I’ve just recorded a few radio spots for The Journey radio podcast. My two-minute input is called the Peaceful Parent – which really, if you know me, is kind of an in-joke, such that I don’t even know the punchline yet, but I trust that God does. The podcast airs on different stations around the…
Category: Peaceful parenting
Feeling better after burnout
I had a rough start to this year, but am feeling much better and am trying to make changes to the way I do things to make sure I don’t get as run-down as I was in February. Greatly encouraged by the Restore workshop, which was offered again this year by author Elizabeth Foss, I’m…
Anger Management for Parents by Plato
Image by Robin Alasdair Frederick* This is a post by Dr Holly Hamilton-Bleakley from her excellent blog Philosophy for Parents. I’ve admired her articles for a while and she’s kindly allowed me to share this great one with you. If you like this one, head over to her website and subscribe for more like it!…
Oh Christmas tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging.
This is my column as published last week in The Catholic Weekly. It’s taken a while but I think I have learned to embrace the mess that comes with having a brood of young children. Things that use to dismay me, like spilt milk at breakfast time, muddy footprints on just-mopped floors, and…
Marilyn Rodrigues 