I’ve just spent two days at a wonderful conference in Sydney, the Renaissance of Marriage Conference, hosted by the Marriage Resource Centre. This was a gathering of marriage educators, married couples, counsellors, social workers, clergy and others who are passionate about supporting married couples and families, and helping prepare young people for marriage. It was…
Set awesome 12 month goals with 8 simple questions
A couple of years ago on my 39th birthday I made up a list of things I wanted to do have done by my 40th one. I chose things that I could reasonably hope to achieve in the time frame but would still be enough of a stretch to motivate me to do something each week…
Links and other things I’ve loved this week
Two things I appreciated finding in my limited travels around the ‘net this week: Stuck for a Snack? 7 nutritionist-approved supermarket snacks from Delicious magazine. A nutritionist recommends some healthy packaged snacks, listing the amount of protein, sugar, and carbs in each compared with similar snacks. Very handy. 10 Rules to Being Happy Parents by Leane…
Reading about zombies
The children went off to school quite happily on Monday after their two-week break. I was surprised. It also happened to be my birthday, and my husband was home, so we were able to have a lovely lunch date. Our lunch itself, at a trendy local bistro, was a gift from friends. I bought myself a book…
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