When my mum finished secondary school, she had no idea what she wanted to do with her life. The school’s careers adviser apparently passed her an A-Z book of careers and told her to pick. She got as far as Ac – Accounting – and decided, I could do that. In the UK in the…
(You can read Part I and Part II of Oskar’s birth story here…) I want to tell you something really important. I want to tell you that you don’t need to feel any shame over your births. You don’t need to feel guilty. You don’t need to be embarrassed. It is a heavy burden to…
Here are the last three spiritual practices I have to offer you from my own experience as a baby mama. If you are just coming here for the first time, maybe go back and start with the introduction, then the first two practices (the presence of God, and music), and the next three (quiet, space…
We’ve been talking about how to hold onto your faith in the early joyful and hard months of being a mama. (I’d recommend going back to read the introduction post, and then about practicing the presence of God, and using music in your daily life). These next three spiritual practices seem to go together so…
So you’re a baby mama (or papa!) and you are looking for ways you can keep your faith alive through this sleep-deprived, something-new-every-day, emotional rollercoaster of a season? Here are my first two spiritual practices to help carry you through these crazy hard and wonderful days. (If you missed the Intro Post, I’d recommend going…
I read an article recently aimed at Christian mums, about how to keep a strong faith through this season of our lives. The main focus was on maintaining your daily “Quiet Time”, that characteristic method of prayer and bible study that is taught as the standard by many churches. You set aside a block of…
