Here is where you will find all my blog posts in one happy place… Enjoy!
How to start praying for your family…
Are you a mamma who loves Jesus? You regularly go to church, you love having a good praise and worship time in the kitchen but you still need a little help when it comes to your prayer life? Praying is one of those things that is highly contested by Satan. He does not want you…
3 simple ways to slow down life as a (homeschooling) parent of young children…
Do you often find life seems to be rushing past you as you are still trying to get organised and get out the door? Do you feel constantly in a hurry to bundle the kids up and get them somewhere? Or, even if you are not heading out, do you struggle to feel rested, calm…
5 home school hacks, to help your day at home run beautifully…
Home school days can be so full of interruptions, mishaps and mistakes! In between the breakages and bandages you may get some school work done but it can feel like constant disturbances and that can be hard! I have been home schooling my four kids (on and off) for 5 years now and I have…
What does Jesus say about parenting?
Parenting is one of the hardest, most confusing, most important things that you will ever have to do. Where we look for good parenting advice is really important. The bible has a lot more to say about parenting then you may have first thought but what did Jesus say about parenting and what can we…
Why we use the Charlotte Mason method in home schooling…
We have recently started back to our home schooling after a long Christmas break and it was absolutely beautiful to see how excited the kids were to get back to their studies. It felt like such a blessing to see their enthusiasm and then when we did start the lessons, the days were so much…
5 ways to build time with Jesus into your daily routine…
2023 has begun (happy new year). Our Christmas decorations are down and away. The visiting family have gone and we start back at our home school tomorrow. In this phase of newness, I want to strongly encourage you to build time with Jesus into your daily routine. Make it part of a new rhythm, or…
7 life-giving ways to prepare your soul for the new year…
I know Christmas has not come and gone yet but I find myself already thinking about how I can make next year absolutely amazing! I love the thought of 2023 being a year where I am closer to God then ever before, super organised, a patient and loving wife and mother and of course insanely…
5 ways to rest your soul this Christmas.
Mamma, wherever you are in the world, and whatever you have going on around you this Christmas time, you need to build in some rest! The trouble is, you have already used up all the available babysitters for the office Christmas party and a day of Christmas shopping so you are stuck with the kids…
5 Christ-centred Christmas ideas for mamma…
Christmas used to be so magical and exciting when I was young. I was that child that absolutely adored Christmas and always started the countdown in September! Now I am in charge of making it magical for my little humans, it seems to have lost a lot of its joy. Christmas can become overwhelming and…
5 obedience building ideas to try with your kids.
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) Do your children obediently stop whatever they are doing whenever you say their name, look up at you with adoring eyes, listen to your command respectfully, respond with “yes mum” and then go straight to the task you have asked…
3 Christ-centred ideas to help you become a less anxious mamma.
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) I have never suffered with anxiety in a big way. I have had times when I feel very worried for a few days but that is about the extent of my personal experience with this. I have, however, seen many…
5 thankfulness activities to help kids have a good attitude this November.
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) I live in England so we don’t tend to celebrate thanksgiving but I have always loved the thought of focusing on thankfulness throughout November to help the kids understand how many blessings God has given us. It is such an…
10 must read family Christmas books…
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) Have you ever heard of living books? I am a Charlotte Mason home educator and as part of our home school, we read a lot of beautiful, well written books. These are called living books because they are full of…
How to walk with Christ, even in the craziness of looking after young children…
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) As Christ followers, one of the most important things we can do is to walk in step with God’s Holy Spirit throughout the whole day; to regularly come back to God and ask Him to help us, once again. But,…
Adding some Mother Culture to your daily rhythm to avoid hitting crisis point.
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) You may have heard this phrase before, especially in the home school mum world, or this may be the first time you have ever heard of it. Either way, if you are a mother, you should definitely be learning about…
5 ways to keep your marriage strong…
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) Research shows, over and over again, how important it is for children to have a happy mummy and a happy daddy. The bible teaches us that marriage is a commitment we make for life. Therefore, It is so important to…
Show mercy to other mammas
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) If there is one thing us mammas are really good at it is looking at another mummy and secretly picking apart her mothering. Please tell me this is not just me… We watch how she deals with a screaming or…
6 ways to help your children engage with family bible time.
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) Do your kids do ANYTHING but sit still when you whip out the bible? Do they suddenly decide that they are desperately thirsty and hungry and need the toilet and need to shout and run and play… all because you…
Christmas giveaway!!
Christmas is right around the corner and in this house we are way past watching our first Christmas film! As a gift for you and your family, I have created a Christmas kindness calendar. The way this works best is printed out on A4 paper, stuck on your kitchen wall and used every day through…
Introducing your children to Jesus
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) God lovingly and intricately created your children and loves them more then you can ever imagine. Even more then you do! He is desperate for a close relationship with them and guess what? You are the best placed person, in…
10 ways to enjoy a truly beautiful Shabbat…
Our family has been practicing Shabbat (Same thing as a sabbath) for a couple of years now and it has been life changing. It is the event we look forward to all week and the cause of our strength for the week ahead. So, what is a Shabbat? Shabbat or sabbath is a day in…
Raising Families, the beautiful way…
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) So, I’m new to this; blogging, techie stuff, even writing. However, I’ve had eight years to practise raising children according to what the bible teaches and I’ve made an amazing discovery – it works beautifully! I have four gorgeous kids;…
The single most important rule for parenting, ever…
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) What do you think the single most important thing to hold on to whilst in the midst of parenting your beautiful little children is? What is the rule above all other rules that we should remember and live out every…
How to be a daughter of God, before being a mamma…
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.) Mothering can take over every part of your life. You are never alone! You have to put little people first, over and over again. Once they start talking, they never stop. They drain your energy and take every brain cell…