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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For me personally, it is not a matter of choosing a carrot over a doughnut, because the choice is an easy one – a doughnut every time! I don’t believe in depriving yourself of a delicious food because it is classified as unhealthy. Healthy eating for me is more about taking more notice of what,
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Father Gabriel is back and as fabulously flawed as ever!
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Healthy Eating; Easier said than done, for some… When it comes to weight loss, there is no need to over think it. It all boils down to a basic equation. To lose weight you simply need to take in less calories than you expend. So in knowing that, it comes down to making healthy
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