Lent ideas for families with 2 free printables!

Lent ideas for families with 2 free printables!
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  Lent ideas for families Is it too late to wish you a happy new year? Because this is the first post of the 2016. Urgh! We’ve had flu and bugs galore, we’ve had a death in the family….all a … Continued

Hello Mornings – how this night owl cracked morning time with God

Hello Mornings – how this night owl cracked morning time with God
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Hello Mornings? If you’ve grown up in the Christian subculture or hung around Christians for any amount of time, you might have heard the expression “having a quiet time” somewhere. It’s supposed to be a time when you study the bible … Continued

The Story-formed life – how reading develops your child’s moral imagination

The Story-formed life – how reading develops your child’s moral imagination
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So, firstly, many apologies for radio silence. I have no idea how people blog in the school holidays. Or through family birthday seasons. None. But I did get some good reading in while we were in Devon for Easter and … Continued

6 tips for praying with toddlers

6 tips for praying with toddlers
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Before we had children, I imagined, as you may have done yourself, of the time when we might be able to pray together. It was quite a shock as I realised, already pregnant, that children are barely able to talk in … Continued

6 Easy Christmas traditions for tired parents

6 Easy Christmas traditions for tired parents
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I’m going to take a guess that you’re tired. I don’t have any fancy-schmancy analytics telling me how many of the people who read this blogs are parents but I’m guessing you mostly are and I know this time of … Continued

Why bother with family traditions?

Why bother with family traditions?
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Did the family you grew up in have many traditions? Mine didn’t seem to  and I was always drawn to families who had their own  quirky ways of doing things and who rejoiced in the group identity which formed around … Continued

Great children’s bibles

Great children’s bibles
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I love the Word of God. It can be challenging, frustrating, confusing, even boring sometimes (sorry, but I can only take so many genealogies, although I appreciate their significance!). But the Bible also surprises, encourages,uplifts, teaches, comforts…CHANGES us! And the … Continued

No-cringe family prayer time

No-cringe family prayer time
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I wrote the post below almost four years ago on my old blog. I thought you might enjoy seeing how we’ve evolved family prayers (not much, in fact) and how our 5 and 3 year old now join in so … Continued

Doing “church” on holiday – at home!

Doing “church” on holiday – at home!
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Last week, I talked about the pros and cons of going to church on holiday. This week, I thought I’d explore another option – church at home. Of course “church” is really the people who make it up but, if … Continued

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