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Updated February 2022 Easter is a harder story to tell than the Christmas story, but such a vital one, as it is central to our faith. There’s so much detail, so many layers of meaning and relevance, it can be hard to know what to leave in and what to leave out. For under 5s, … Read more
I’m a run around, get lots done, energetic sort of person, so I’ve come late to this realisation: We ALL need rest, time to pause, to reflect, to process. As we approach what is often the busiest time of year, it’s even more important to put things in place to press pause on the doing … Read more
Why would you celebrate Passover if you’re not Jewish? Such a good question! We’ve been celebrating Passover for over ten years now. Our children have grown up in a home where it’s the norm and each year we’ve invited other people to join us. In some ways, we celebrate Passover because we celebrate a weekly … Read more
I’m sure, like me, you occasionally visit the Baker Ross website. I usually go looking for one thing, and am quickly overwhelmed by the sheer variety of wonderful crafty things! What I find tricky, is buying craft items which can only be used in one way, so here are seven ways you could use the … Read more
A friend of mine has bought a Play Mobil nativity set and asked if I had any ideas on how she could use it to explore the Christmas story with them this Advent. I LOVE my Play Mobil nativity set, and so I had a few ideas to share with her, and thought you might … Read more
Have you ever wondered where the idea of communion came from? It’s something we can take for granted especially if we experience it as a regular part of our church life. However, the roots of communion go back thousands of years to the first Easter, the week Jesus died, the week we sometimes call Holy … Read more
a beautiful version of the Christmas story Title: On Angels’ Wings Author: Michael Morpurgo Illustrator: Quentin Blake Published by: Egmont UK RRP: £5.99 or only £2.90 here Best for: families looking for a different route into the Christmas story, full of wonder and beauty Best bit: glorious story telling by Michael matched by stunning illustration by Quentin – a match made in … Read more
I recently discovered I have curly hair. Having brushed and blow dried my hair for 30+ years, I knew that if I left it wet it went frizzy. But after a drastic cut from mid-back length to a short bob, out popped curls! If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the amount of stuff you’ve been told you could/should do to help your family grow in faith, why not take my Curly Hair approach:
I grew up in a home with lots of traditions: how we did breakfast, birthdays, and, of course, Christmas! It’s sometimes hard to get the balance between enjoying traditions and not being ruled by them. Here are some mistakes I made in the early days of being a Mum and how I plan to learn … Read more
Christmas is a great time to celebrate Jesus. However, it is also a very busy time, so we need to be intentional. Each year I try to prioritise three activities to help us: The list below is a collection of ideas, one or two of which might be just right for your family this year. … Read more
It’s December, the last month in what has been a pretty dreadful year in many ways. How do we celebrate Christmas? In order to work out our answer to that question, I’ve got three questions (I’ve put each in three different ways – make your choice!): What is your family like? / What do you … Read more
This list is collection of some of the fun ways we have done faith at home during Advent and Christmas in our family, with our friends and people at church. I’m an ideas person, and so I share these ideas with you in the hope that one or two of them will be just right … Read more