stories from Ordinary People
Ratings	(1 Ratings)
Popularity:	9 Followers

Waiting

A good friend of the road mailed me today, reminding me of the time when walking through Syria we strayed too near to the Lebanon border. Picked up by the army we were taken to their barracks and w...more

2009-12-13

Ok it’s a marathon

Thanks to all those who posted a comment either here on the blog or on facebook. Also to those who emailed. Really appreciate the feedbackIn working online you only hear of the overnight successes;...more

2009-12-12

Fat boy feeedback

If I had a portion of McDonald’s for every time someone has said to me that Stories from the Street is a brilliant idea then I would be very fat indeed! So why the mismatch?I came into this...more

2009-12-11

Adoption day stories

7 years ago today, in the city of Hefei a couple of hundred miles north west of Shanghai, my wife and I were given our new daughter Zhen and our adoption of our most beautiful third daughter was co...more

2009-12-09

Nativity week

Okay its Christmas nativity week this week. Now having let the cat out of the bag about the new mellow Steve, able to sit still through anything, this is going to be a huge test! The trouble is, no...more

2009-12-08

A good red card

A year ago today, as we pursued the rising sun over the Sinai desert-our faces turned east and our legs road hardened and strong, my walking adventure came to an abrupt end.We had set out from the ...more

2009-12-06

Saturday morning latte?

This morning I will spend four hours helping as I now do every Saturday morning at Kidz Klub here in Leeds; a vibrant fast moving Saturday morning fun time for hundreds of the most deprived childre...more

2009-12-05

Edge of broken dreams

I like going to school and I like writing this. To run down familiar childhood streets of Chisinau, past the shop windows, the green trees and people. So many people around, and none of them know w...more

2009-12-04

Tender moments

Downstairs the girls are decorating the Christmas tree. The delight in their eyes is just wonderful to see. Meanwhile the smell of the evening meal wafts up the stairs and my fragile emotions are ...more

2009-12-03

The gift of life

Today I travel south for the thanskgiving service for my friend Alan. Yes I am sad but I am also, strangely, looking forward to being amongst friends who know how to celebrate life, even in the fac...more

2009-12-01

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