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  • Watering the grass

    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, but I am very thankful Read more

  • The Brokenness That Makes Me Brave

    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. Tasks I set myself go Read more

  • The Mustard Seed Mum: Mum and Toddler Group

    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, not knowing how to respond Read more

  • It’s the start of 2018 so…

    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 – simplicity and expectancy. Then I Read more

  • Carol Singing Vegetables

    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 push you to action.   Read more

  • The Mustard Seed Mum: Shopping Experience 

    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 fresh understanding of what mums Read more