66 Twos and threes (1989)
May 22, 2021
He laughed, a laughed. That didnae happen often in thae days.
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Category: Testimony
63 – We are family (2020)
Nov 18, 2020
“We’ve never really spoke about how I felt growing up with an addict as a brother and all the issues that came with it. ” … More 63 – We are family (2020)
60 – One moment in time (2008)
Jul 16, 2020
Tracy and I have seen the faithfulness of God in ways which we knew in theory, that is the Bible told us. but now we know for ourselves that so many of His promises are true. … More 60 – One moment in time (2008)
58 Weekend at Baird Street (1986-89)
Nov 26, 2019
“No matter your opinion of how cushy prisons maybe, a police station cell door clunking closed behind you, with the noise moving in waves around you, let you know you were going nowhere. Neither that day nor in life.” … More 58 Weekend at Baird Street (1986-89)
57 – Hole in the wall (1977)
Sep 29, 2019
“um told us to gather up our stuff (we had not been there long enough to have much). She kept anxiously switching between staring out the living room window and going through the front door to the close entrance, watching for something. If any of us asked what was wrong we would get the “nothing” reply. ” … More 57 – Hole in the wall (1977)
56 Echoes
Aug 13, 2019
Sipping on a cup of coffee, as I mine away in the memory stores of my mind, I go to Facebook for a moment’s relief. A name pops up of an old friend that I haven’t chatted to in a wee whie. Ahh it’s David, I should say hello. Messenger opened, clicking in the box … More 56 Echoes
55 – FINALLY Understanding Education (1989)
Jul 9, 2019
” By the summer I had my own council flat, ingesting copious amounts of speed, and had nearly overdosed, on paracetamol. ” … More 55 – FINALLY Understanding Education (1989)
54 – That first time (1978)
Jul 3, 2019
“Mr Ward, towering next to me, kept whispering to me to relax and all would be ok.” … More 54 – That first time (1978)
Completing the tenner
Jun 15, 2019
Many are the choices we deem to make, in the hope of a different path we might take. And most often the fruit, not what we need, with choices mostly steeped in selfish greed. But one day it comes, a crossroads is reached, confusion, bewilderment, what way is the breach? One choice, and life’s journey … More Completing the tenner
53 – Knives – KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK (1986)
May 1, 2019
“”That’s Paddy’s boy.” says number 2. Even some of the Police called my dad by his nickname. “Ah know whit tae dae wi him.”” … More 53 – Knives – KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK (1986)
51 Stewarding Stuart – The Celtic Connection part 2 (1991)
Mar 22, 2019
“My first game I turn up at Celtic Park and meet with all the others the stewards in the upstairs of the old Celtic Pools Office building. It’s the 25th November and Celtic are playing Rangers. What a start!” … More 51 Stewarding Stuart – The Celtic Connection part 2 (1991)
49 – We don’t need no education…
Feb 26, 2019
At 27 I had the privilege of my real boss pointing a real gun at me and wanting to shoot me. … More 49 – We don’t need no education…
The city that never sleeps
Jan 5, 2019
“These vagabond shoesAre longing to strayRight to the very heart of it…” From New York New York, by Fred Ebb / John Kander David Wilkerson had made the eight-hour drive from his quiet mountain village to downtown Manhattan for a simple reason: to speak to the seven accused gang members about their salvation. In a … More The city that never sleeps
48 – Silver Fine (1988)
Dec 8, 2018
I sat in a barber’s chair in Paisley the other day. I am a guy that keeps his hair short, so that is an almost monthly occurrence. Roberto had messed with my head by changing his premises around and moving. I like familiarity so that was slightly more uncomfortable than it should have been – … More 48 – Silver Fine (1988)
47 The first time – I FEEL Sick (1986)
Oct 4, 2018
“I was sixteen years old, and I was on my way around the corner to score because I was strung out and I needed a fix.” … More 47 The first time – I FEEL Sick (1986)
46 Communication (part4) – Sealed with a… (2000)
Sep 28, 2018
I had enjoyed a few minutes chatting to Tracy and some of the other Dubliners. Paul Evans then gave us the look, so we continued packing away all The Evidence gear and getting it into our van. Stephen and I were back at our house in Penygroes before long. Stephen was keen, though to get … More 46 Communication (part4) – Sealed with a… (2000)
44 – Communication (Part 2) – First Class Post (2000)
Sep 2, 2018
So life carried as normal for a couple of weeks. As I mixed back into the Teen Challenge routine the odd thought would cross my mind about the mysterious Irish lady in the other side of the phone. Tracy was different, though. Whether it was pity, or boredom or something else (after 18 years I … More 44 – Communication (Part 2) – First Class Post (2000)
43 – Communication (Part 1) – “Talk to me mate” (2000)
Aug 17, 2018
“Here will ye talk to me mate, no one ever calls him?” And with that sort of well intended remark begain the romance of my life. Stephen was my friend in Teen Challenge, and along with Paul Morgan, at that time we shared a house in Penygroes in South West Wales. We were all graduates … More 43 – Communication (Part 1) – “Talk to me mate” (2000)
42 – Lochwood Farm (1980, 1984, 2018)
Aug 2, 2018
stupatterson.wordpress.com 171 Lochend Road. The last close before the hill up to the loch. I knew it well because my granny and granda and our Peter lived there. I spent many a happy day in my pre-teens visiting. Even through to the first days of my teens I was happiest there. Peter would always be … More 42 – Lochwood Farm (1980, 1984, 2018)
41 – Lost (2018)
Jul 24, 2018
It is too wonderful. You are doing the job you always longed for. Your kids are wonderfully happy and bringing nothing but joy to your soul. Real friends, voices, emotions and even touch. The incredible sensation of things hoped for coming to past. Family you thought had long gone are having supper with you. Such … More 41 – Lost (2018)
Completing the Tenner 