I went for a walk yesterday afternoon, just as the sun was beginning to go down. Kaya has a cold – nothing serious but enough to make her really whiny – so when she asked to get into the pushchair in the hallway mid-afternoon, I took it as a sign and we headed out together….
Christmas marked three months since we moved into our rented house in SE London, and five months since we left Luxembourg. It already feels like an age, and yet I feel like a complete newbie here too. Christmas Day is also Kaya’s half birthday (we planned that well!) so I now have an 18 month…
Today it’s a week since the terror attacks in Paris. I’ve spent the week trying to unravel the massive knot of thoughts in my head. And come to the conclusion there’s no unraveling to be done. Life is messy. Life is brutal and terrible. Life is incredible and beautiful. And if I’m trying to make…
One of the joys of being back in my home country again after eight years overseas, is the libraries. There are two within a short walking distance of my house. TWO! The day I was there signing up for my library card, I didn’t actually intend to take anything out. I had a bunch of…
I used to think the slippery slope was dangerous, now I think it’s the ride of a lifetime. Growing up in the church, I heard frequent warnings from the pulpit, the youth conference stage, many of the adults in my life, about The Slippery Slope. There was a right way to think and believe and…
September and October were both crazy busy (we finally moved all our stuff out of my parents’ garage and dining room and into our new home) and frustratingly slow (hello solo parenting in a brand new neighbourhood). We are so relieved to finally be getting settled in a place we can call home for the…
