At this point during Advent, Gaudete Sunday, I always remember one particular early dawn. Or rather, how it felt to see that day dawn. It was the day our first child was born. I’d been admitted to hospital the afternoon before, to have labour induced. My mum and husband had stayed while I had dinner…
Busy week check-in
I’ve been a bit up and down with the blogging this year. But I would love to end the year as an active, rather than inactive, blogger. These weeks are chockers with school presentation nights, Christmas parties, end of year catch-ups, costume and Christmas card and Kris Kringle requirements etc. Some days the logistics are a…
Why Jesus’ body is important
I just spent almost an hour of my working time tidying up the house in preparation for the cleaners to arrive later today. These are the cleaners I hire to come fortnightly to give me more time to write. I’m not sure it’s working out quite as well as I hoped! Anyway, I’ve just looked…
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…
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