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 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
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
My daughter has turned 21 this week! My husband had the idea of taking photos when she was 21 days, 21 weeks and 21 months old. We had them up at her 21st Birthday Party on the weekend. I've also shared them on Facebook. Everyone commented that it was a great idea and hadn't heard… Continue reading Taking 21st Photos
If you've been reading my blog for any time you'll have worked out that I love reading! I read many parenting books, especially when my children were younger. Here I've chosen 5 of these books that have influenced my parenting. Parenting in the Pew: Guiding Your Children into the Joy of Worship by Robbie Castleman… Continue reading 5 Books That Influenced My Parenting
If you've seen my recent updated About page you will see that passing on faith is important to me. Why do I believe that passing on faith at home is important? Firstly as I've said in previous articles  you pass on faith and values to your children whether or not you are intentional about. This is… Continue reading Why Faith At Home is Important
Here in Australia National Families week is held every year between 15 & 21 May. The enduring theme is "Stronger Families, Stronger Communities". This week coincides with the United Nations International Day of Families which is the 15 May. Just over 17 years ago I attended a Conference entitled "The Child in Our Hands". One of… Continue reading Pass it On
Have you ever thought of celebrating the last of something? The last day of school for the year is often celebrated and particularly finishing school is celebrated.  New Year's Eve parties celebrate the old year finishing & the new year beginning. But what about celebrating some of the many other lasts that happen in life?… Continue reading Celebrate the Last
Today is the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence, here in Australia. Part of the definition of bullying from the Bullying. No Way! website - "Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm." So it is not one off incidents… Continue reading Bullying!
I have written about one of our families Advent Traditions & here I'm going to talk about our Advent Calendar which we've used for many years. I made this advent calendar when my daughter was about 4. First I cut out & ironed on the numbers in the correct place, then sewed the red strips… Continue reading Our Advent Calendar
