Encouraging and teaching children to pray can be a little daunting but one thing small children are really good at picking up are nursery rhymes and here is where mums can be a little creative. Have you ever thought of adapting a few prayers to the tune of a nursery rhyme? Neither had I […]
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I have a theory about parenthood that I want to share with you. I firmly believe that becoming a parents makes you either predominantly selfless or selfish. Now that doesn’t mean that a selfless parent doesn’t have selfish moments and vice versa, but that for the most part you’re either thinking of others or
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Our children are constantly watching us, imitating our actions and picking up habits. Most days, we try to demonstrate patience and good will and hope our family life runs relatively smoothly. In other moments however, we may take shortcuts in attending to our children’s needs. Simply because we are busy with life and therefore
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It is a truth universally acknowledged by wives all over the world that husbands often get it wrong. And the truth is, that’s ok. Women and men might be equal but they are complimentary; they have different modes of thinking, doing and interacting. We get into trouble, as wives, when we expect our husbands
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I’ve asked my husband what makes a happy marriage. His answer was “You should always know that (1) the wife is always right. (2) If the wife is wrong refer to number 1”. That made me laugh. Indeed, a happy wife makes a happy life. But what makes a happy wife, a happy life,
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It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of using your imagination. I mean, let’s face it, I’ll have a go at making anything, I love drawing and painting, reading novels and creative writing. For as long as I can remember these have been pastimes that I have always enjoyed. They are also something
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As a qualified massage therapist and mother of two, I wanted to share with you the joy of baby/toddler massage and it’s benefits. Massage is the perfect way to strengthen the loving bond with your child. If it’s your new bundle of joy, massage helps develop their first sense of interaction through touch, stimulating
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This is a fabulous book which helps husbands and wives to understand why they act the way they do and how they can best respond to each other. I found this book so helpful for my marriage in understanding why and how my husband thinks and reacts in certain situations. What I once saw as ‘annoying’
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Please be patient Mummy, when you are overwhelmed with the thousand little chores that creep up on you each day. Your job as a homemaker is invaluable. Be patient with that child whom you find slightly more difficult than the others today. God will give you the strength to shower him with more love,
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Single mothers I take my hat off to you. I don’t know how you manage, though I know you must, to raise children on your own. I mean, I’ve spent the last couple of weeks feeling a bit like a single mother because my hubby has been working long hours, 6 days a week,
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