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Enjoy Your Young Children!
I’ve just had fun looking through some old videos and photos of the children. It put a real smile on my face and in my heart. To hear...
Sep 15, 20111 min read
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Mind the Present
I read a beautiful quote yesterday from George MacDonald – a reminder for us to not worry about tomorrow. “It has been well said that no...
Sep 4, 20111 min read
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The Samboga River
I’ve just dropped my sister Penny and her husband Dave off at their airport on their way to London. Pen was very excited but a bit...
Aug 19, 20112 min read
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Hurry, hurry, hurry!
Sometimes it can seem like our days are overtaken with haste. We hurry here, we hurry there, we attempt to do too many things, and in our...
Jul 11, 20111 min read
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It Was Never Meant to be Easy!
I’ve just got back from HEART (Home Educators Annual Retreat) where we were shown a great movie clip made by a homeschooling family (Team...
Jun 29, 20112 min read
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The Bare Bough
Years ago I saw a photo of a bird singing his little heart out on a bare bough. His song is seen as vapour coming out of his throat on a...
Jun 10, 20112 min read
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Infobesity
What a weird word! I just read it in the latest Parenting magazine. It’s a new word coined by Susan Maushart to describe the addiction to...
Jun 10, 20112 min read
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The Three Ugly Sisters
Yesterday Chris mentioned that he heard a farmer speaking about his farm at a farming conference. He told his listeners, “When things go...
May 31, 20111 min read
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Lesson From the Olive Tree
Yesterday I heard a message from Ps. Alun Davies of Australia which really inspired me. God commands the Israelites, “When you are...
May 30, 20112 min read
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A Safe Refuge
It’s hunting season again and the guns have been going off around our countryside. 🙁 But yesterday two very noisy visitors came and...
May 11, 20111 min read
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Mother’s Day, Mother’s Night
It’s quiet in the house – all the children are tucked up in bed and just Chris and I are awake. I’ve had a beautiful day, starting with...
May 9, 20111 min read
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Stouthearted
We have just discovered a wonderful little verse and memorised it together. It’s Psalm 138v3: “When I called, you answered me: You made...
Apr 7, 20111 min read
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Thank God for Books
I just read a wonderful quote which inspired me to keep writing! “When I consider what some books have done for the world, and what they...
Apr 2, 20111 min read
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Wisdom – Asking the Right Questions
The children and I have started reading through Proverbs again- what a book! It is so full of practical advice on how to live. We read...
Mar 22, 20111 min read
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Christchurch Earthquake
It’s taken me a while to get to my computer and write, but oh, how much I’ve been thinking and praying for the people of Christchurch....
Mar 20, 20111 min read
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Cyclone Wilma
Our first storm in the new house. Cyclone Wilma raged around us and the rains came down and we hardly knew it! We had to keep looking out...
Feb 1, 20111 min read
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Christmas Blessings
I’ve grabbed a few moments to write a short note here and wish anyone who reads this a blessed Christmas. Shortly my niece Hannah will...
Dec 22, 20101 min read
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What’s the Message?
I just found a little notebook in my tidying up and discovered some notes I’d jotted down. “Your appearance sends a message. Know what...
Dec 3, 20101 min read
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Serving Others
I’ve been reading some quotes of Albert Schweitzer, a Christian humanitarian whose passion it was to serve others. He founded the Albert...
Dec 2, 20101 min read
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Milford Track
Yesterday morning my husband Chris set off for the South Island with our two youngest sons Samuel and Jacob. They had been planning the...
Nov 19, 20101 min read
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