Image Credit: Jayson Kingsbeer There was always something, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. From the young age of 12 months, I knew my oldest son, who is now three was always a little different in some way. He had certain habits and traits and he liked to do things a […]
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I went to dinner with some girlfriends a few weeks ago, and during the drive home one of them said to me, “Pray about what you want, Joy. I think you already know what you want, but you just need to take the steps to get there. Pray, and ask God to lead you and
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I’ve been called a lot of things in my life some nice, some not so nice and mostly true, but more recently I was taken aback by two comments on one morning by two lovely religious sisters independent of each other. Last week was the first week of the school holidays which means that
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The little man hasn’t had a huge appetite lately… so I made a totally spontaneous decision this afternoon to bake what would have been normal salad in a puffed pastry parcel… and to my delight the little Ukulele Baby ate four little tuna parcels without any coaxing required. Admittedly it would probably taste
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Bringing young child to mass is not easy. Children can be fidgety, bored, and restless. Sometimes they just don’t want to be there. If your children are anything like mine you may have experienced the arguing, toy dropping, tears and children running up and down the pews. So why persist with bringing your young child to
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February. The month where supermarkets stock up their finest chocolates, florists rejoice and news agencies adorn their shelves with Hallmark’s finest pink and red. With Valentines Day (or what my more cynical friends call ‘Single Awareness Day’) just around the corner most couples will be looking for a way to celebrate. And, generally speaking,
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Motherhood is beautiful in so many ways, even though being a mother is a tough job. Some days we can be stretched quite physically, mentally and emotionally. I do believe it is the mother who ties the family together. With her love, affectionate touch, her spirit of self-giving and her constant service to cater to
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Autumn is now here and the weather will soon cool down, which is a welcome relief for some of us. On the other hand autumn brings snotty noses, fever and sleepless nights attending to our coughing/restless children. Ahh yes, the common cough and cold! Although they should disappear on their own, (the cold not
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‘Mary did you know’ is a Christmas song that has divided Christians with its questions posed to the Virgin Mary about her knowledge of the redemptive mission of Our Lord. This Advent, I tried my hand at a less theologically divisive version, instead focusing on the idea of Our Lady meditating – pondering – on her role in our salvation.
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Dear New Mother, Congratulations and welcome to the world of creation. God has chosen to crown your marriage and allow you to share in His work of creation. Of course, this is not something to be taken lightly. This small bundle of joy you delivered after hours of gruelling labour and pain you hardly thought
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