My son turned 20 this week. He's a social person and had been hoping to have some of his mates over to help celebrate. That was before COVID-19 and we all had to practice social distancing & isolation. He was quite disappointed that he couldn't do anything for his birthday. So how can you celebrate… Continue reading How to Celebrate a Birthday During COVID-19
If you're a parent, then you're probably being bombarded with information from many sources about things you can do at home to entertain and educate your children, and so many other ideas. In this post I want to encourage you in each of the 4 main areas of my blog: body, mind, heart & soul.… Continue reading Feed the Family in Body, Mind, Heart & Soul During COVID-19
Fortunately I saw a post on Facebook a couple of days before our council libraries closed down. My daughter & I made a quick trip to the library and stocked up on books that are probably going to be borrowed for a very long time. I know I can read eBooks but I don't tend… Continue reading Reading Log March 2020
When I was writing the post last week about letting kids be bored, I was thinking about how we used to have quiet time or rest time everyday when our kids were younger. This time was valuable for all of us. Obviously when they were really young they used to sleep during this time. As… Continue reading The Value of Rest Time
I'd forgotten what it was like to hear the words "Mum, I'm bored", until my 19 year old was home sick, last week. Once he started getting better (but still had a nasty cough), he kept complaining about how bored he was. He reckoned he was flipping between 6 different shows on Netflix, just because… Continue reading Mum, I’m Bored
Card Games are a great way to pass the time and like board games have benefits for those who play them. With more and more people spending time at home with their families due to COVID-19, I thought it was appropriate to share some card games that you can play with children. I have many… Continue reading What Card Games Can I Play with Children?
I've been curating family faith formation resources and I thought I would share my list here. Last weekend I led 2 workshops about Equipping Households for Faith Growth. Children's and family pastors were the main audience so it was about how they could equip families. This Sunday I'm leading a workshop about Family Faith Formation.… Continue reading Family Faith Formation Resources
Welcome to my reading log for February 2020. Each month I write about the books I've read in the previous month. Originally I was wanting to see how many books I read in a year. Now I'm just keeping a record of what I've read each month. So here's the books that I've read this… Continue reading Reading Log February 2020
Last Year I started developing some Faith Resources to sell. I've been selling them at conferences and workshops. It's been my aim to get them up online as well. The Feed My Family Online Shop is now open! I had some issues with the technology side of things, particularly working out how to set up… Continue reading Feed My Family Online Shop Now Open
Well, I've decided to continue my reading log in 2020. This is where I'll post each month about the books that I've finished reading during the previous month. I'm not going to worry so much about keeping a tally of how many books I've read. I just want to keep a record of what I've… Continue reading Reading Log January 2020
