Image by Brian Turner. School holidays have ended and I am relieved. Not for the reason you might think; I love having the children around. We also hugely enjoyed the long break we had from the whole lunchboxes, uniforms, homework, and basketball routines. No, one big reason I am happy to be getting them off…
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Parenthood, War, and Peace
After a busy Saturday spent travelling and socialising, last Sunday was what we call a catch-up day in our household. After Mass and morning tea we got to work cooking, doing laundry, sorting out Christmas gifts, and generally tidying up for a couple of hours. The children mostly played or read books and watched…
A Day in the Life of a Typical School Mum
That would be me! If you’ve ever wondered what parents who aren’t working do all day while their children are at school, or if you do know but would like a peek into my non-working day anyway, this is for you. Yesterday was the first one back at school for my three eldest kids. We had a great holiday…
Moving From ‘Delay’ to ‘Discernment’
My column published recently in The Catholic Weekly. For Christmas our older children finally got the iPad they had wanted for a while, one for them to share. It had been an item on the older two children’s Christmas wish lists – long lists they weren’t invited to make but left around for us to…
Marilyn Rodrigues 