Spring beach holidaying – with photos

We spent the last weekend of the spring school holidays with friends at Shoal Bay near Port Stephens on NSW’s north coast. It was my first time there and it’s such a pretty and laid-back place. We’ve actually done pretty well at getting out and about this year. The children are getting older and I feel…

New Year’s resolution!

My column in last week’s Catholic Weekly. Click here for more like it. One day in the week before Christmas I decide to get back to praying Morning Prayer from the Divine Office. I go to a quiet room, pull up the Universalis website on my computer and get two verses into the invitatory psalm…

A quick catch-up post

Pre-apologies for another lazy catch-up/quick takes style blog post, but it’s all I can manage at the moment! It definitely feels like summer time now. We don’t have a pool, but on hot days I usually get a text from one or other friend who lives nearby asking if I want to bring the kids over…

Goodbye October – hello November!

I am really sad that October is over, it’s my favourite of favourite months. And I didn’t get to do all that I wanted, but that is life and I guess I should have the humility to be grateful for all that did happen and move on! This is just a quick check-in, before I…