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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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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My husband and I have been married for six and a half years now and just over a year ago we decided to move off the family farm as my husband was given a career opportunity that excited him intellectually. My husband now manages an agricultural branch in my hometown. He has four employees
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SpottyWot and DottyWot might be fictional characters on the ABC2 show ‘The WotWots’ but there are certainly similarities between the cute aliens and my four beautiful children. I kid you not. Of course, the characters are very much modelled on inquisitive children so you might say it’s not that much of a stretch to
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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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Stylists and fashion icons have often put together lists of the ten must have items for women who want to make a good impression. More often than not these lists are best suited to professional women who don’t have small children to look after. So that got me thinking. What would the ten wardrobe staples
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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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I have yet to meet any Mum who declares motherhood as being easy and non-challenging. Even though our individual circumstances may be different, having little ones can often be demanding even if they are good natured and relatively trouble free! So just HOW can you fit God and prayer into each busy day? Simply
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In this article, you will learn how to make a pretty ‘house-wifey’ apron. I was inspired to make this, while I was wearing some of my pretty spring skirts around the house. I wanted to protect them while in the kitchen, and also not down grade my outfit with my husband’s brown barbequing apron.
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This is a very simple way to make a feminine bracelet that you can match to any outfit. You will need: 1m of 9mm or 10mm satin ribbon in your colour of choice. Pearl beads (about 9mm in diameter) Beading elastic Needle with an eye big enough to run the elastic through. What to do:
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