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
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
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, 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
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
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
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
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
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
