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Family / October 22, 2023

Investing Your Heart Where It Matters Most

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The truth is that prioritising, understanding, and stewarding the influence you have as a parent is NOT just about physically being at home; it’s about HOW you invest your time, your energy, and above all your heart.

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Family / October 18, 2023

What is Growing in Your Child’s Heart?

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Recently my mum sent me these pictures remarking that even as a young child I had a passion for creation, a love of growing things, […] Read More

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Family / November 13, 2019

My dear children…

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My dear children… Should I merely teach you, tell you, instruct you, preach to you? No! Let us take a walk together…  Taken captive, made […] Read More

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Inner life / May 11, 2019

Lessons from a terrible gardener

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The combination of a hot summer, a wet winter, 5 kids on bikes and 5 foraging hens admittedly left our lawn in a sorry state […] Read More

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Inner life / September 20, 2018

God’s promises

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Naomi drew this rainbow in oil pastel today after we talked about God’s faithfulness and how He always keeps His promises. She said the rainbow […] Read More

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Education / September 10, 2018

Raising creative children

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My kids have always been creative but today was at a whole NEW level… All without prompting (actually I’ve never even shown them how to […] Read More

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Inner life / July 15, 2018

A barefoot walk with God

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Today I took a walk alone… For a start let me say Mama’s we NEED to get alone sometimes. THIS is where the magic happens! […] Read More

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Inner life, Leadership / May 17, 2018

Tending the garden of your heart

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Did you ever just read something that literally jumped off the page, grabbed your heart and would not let you go until it made its […] Read More

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Leadership / April 21, 2018

These are the moments

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Don’t wait for a perfect day or moment… Breathe in deeply NOW. feel the ground under your feet TODAY. Really LISTEN to your loved ones […] Read More

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Education, Family / April 17, 2018

Mushrooms or oak trees?

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‘A mushroom comes up in only a night, learn the lesson little folk An Oak tree grows on 100yrs but then it is an Oak’ […] Read More

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