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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Congratulations, you’re a mum! You made it through the gruelling, excruciating process of labour and childbirth but, guess what? It’s not over! Here are some of the postpartum symptoms you may experience: In the first few days Episiotomy pain – whether your tore or had an episiotomy that wound is going to hurt for
A simple and easy handmade gift for baby! You will need Patterned cotton fabric Light fusible interfacing (optional, but it will provide strength) Terry towelling or cotton waffle fabric Press fasteners (kits available with tools included) Hammer Quick unpick (seam ripper) Sewing machine Pins Coordinating thread Bandana pattern What to do Cut out pattern pieces
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Do you want to learn how to make a Chevron Scarf in 1 hour? These lovely scarves are soft, practical and stylish and what’s more, the style means you wont get it caught up in anything! You will need 40cm of fabric 150cm wide (I purchased a chevron pattern in a mink/jersey blend that was 147cm
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Dear Sandpit, I would never have thought that less than twelve months into our relationship that I would preparing myself for a final goodbye. It was, just under a year ago that we invited you to be a part of our home, and designated room for you next to our garden shed. You arrived and
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Motherhood is challenging. Yes, it can be a wonderful experience but let’s face it, there are moments where we want to tear out our hair or through our hands up in desperation. Domestic life is relentless, our children are demanding, and the washing pile never completely disappears. Our children can play happily one minute
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When I was at school a friend of mine was given a voucher for a makeup tutorial for her seventeenth birthday by her mother. My friend was not impressed at the time, however, that tutorial showed her how to properly apply makeup and years later her presentation is always of a very high standard.
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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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There are days when my mind races ahead of me. Instead of being productive, I rush around and racing through activities just make me exasperated. Instead of organizing my thoughts onto a ‘to-do’ list, I feel a thousand things rushing through my head. Cook dinner, feed the baby, catch up with that friend. Feeling as
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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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