Despite having a large (enough) online presence I do not have an Instagram account. And I don’t want one. I spend too much time scrolling through Pinterest – though in my defence I do actually create a small percentage of the things I pin, but it’s like, 3% – and my Facebook feed where […]
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If I am to get to Heaven I must daily pick up my cross Destined for eternity; I can fear no earthly loss. If I am to get to Heaven I must travel the narrow way; Toil and hardship the redemptive toll that I must pay. If I am to get
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As I write this I am four days overdue with baby number 5. This is not unexpected and is something of our pattern. Our children have all been chubby, posterior presenting babies who take their time to engage. Our experiences of childbirth have been drawn out affairs, with a lot of back pain and
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I hope you enjoyed Part 1, here are my continued travel tips for taking a toddler overseas! Tip#6: Plane TV troubles Our little one didn’t like the TV on the plane (well he didn’t like TV in general before we left) but we did find that the screen is too small and the
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Recently my family and I were very blessed to have the opportunity to travel overseas. We went to Rome (naturally), Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Paris and London. I have to admit, that at first I was petrified of the idea of taking an 18-month old adventurous little boy on a 24-hour flight (one sixteen hour
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Having five children under six years of age may seem overwhelmingly busy. At times I have to admit it is, particularly when there is sickness! Most days however, when the routine is kept the same, the children are always happy and generally obedient. I have noticed that they love their routine and being consistent.
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When my son was three, he was diagnosed with mild/moderate Autism. We were fortunate to get funding and see a psychologist which has helped our family so much in terms of strategies to manage difficult or even normal behaviour in toddlers and young children. Today, I use these strategies with all my children and find
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We want the best for our children and so we try to limit their exposure to harmful influences. This is no easy feat. It’s harder still when those influences are within your extended family. On the one hand you want your children to know and love their family but on the other hand you’re
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We are entering interesting times. Influential women such as Helen Mirren, Dolly Parton, Julia Gillard and Julie Bishop are the faces of a wave of childless women. These are successful, intelligent women who made a decision not to have children. They are not alone. There are many successful career women in their late forties
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My husband and I went away for the weekend recently. We’d basically discovered that over our eight years of marriage, we really hadn’t done this since we’d started our family. Our children had had sleepovers before at grandparent’s houses, but we’d always stayed home and caught up on housework and hubby had
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