Jennie_Brandon - 5/7 - Laundry In The Temple

3 Apr 2014

Gearing up for Easter

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Easter, Lent, Lent, Online, Resources - on- and off-line, Traditions and celebrations, Uncategorized | 2

Well, in 2 days school ends and it will then be just two short weeks until Good Friday. Are you excited? Or slightly aghast? Well, I have a few easy ideas for you coming over the next couple of weeks. … Continued

24 Mar 2014

Passover Part II Celebrating it with kids

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Easter, Passover, Traditions and celebrations | 1

So, last week, I wrote about why we might consider celebrating a Passover meal with our children and the extra depth of meaning it can add to Easter. Let’s talk a bit more about practicalities and some useful terminology as … Continued

13 Mar 2014

Why Passover? Part I

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Easter, Passover, Traditions and celebrations | 1

I think our kids may end up a tad confused. Having roundly nixed Pigwig’s suggestion last October that we celebrate Divali at home (her request was mainly because she liked the pretty henna hand decorations it turns out rather than … Continued

4 Mar 2014

More Lent thoughts

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Lent, Modelling a life of faith, Parents of Faith | 0

One thing I forgot to tell you about in my post on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday was what happened two years ago when I thought we’d do some traditional ashing by burning last year’s palm crosses over the kitchen sink … Continued

27 Feb 2014

Pancake Day is almost here!

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Lent, Traditions and celebrations | 2

Next Tuesday is Pancake Day in the UK, or Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Lent starts. If, like me, you only cook classic Brit-style pancakes once a year and end up trying to find a recipe while your children … Continued

19 Feb 2014

Lent is coming – are you in?

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Modelling a life of faith, Traditions and celebrations, Uncategorized | 3

Having grown up decidedly low-Anglican (not only were there no smells and bells in our parish but even candles were seen as being a little suspicious!), I don’t have a specific Lent practice in my heritage. Yes, we often gave … Continued

3 Feb 2014

Valentine’s Day

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Resources - on- and off-line, Traditions and celebrations | 1

Well, hello again and welcome to a new month – the one where we celebrate St Valentine’s Day. I wrote a post for this over on the Families First website here on ways to teach our kids about the kind of … Continued

27 Jan 2014

Chinese New Year

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Parents of Faith, Traditions and celebrations | 0

This Friday is Chinese New Year and Chinese friends will be celebrating the Year of the Horse. Why might we mark Chinese New Year in our families? If you read my post last week on starting 2014 with a vision then … Continued

22 Jan 2014

Start 2014 with a vision!

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Modelling a life of faith, Parents of Faith | 1

Well, my publishing schedule got a little side-lined. Excitingly, I’ve been asked to blog each month this year on the Families First Magazine‘s web-site, a publication from Mothers’ Union. It’s a cracking magazine and I’ve been a fan of their mix … Continued

19 Dec 2013

Brussel sprouts are NOT biblical!

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Christmas, Traditions and celebrations, Uncategorized | 0

I know I have written about keeping Christmas simple and stress-free and I try, I really do! But this week even I got buried under a mountain of Christmas cookies for Pigwig’s classmates, a stack of cinnamon tree ornaments which … Continued

« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 »

Author Archives: Jennie_Brandon

Share or print this:

Share or print this:

Share or print this:

Share or print this:

Share or print this:

Share or print this:

Share or print this:

Share or print this:

Share or print this:

Share or print this: