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?
Category: Mind
Family Faith Formation Resources
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
Reading Log February 2020
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
Reading Log January 2020
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
Why? Why? Why? – Learning By Asking Questions
Once they start talking, young children seem to ask a lot of questions. This is mainly because they are curious and there is so much to learn about this great big, amazing world that we live in. Children or anyone for that matter can learn a lot by asking questions. One way we learn is… Continue reading Why? Why? Why? – Learning By Asking Questions
Reading Log December 2019
Well I think I read 6 books in December? However, I can't remember what one of them was. We went away for a weekend in December and I'm sure I read 2 books but can only remember 1 of them. So anyhow, here's my Reading Log for December 2019. Think Write Grow: How to Become… Continue reading Reading Log December 2019
What I’ve Achieved in 2019
A few months ago I was stressing over all the things that I wanted to do and hadn't managed to do. I was lying awake one night thinking about lots of things & worrying about all the things that I hadn't done. Instead I decided that I needed to focus on what I had achieved.… Continue reading What I’ve Achieved in 2019
Reading Log November 2019
As we were away for almost a week in November I managed to finish a few more books then last month. Below is my reading log for November: A Spark of Light by Jody Picoult As always a great thought provoking read from Jodi Picoult. This is the story of a gunman who bursts into… Continue reading Reading Log November 2019
Reading Log October 2019
Wow, the year is flying by. I only managed to finish 1 book in October. I read bits and pieces of many books while researching for an essay I handed in earlier this week. I'm also currently reading a few other books, just haven't managed to finish any of them yet. The one book I… Continue reading Reading Log October 2019
Take Time For Mental Health
"Take Time - for mental health" is the theme for Queensland Mental Health Week this year. Queensland Mental Health Week runs from 5 - 13 October, 2019. This week is linked to National Mental Health Week and World Mental Health Day, which is held on 10 October each year. The Take Time - for mental… Continue reading Take Time For Mental Health