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Category Archives: Family Life
Wide Open Spaces
“Let’s go for a walk, today” he says. “Okay” says I. Once again my husband decides on a fitness programme for me. Its time to take me in hand. From past experience, him acting as my personal trainer never lasts … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Photography, Reflections
Tagged Exercise, Family, Health, Rural Wales, Wales, Walks
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Songs for the Soul
We’re sat watching and washing in beautiful sounds of worship. I can see our ragged souls being ministered to and mended after a week lost to crisis management. I am very proud of our youngsters for how they have responded … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Reflections
Tagged Being family, Faith, Family, Health, Life, Peace, Prayer, Reflections
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Conversations with Boffin
I picked him up from school and began the winding journey home that I have become very fond of. We have experienced the splash of autumn colours, the ambush of acorns, cold mornings, grey skies, followed by the beautiful sunrise … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Communication, Family Life, Parenting
Tagged Family, fun, Humour, Learning, School
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Heralding Spring
I was supposed to be in Chester discussing a Book Event, but an early text this morning postponed our meeting to a later date and instead I find myself at liberty to write and reflect. With my human rock, also … Continue reading
Posted in Church Life, Family Life, Parenting, Poetry, Politics, Reflections, Rural Wales, Writing
Tagged Chris Cleave, God, Growing up, Growth, Humour, inspiration, Life, Reading, Reflections, Spring, Writing
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Here Endeth the Lesson that was 2016
What an exciting, intense and joy-filled year it’s been. When I stand still and look back, my view now, in comparison to the beginning of the year, is very different to where we began the year. These are some significant … Continue reading
Posted in Church Life, Family Life
Tagged Being family, Church, Family, Growing up, Summary
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A Dish of Vegetables
Confession time! I remember a short period of time when mine and my brother’s bedroom was divided by this strange wooden divider. The layout of our room was regularly changed. It was my spontaneous mother’s way. She often refreshed … Continue reading
A Month Assessment
We’re now calling him ‘Boffin’ instead of Rich Tea Boy! A month into his school experience and it was time to assess, as I had said we would, whether we have made the right decision or not to put him … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Home Education, Parenting, Reflections
Tagged Culture, Education, Home Education, homeschooling, School, Security
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