building community starts with family
It really won’t be that long before we have a baby in our arms. I am actually counting the weeks before I have to step down from my volunteering roles as my baby bump becomes less practical for the role. With that comes a sense of concern that I may feel disconnected from what is Read More …
It has recently been that season where step mothers in various places around the globe have been sweating out Mother’s Day. For some these days are full of care disruptions as children have ‘special time’ with their biological parent where they otherwise wouldn’t. For others it was the demands of biological parents not to have Read More …
If someone asked if I was willing to make a new career as an anti-bullying advocate I would say ‘no’. Probably more emphatically than that but it’s important you know that, yes, with the experiences of recent years I have become passionate about dealing with bullies. I have zero tolerance for that kind of behaviour Read More …
What is one thing I can do today to prepare for Christmas this year? Hmm, well I can think of a few things that I can do. Here is the beginnings of my list: Start saving! Normally Christmas savings is something that I am all over before New Years even strikes. However, starting out this Read More …
Two years ago Jeremy and I talked about writing about how we staged our low cost wedding. With all that is our busy lives we never quite got there. In fact, our wedding was so inexpensive that I would have to sit down and itemise the individual costs to work out the total because, honestly, Read More …
We are so excited that Baby Clarke is definitely making their presence known. And, really, we have been so incredibly blessed that we are wanting to pass the blessing on to others. What better way when you are expecting a baby than to find a way to bless those who go through the challenges that Read More …
If money and time were no object, where would I pick up and fly to if I could? Wow, that is a *huge* question. I have not had a proper holiday without the children since 2013. Yep, coming up five years. I am well and truly overdue. I guess it comes down to what you Read More …
If Jeremy and I could credit one thing for the reason we are so truly blessed on a day to day basis it would be that we have jointly adopted a ‘pay it forward’ spirit. It is not something that was 100% there as a shared life focus to begin with but was certainly something Read More …
By popular request. Lots of people have been asking about how we broke the news of our expecting a baby and what they the response of the children was. I have to really joyfully say that the news has been received with nervous excitement, lots of questions. Beyond that we have only experienced the odd Read More …
Some context: Last week had been somewhat of a tumultuous week, with lots of work demands as I work with a business in putting together a ‘growth and expansion plan’ and start helping them build a policy framework to support many, many more staff than they do at this moment. In high demand weeks, I Read More …