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
Well, that was a quick month. And a really tough one with illness, a new job and the rotten weather. But we’ve started on our Lent prayer basket, picking out someone to pray for each day. And the kids are … Continued
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
This post has been on my mind for a while and I didn’t want to write it. It’s not going to be pretty. There are no craft ideas and no recipes. I’m not going to have fun looking through photos … Continued
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
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
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
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
Have you murdered anyone lately? No, me neither. Any bank raids? Didn’t think so. Bowed down to any graven images? Not likely! So how are we doing on keeping Sundays special? If, like me, you’re the parent of small children, … Continued
