Everyday after I check my email I read through a few blogs of interest. To me, this has replaced the more traditional habit of reading the newspaper. And I admit, it does make me somewhat more insulated. I read only the blogs that appeal to me and my interests or beliefs, whose bias is …
I am a stay at home mum to five children and one question I get asked the most in response to what I now do for a living is: but don’t you get bored? To which I like to respond: don’t you? Because, for as long as I can remember I’ve always associated hard …
There is that saying that ‘if you want to make God laugh, tell Him about your plans’. Well, I couldn’t agree more. As humans, we seem to want to be in control of everything. I guess because being in control gives us a sense of power, reassurance that everything will be okay. There are …
I have six awesome little kiddies, all under the age of six. A five-year-old boy with mild autism or what I like to call ‘superpowers’, a delightful four-year-old daughter, a very energetic three-year-old boy, mischievous nearly two-year-old twin boys and a precious 6-month old girl. People often ask me, ‘how do you do it?’, …
How many times have we heard the secular bastion of good parenting encapsulated in the expression: “I just want them to be happy”? And, I guess, there’s nothing inherently wrong in this. I mean, as parents we do love to see our children well and enjoying themselves. And happier children make us feel as …
As you gaze at the bright blue eyes, and cheeks rosy from teething, you might be forgiven for thinking that Poppy Hookway is simply another ridiculously photogenic baby. But Poppy is far from your average six-month old. She’s making a difference, one high five at a time, all thanks to her lucky fin. The …
Do you ever get the feeling, when examining your conscience, that the list is almost verbatim from last month’s confession? I know I do. Month, after month, I approach the Sacrament of God’s mercy, having committed the same litany of sins. It’s hard not to become disheartened, I mean, here I am desiring to …
It is a well acknowledged fact that the Lord’s Day, Sunday, should be kept holy. As one of the Ten Commandments, its significance is paramount. Yet, how often we neglect this. Certainly, we may view Sunday as a day of rest – from the working week – but it should also be a day …
If you were to ask me what sort of Catholic I was, I’d answer: moderate. I am not such a traditionalist that I view the Extraordinary form (Latin) of the Mass as the only Mass I would ever attend, nor am I so liberal as to suggest that the liturgy of the Mass is …
This earthly life is one of trial and don’t we mothers know it? Every day in our domestic realm there seems to be new trials, new challenges and a certain amount of battle fatigue. No sooner are our children out of one challenging phase than they’re entrenched in another: nocturnal restlessness, biting, sickness, curiosity …
