Lucy Rycroft sent me a copy of her new book Deborah and Jael, to read and review. *As always, even though I was gifted the book, I’ll only share my honest opinion in my review.* If you’ve followed me for a while you may be aware of my bugbear with Read more…
This is part four of a four part series on The World God Made. You’ll find the other sessions here:1. Creation2. God made people3. The Rules in the Garden This session is a kind of round up of The World God Made and provides a prompt to chat about how Read more…
I’m working my way through all the curriculum I put together in my years as a Children and Families pastor; I will keep adding it here in case it can be helpful for you doing church at home with your kids! This is the first of four sessions on The Read more…
I’ve been on the radio a few times recently; last month I was on discussing contraception and whether we should share pictures of our kids on social media. I hadn’t written about that yet because a) life is hectic and b) I think I still haven’t quite processed it yet! Read more…
Recently I went on Premier Christian Radio to be part of a conversation the Big Breakfast show. I’m going to part of these conversations over the next few months with the hope being we share some opposing views and have a chat about them. Parenthood looks so different for all Read more…
Yesterday I went to a splash park with my husband and kid. I’ve worked more than my hours already this week so I seized the opportunity to take some time to frolic in the sun. However, even though it was really warm in the sunshine the water was still freezing! Read more…
My lack of blog posts this month is indicative of how hectic life has been the last few weeks. I’ve done a fair bit of travelling for work and I feel like I have a to-do list way longer than my arm so we haven’t managed many date nights. So, Read more…
Ever been driving along merrily, feeling smug that the traffic isn’t as bad as normal, and then, just in front of you, out pulls a funeral procession? This is exactly what happened to us this afternoon. Now, I’ll be honest, my first response was immediate frustration, starting when I realised there Read more…
Perhaps you are (or are going to be) an absolute lover of the newborn phase and it’s your dream to hibernate away with your tiny human for as long as possible. Or, maybe, alternatively you are like me and you’re going to need to be intentional about how to keep Read more…
It was my turn to plan this time and I simply had to ask myself, “what does my husband like?” and I was fortunate that the answers fitted perfectly with the letter B (although he’d probably also add in Fifa!) The beers were ‘Brewdog’ (hubby’s favourite), the burgers were beef and Read more…