Almost two months ago our daughter left home. Not only is this her first time living out of home but she moved interstate, to Melbourne. Yes, she was about the only person trying to get into Melbourne! Due to current restrictions I'm not sure when we're going to see her again. Everything packed up ready… Continue reading Children Leaving Home
It's Children's Book Week here in Australia. A few years ago I wrote about some of the books that my children enjoyed. In this post I'm going to focus on using picture books to talk about faith and life. Picture books often have great life lessons in them or things that children can learn about.… Continue reading Using Children’s Books to Talk about Faith
Although my children are now older, I remember well the need of time for myself. Time to remember who I was as a person, time to develop my interests and time to be someone other than just Mum. Many families have been spending a lot more time together. Thus many Mum's have been feeling overwhelmed… Continue reading Time for Yourself as a Mum
You can purchase regular subscription boxes to suit a variety of needs, these days, including my LiFE Packs. Many subscription boxes are also available for families or children. I've won both a Secret Book Stuff book and a Socially Conscious Club Box, in the past. Secret Book Stuff send pre-loved gift books to a friend… Continue reading Subscription Boxes for Families or Children
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
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
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
Advent starts this Sunday 1 December and goes through until Christmas Eve. In this post I'm going to share advent ideas for families, that I've bookmarked and collated from around the web. Last year I shared Advent ideas for households and included a video that explains Advent. What is Advent? Advent is a time of… Continue reading Advent Ideas for Families
A number of years ago I bought a cookbook from a local MOPS group that had compiled it to sell for fundraising. The leader who sold it to me marked the Wonderful Chocky Fudge recipe in the book by putting a heart around the page number. I've adapted the recipe to make dairy free chocolate fudge. The… Continue reading Dairy Free Chocolate Fudge
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
