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10 Dec 2013

10 tips on praying when exhausted

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Books, Online, Parents of Faith, Resources - on- and off-line, Uncategorized | 1

If there’s on thing I know about, it’s sleep deprivation. If I had a pound for every person who told me “You know, they use sleep deprivation as a form of torture!”, I’d be a very rich woman. Our son … Continued

3 Dec 2013

Exit Santa, Enter Saint Nick

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Advent, Christmas, Traditions and celebrations | 6

I have a confession to make. I never believed in Santa. I loved Christmas and we had stockings (in fact I insisted on one till I was married when my husband took over the job!) but the Santa myth, while … Continued

25 Nov 2013

Advent prep and some easy plug-and-play ideas

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Advent, Online, Traditions and celebrations | 5

It’s been so warm here until the last few days that it seems weird that Christmas is in LESS THAN A MONTH!!! I mean, there are still leaves on the trees. But the calendar doesn’t lie. Three years ago, I … Continued

22 Nov 2013

Praying for our kids – some great resources

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Books, Online, Parents of Faith, Resources - on- and off-line | 0

We all want to pray for our children, right? Whether they be our biological children, our grandchildren, Godchildren or a friend’s brood, these little ones need our prayers. But where to start? And how to remember to lift them up … Continued

18 Nov 2013

The case for a British Thanksgiving

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

Next Saturday night, two days after the official American Thanksgiving, we will once again be holding our own annual Thanksgiving dinner. credit: carbon NYC Why do we do this? We have no American relatives, although we do have a handful … Continued

15 Nov 2013

It’s OK to hate Christmas

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

I’m going to hazard a guess that, as a person of faith, you’re actually glad the Son of God came and walked amongst us. I suspect you’re OK with the whole concept of the God of the Universe humbling himself … Continued

7 Nov 2013

A great encourager

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Resources - on- and off-line | 0

I’m going to be trying to post twice a week on this blog; once in a longer reflective or topic-based post and once to give you a recommendation of a resource that I’ve found useful. And this one’s a corker. Back … Continued

4 Nov 2013

The Christening Tea – our annual tradition

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Traditions and celebrations | 2

On Saturday just past, we held our annual Christening tea at my parents’ house. Even before we baptised Pigwig, I had dreamt of an annual gathering where we could gather the Godparents to pray for our daughter (and later, our … Continued

24 Oct 2013

Hide ‘Em In Your Heart CDs

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

There are lots of great (and a few not so great) children’s’ bibles and bible story books out there. I’m sure you have some on your own shelves. What small children can miss out on though is the key truths … Continued

21 Oct 2013

Does Jesus like tuna? (And why it’s theologically important)

by Jennie_Brandon | posted in: Modelling a life of faith | 0

I first wrote this post in 2011. I was preparing for a talk at our church called “Potties, Prayer and Playmobil” which was all about exactly the kind of things I want to discuss on this blog – praying with tiny … Continued

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