Author: Ruth Clemence
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The Mustard Seed Mum: 7 things I said I wouldn’t do as a mum…
…which I do now because I became a mum. Reality check! Bite his fingernails. I was adamant that I would never do this. People suggested it. Websites said it. I had two perfectly good pairs of nail scissors for babies thank you very much. However, the reality of cutting his fingernails…
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Watering the grass
Wow. You are all really kind. Seriously. My last post had many of you sharing words and even songs of encouragement to lift my spirit. I received comments on the blog and on Facebook, texts, calls and even visitors. My intention was not to cause people to worry about me,…
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The Brokenness That Makes Me Brave
In some ways I am a bit of a perfectionist. I like everything to have its place. There needs to be some sort of order to chaos. I get uncomfortable when things seem to go outside of my control. Having a baby means a lot of stuff gets left undone.…
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The Mustard Seed Mum: Mum and Toddler Group
With ‘courage’ as my #OneWord365 this year, I finally took Jonathan to our first Mum and Toddler group. Since he has been born I have wrestled with anxiety of taking him out places for any length of time. When he was really small, I was scared of him being inconsolable,…
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It’s the start of 2018 so…
Wishing all my readers a Happy 2018! At the start of this new year, I have been thinking about my #OneWord365. I wrote a post about my One Word for 2015 – reconciliation. I can’t remember if I had a word for 2016. #facepalm I had two in 2017 –…
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Carol Singing Vegetables
Yes. You read that correctly. Did you know that the meat we throw away this Christmas would equate to two million turkeys and the wasted gravy could fill an Olympic sized swimming pool? Do you need more convincing statistics? I have a video to share that will hopefully challenge you and…
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The Mustard Seed Mum: Shopping Experience
I begin this post by typing just inside the entrance to M&S. A new experience has just taken place: taking a pram in a busy shop. Darting between people in the aisles, jumping on an escalator and spending a long time browsing are a distant memory. I now have a…
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The Mustard Seed Mum: Quick! He’s sleeping! Oh wait…
So I have stolen a few precious moments to write. My beautiful little boy is napping. We have had an eventful day. Making the most of the blue sky and sunshine, we went for a walk as Jonathan was tired but wouldn’t give in to sleep. After 5 minutes in…
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The Mustard Seed Mum: New Beginnings
I am a Mum! Our beautiful son Jonathan was born on the 11th October. We have become a family of three. Hooray! This has changed our world in so many ways. Nothing has quite prepared us for it. It’s hard. Rewarding. Amazing. But hard. I am writing this with a…
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