It's International Haiku Poetry Day, which is celebrated on the 17th April every year. Therefore I used "Ode" in the title for this, my 'O' post for the A to Z Challenge. What is Haiku Poetry? This traditional Japanese form of poetry consists of 17 syllables. Three phrases are arranged with 5 syllables in the… Continue reading Ode to Life
Nature Play Week starts tomorrow. I thought it was an appropriate event to write a post about for the letter 'N' in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Nature Play Week encourages parents and kids (or people of all ages) to take a break from screens and spend time playing outside in nature. Nature… Continue reading Nature Play Week – 17-28 April
It's International Microvolunteering Day! Every April 15 since 2014 Microvolunteering Day has been recognised. Let's explore the day for my 'M' post in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge! What is Microvolunteering? Apparantly the most generic definition is: 'bite-sized, on-demand, no commitment actions that benefit a worthy cause' http://www.microvolunteeringday.com/index.html People who want to put… Continue reading Microvolunteering Day
I've been studying a subject called "The Inner Life of a Disciple of Christ". Each week we've participated in a different spiritual practice. For the letter 'L' in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge I thought I'd write about Lectio Divina (one practice) and some other spiritual practices. Lectio Divina Lectio Divina is a… Continue reading Lectio Divina and Other Forms of Spiritual Practice
Today is apparantly Walk on Your Wild Side Day. So since I'm blogging about the letter 'K' today for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge I thought I'd go with "kooky" in the title. What does kooky mean? According to dictionary.com it means: of, like, or pertaining to a kook which means: an eccentric, strange, or foolish person. Therefore if you're being kooky you're… Continue reading Kooky – Walk on Your Wild Side Day
Since my name begins with 'J' I thought I would write an acrostic using my name for today's post for the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. The acrostic is written below, underneath that I'll add more explanation for some of the lines. J-ellybean is not my name!I-enjoy time with family and friendsL-ove macadamia… Continue reading Jillian, not Jellybean!
It's Easter in less than 2 weeks. Next week is Holy Week or Passion Week, starting with Palm Sunday & going through to Easter. Many churches will celebrate Maundy Thursday and Good Friday before services for Easter Sunday. So how can you celebrate or what activities can you do as a family? This post which… Continue reading Holy Week and Easter Family Ideas
This blog started due to my son and my husband having a number of food intolerances. As part of the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge, for the letter 'I' I'm going to investigate food intolerances. What is a food intolerance? What are some symptoms of food intolerances? How can you determine what foods… Continue reading Intolerances Investigated
Earlier this year I was writing an assignment about what it means to "become like a child" as Jesus states in Matthew 18:3. During this time I read on God Space about a new book coming out called ' The Gift of Wonder', where Christine Aroney-Sine was exploring that very topic. So my 'G' post… Continue reading The Gift of Wonder
World Allergy Week starts tomorrow. I thought for the letter F for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge I would focus on Food Allergies. World Allergy Week is an annual event initiated by the World Allergy Organisation (WAO). It's aim is to raise awareness of allergic disease and related disorders, which are rising in… Continue reading Food Allergies – World Allergy Week 7-13 April 2019
