• Thankful Thursday

    It has not been the best of weeks and yet I see so much to be grateful for.  The opportunity to share with and encourage other mums of young children to notice goodness in their lives at MOPS. I know what a difference this practice makes for me (especially in the really tough first year of my daughter’s life). Sharing tools and tips to help build this habit meant a lot to me. A husband who is willing to take carers leave to look after our sick daughter so I can go to work. It makes me feel valued and that he values the work that I do as well.…

  • Lent for kids: A Sense of the Resurrection

    If you read any of my blog in December, you know that engaging my daughter in activities that focus on the true meaning of Christmas is important to me. I want to do the same with Easter but focusing on a celebration that also includes torture, death and sin is not so easy. I have the added concern of having a very sensitive little girl who takes heavy issues on board. Having done Truth in the Tinsel, it was a natural progression to try Sense of the Resurrection since it is written by the same author. I did some of the activities with Isabel last year (read about that here) and…

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  • Thankful Thursday

    It has taken a huge portion of willpower to sit and write this week. I have been caught between the desire to write, the fullness of my brain and time with other matters and being ill. With all of that, this list is needed even more. Spending time with God both on my own and in the midst of life. I have loved the new insights and the peace undergirding my days.    Finding DELICIOUS drinks that are healthy and help me with my new better eating journey. My daughter loving school so much, even if we are dealing with a very tired, cranky little girl more often than usual.…

  • Thankful Thursday

    Another week of the year has passed. Another week of life, full of tiredness, busyness, delight, giggles and frustration. Another opportunity to stop and be thankful for the big and small, frivolous and deep. Cool, quiet early mornings in the midst of a record heatwave. To sit in the morning air, listening to the birds and connecting with God has been a restoring joy. Netflix putting up more seasons of Heartland. I love having a show that doesn’t have bad language, innuendo and has heartwarming stories to lose yourself in. Now to work on reducing my binge watching! My little cheerleader. After a frustrating afternoon where she had pulled on a cable…

  • Thankful Thursday

    What a week this has been! I am feeling pretty spent right at this moment from the mental and emotional energy required for new routines, seeing my daughter starting school and swimming lessons and getting back into work. Grateful for this opportunity to stop and notice all the good this week. An amazing school for my daughter- other than a small case of nerves and upset at the realisation of not seeing her daycare friends anymore, she LOVED her first day. The staff there are incredible. They even sent a letter to her the week before school talking about what they would do and how much they were looking forward…

  • What I learned in January

    The first month of the year is finished! It may not have been quite as I planned and it now seems like a whirlwind, but it was a good start to 2016 overall. I learned a few things along the way: Anticipation can be torturous! My headspace was often full of what February was bringing- my daughter starting school, being back at work with adjusted work hours, MOPS launching for 2016 with me in my new role. Plenty to wrap my head around. The anticipation filled my mind with so many what ifs and trying to work out logistics. It got to the point of just needing it to begin…

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