When I first heard of marriage being a ‘vocation’, this idea struck me as being a little foreign. When I hear the term vocation, words such as ‘priest’, ‘nun’ or ‘the religious’ come to mind. Pope John Paul II referred to St Josemaria Escriva as the patron saint of ‘ordinary life’. It was St […]
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It’s 7pm. It feels like the longest hour of the day. The final hour before bedtime. In our home, 8pm is the target. The kids bed time. This hour – for me – is usually the most challenging and ‘patience-testing’ hour of the day! Depending on what time your children go to bed,
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When it comes to discreet feeding I haven’t found anything nearly as helpful as a breastfeeding apron. I first saw this a few years ago at a mother’s group in Albury when another mother wore hers whilst feeding her child. A bit of an entrepreneur, this mum suggested it might make a good fundraising activity,
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Is it just my toddler who is super active? Does anyone else have toddlers who seem to have bursts of energy ALL THE TIME? (Scene: 7am. We hear the sound of the rubbish truck in the distance) Mr. 3: what’s that noise? Mum: probably the rubbish truck. Mr. 3: yeah why? Mum: it’s here
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My girls love the Disney Princesses but I must admit that I did not want to spend over $20 each on a costume for them. In the end I made two costumes, for less than the price of one store bought one and my girls are more than happy with them! So here are instructions
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Flowers, candy, romance and red hearts are all that seem to flood the store windows leading up to Valentine’s Day. But what is the real story behind this auspicious day? Rather, who did it all begin with? Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is traditionally observed on February 14 each year and celebrated in many countries
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One of the arguments of feminist revolutionaries championed by Germaine Greer was that gender conditioning was alive and well in our culture and that it was a form of sexual politics. In other words girls are conditioned to be feminine, to like pretty things, play with dolls and play house and other such ‘girly’
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This is a relatively simple sewing activity that makes an excellent handmade present for little girls. You will need: 1m Fabric Elastic 5 wooden beads Sewing machine What to do: Necklace Cut two 8x1m rectangles from fabric. Pin right sides together and sew along long edges. Turn out the right way. Feed one bead
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The most recent Disney movie to be released in cinemas is ‘Frozen’ and already I’ve heard great commentary about it. Hailing it the best Disney movie since ‘Tangled’. I’ve also seen it described as the first Disney movie to show girls that they don’t need a guy to save them, this one’s about ‘sisters before
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Easy Dinosaur Costume My son asked for a dinosaur costume a couple of years ago now and I whipped up a quick costume one afternoon using some scraps of fabric I had no use for. It is still, by far, his favourite dress up costume and even his sisters like to put on the hat
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