The fear of the Lord is the teaching I have probably heard least in all my years growing up in the church and it is the thing I gloss over most often with my own kids. God is love right.…
“Do you think I should send my toddler to childcare to help socialise him before he starts kindy?” a friend asked me a few years back. Her son was an only child and she was concerned that her child wouldn’t…
After my first baby I dutifully returned to paid work when my baby was just under 1 year old. I returned to my desk job for 3 days a week (the minimum they would allow). I really wasn’t looking forward…
Ever since I had my first child I’ve had this annoying monthly neck ache. And over the years it’s gotten worse! My monthly neck ache normally coincides with my monthly cycle and is a hard one to describe to the…
I created a spreadsheet detailing the income and expenses for the year of my maternity leave (true accountant style!). How were we ever going to afford our mortgage if I stop work for a year to look after our new…
When I was little I believed what most people believe, that if you went to heaven you spent all your time sitting on white clouds in the sky playing harps. Not exactly exciting stuff. And not something that I would…
I love the feeling of being snuggled up with my husband on the couch. The feeling of warmth and intimacy. It makes me feel loved. But here I was yet again, assuming my husband and I would spend the weekend…
Most of our friends and family have hired a cleaner to clean their homes and make their lives easier. We don’t have a cleaner. Sometimes I wish we did. When I learn that yet another friend has hired a cleaner…
Stress has caused massive issues in my life. I didn’t realise until recently, but it all started when I became a new mum and strived to be a perfect mum with a perfect baby. Stressed as a New Mum I…
I wanted to commit, but I was scared. Really scared. Scared that I would be asked to do something I really didn’t want to do. I’m petrified of public speaking. I remember in my teen years other youth getting up…
