I got an email from a woman recently who shared with me the pain of trying to have children but not being able to conceive thus far. It...

On Saturday I went to listen to Eliza compete in the Northland Performing Arts competitions. When we got home at 2pm I found Jacob lying...

This afternoon I started painting some of the windows in the new house that we are building and they took forever and were really...

Read a wonderful quote from Rabbit of Winnie the Pooh fame. “Spelling isn’t everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply...

Got an email from a friend in London today and he shared this great quote from Einstein. ‘Not everything that can be counted, counts. ...

Some time ago I entered a photo competition and won flights for two people anywhere in New Zealand! As Chris and I had already just had a...

While we were in the plane flying to Hanmer Springs, I looked down at the terrain below trying to pick out different towns and the main...

I have just successfully ( I think) uploaded a video of me singing Shepherd’s Call on You Tube and embedded it here on my blog. Hope it...

A song about how quickly our children grow up! We need to make the most of the years and days and moments when we have them in our home,...

Have just been trying to tidy my office and came across a scrap of paper with a quote from Martin Luther. Thought it was great! “Let the...

Just last weekend I had the joy of attending and speaking at the HEART conference in Matamata (Home Educators Annual Retreat). Just...

I must confess to having a little cry tonight. Chris and I had just finished putting in the last window in the upstairs of the house...

Last night I decided to mend one of my patchwork quilts. I got out my sewing machine which I must confess hasn’t been used much since we...

Today I went to the funeral of Dalu Mncube, the senior lion handler at the Zion Wildlife Gardens here in Whangarei. Last week on...

At last! Our house has a roof! It took the roofers a full week to do it, but we now have the thrill of looking out from the barn and...

The Boom family have had great fun working together to create our very own family statement – something that will capture who we are, and...

I’m always telling my daughter not to be impatient – that we have to be willing to wait for some good things – but I must confess I find...

I’m sitting by our wood stove, enjoying its warmth and watching to make sure I don’t overcook all the chocolate chippie biscuits the kids...

Yesterday I received a strangely shaped envelope in the mail. When I opened it, I discovered two very squashed and gooey chocolate fish....