Month: March 2016
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Seasons of Joy Weekly Journal
The last time I wrote a Seasons of Joy post was October 2015. Shortly after I decided to try to monetise my blog, changing my priorities somewhat in the process. For months this felt awkward and uncomfortable, until in February I jacked it all in and returned to my roots. I have missed writing the […]
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Reader Question: How Do You Manage Chores and Pocket Money – Part Two
Yesterday I shared how we do chores in our house. Today I will be covering pocket-money (although we don’t call it that). Our children have never been given pocket-money ‘for free’. In fact they were never really given any money, primarily because for a long time we could not afford it. So, why can we […]
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Reader Question: How Do You Manage Chores and Pocket Money ?
This would be another fairly regular question I am asked. A couple of years ago I wouldn’t have been able to give a definitive answer because I hadn’t quite found a comfortable place to sit with regards to chores and money. The past year or so things have settled into a really helpful and healthy […]
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Books Which Help Our Boys Become Men
I seem to have had some sort of writer’s block over the past couple of days, very possibly (in my case) otherwise known as laziness. I have not wanted to write. This is very unusual and I am wondering if a trip to the doctors might not be out of the question……. Anyway, as promised […]
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Reader Question: How do you encourage sibling relationships? Part 2
Yesterday, I began answering the question I probably get the most emails asking: How I encourage sibling relationships, covering up until B5 was born. At this point everything changed. Life went from being pleasant in every sense of the word to being really rather difficult. Parenting goals and aspirations went right out of the window […]
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Reader Question: How do you encourage sibling relationships?
From the depth of my being I have always desired have a happy peaceful home. Not having grown up with that it would be high on my goal list for both marital and family relations. This means I have parented intentionally, with that goal in mind, right from the start. I am blessed now with a […]
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Out of the Mouth of Babes
I was blow-drying my seven year old’s hair when she turned and asked me a question, A7 – ‘Mummy, when can I start to wear deodorant?’ Me – ‘When you start to get a bit niffy.’ A7 – ‘When will that be?’ Gary – ‘Don’t worry, we’ll let you know!’ Me (at about the same […]
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Questions anyone?
You may, or may not, have noticed I’ve been absent of late. Last weekend I had a cold which went straight to my sinus’. Sinus infections are very sore. So whilst I haven’t been terribly ill, by any stretch of the imagination, I have been in pain. So I took the week off from everything. […]
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EdTechLens’ Rainforest Journey: One of the Best Educational Programs Ever!
Over the past few weeks my littlest two girls and I have been blessed to review the kindergarten and grade three level of Rainforest Journey from EdTechLens: I practically begged to be given a chance to review this product because the little girls and I (with help from Granny next door) spent last summer learning […]
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Precious Moments
I’m not sure why, but I was particularly looking forward to Mother’s Day this year. Whether it was my littlest’s sudden understanding of what Mother’s Day is, and her interest of when Daughter’s Day is (and could she please have some candy floss bought in for her special day 😉 ), or the fact that […]