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Farewell 2023

I find myself sitting in the quiet of my big and empty (for now) home this Sunday morning, reflecting, while the family is off to Church. It is the last day of the year – 2023. I am now Mother to three adult children and a sixteen year old. I have one year left of their schooling – my third child is completing year 12 in 2024 and my youngest is completing 3 terms of year 10 and then attending...

This Gift of Community!

(Previously Published on Mrs Words Blog) As I was sitting alone in my quiet house the other day, a thought struck me that I can’t seem to shake. I have found myself telling a few people over the past few days too and I’m kind of surprising myself. The more I think on it, the more it rings true. I am really enjoying motherhood at the moment. Okay, so here’s the thing – and I’m gonna be real honest right...

Growing Independent Kids

God reminded me that my children are only mine for a period of time and that I get the privilege and joy of loving them and the angst and heartache of moulding them into becoming all that God has called them to be. I'm just borrowing them for their formative years and then they get to go out into this big wide world on their own as wonderfully unique individuals...