Many people choose one word as a guide for the year. I’ve done this for a few years now. In the past my words have included momentum, connection, now and confident action. This year my one word for 2022 is Enough. Enough defined “as much or as many as required. … sufficient amount or quantity… Continue reading Enough – One Word for 2022
Each month I’m going to try and participate in this Share Four Somethings 2022 link-up. Though I planned to do that last year & only managed it once. The four something each month this year are something loved, something gleaned, something braved, something achieved. Each month I think I’ll try and match it to my… Continue reading Share Four Somethings January 2022
December/January is often a time of the year where we reflect on the year that's happened and start making plans for the new year. I really didn't start my more formal reflecting/planning until early January this year. This was in part because I had a temporary role that finished late December and our daughter was… Continue reading Highs, Lows, Buffaloes of 2021 – Plans for 2022
When I was growing up Halloween celebrations were something that we only saw on American movies. Even when my kids were growing up very few people did trick or treating in our neighbourhood. Though one year I was taken by surprise when a young girl knocked on the door & was trick or treating. I… Continue reading What are Some Alternative Ways To Celebrate Halloween?
Recently we were away in Western Qld. During that time we visited the Cosmos Centre in Charleville, where we experienced the Big Sky Observatory show. All the people who were waiting for the show were milling around in the foyer & looking at the displays. When it was time to start the show, a confident… Continue reading Encouraging Young People to Lead
Recently a friend who’s still very much in the trenches of parenting young children shared this quote Wow, did that hit me as I was sitting in my office which until about 10 months ago had been my daughter’s bedroom for the 12 years we’d been living in this house. This quote is so true… Continue reading Advice to Mums at Different Stages of Parenting
With it being International Hamburger Day last week and as Chicken Burgers were on our menu in the last week I thought I would share some of the gluten free hamburger bun options that we have used. Many of the hamburger buns are dairy free or can easily be made dairy free as well. Bread… Continue reading Five Great Gluten Free Hamburger Bun Options
Do you plan your meals? I usually shop fortnightly though I do get a weekly ethical groceries (EGG) order which supplements this. As I do my main grocery shopping fortnightly I generally do a menu plan for the fortnight. For a while I was posting about our menu weekly but haven't done that in a… Continue reading What’s Been on the Menu Lately?
No, I don't mean eat chocolate for 50 days! Though you might choose to celebrate that way 🙂 Did you know that the season of Easter or Eastertide goes for 50 days? Easter Sunday is just the start of the Easter season. (Just as Christmas Eve is the start of the 12 day Christmas season.)… Continue reading How to Continue the Easter Celebration For 50 days
A Gift for Gracelyn by A. E. Smith, illustrated by Jamie Yeager is a young children's chapter book. It's a book that I'm reviewing for Speakeasy. A gift for Gracelyn is a faith based book but the faith elements appear naturally in the book, it's just part of who Gracelyn's family are. This is the… Continue reading A Gift for Gracelyn – a Book Review
