The monk and the night owl
My older daughter describes herself as a ‘night hour’ (for which read ‘night owl’). Many nights of the week she will settle to sleep fairly well – but every ten days or so, it just ain’t gonna happen....
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Feeling the love
I’ve just had a fleeting, 24-hour visit to Sydney. It seemed longer, and much as I enjoyed being back in Sydney it was good to get home again. I just love that feeling of walking into my house and...
View ArticleGod’s wife and other stories
We all get them. Those jokes and stories, circulating through our email in-tray. Every once in a while, one grabs me because it is extra funny, or somehow tugs at my heart. A bunch of those stories...
View ArticleChildren of the heart
Here’s another in my mini-series of sweet stories from the depths of my in-tray: A class of first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair...
View ArticleJamie’s leading role
Today’s little story for you, compliments of my ex (bless him): Whenever I’m disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in the school...
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Today is the last little story from a bunch that popped into my email on the weekend: An eyewitness account from New York City, on a cold day in December, some years ago: A little boy, about ten years...
View ArticleThe book for parents who want to get the joy back in their lives
Parenting with Soul won’t tell you what to believe, but it will show you how to make spirituality part of your family’s life. It’s about seeing the sacred in our homes and turning the things we do each...
View ArticleYou can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk
Kids tell it like it is. And they know some very useful stuff indeed. Such as the fact that you can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. Or it’s never a good idea to try to baptise a cat. Our...
View ArticleThe inspiration of parents
I’ve just uploaded some new videos to my YouTube channel. Here’s one on the things that inspired me when I was writing Parenting with Soul. (Speaking of inspiring, these videos were created with the...
View ArticleThe Simple Things
I have to come clean — I am no domestic goddess. There are days when I get caught up in the consumer frenzy: I succumb to over-packaged frivolities in the supermarket aisles; I call for takeaway...
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