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Calling all Pilgrims Progress fans ⚔️, a truly meaningful giveaway and what’s on our shelves 📚
Dear ones, I write from under a blanket, for the first time this year, with my slippers dusted off and bringing comfort once more, as England seems to have finally welcomed in Autumn. I know it officially started some time ago, but even two days ago I was still wearing sandals and a sleeveless linen dress gathering cosmos from the garden to adorn the table, so I am thrilled to finally feel the chill in the air. I don’t know about you, but as that chill sets in, Christmas is immediately all I...
🥳 37% off for my 37th birthday
Dear friend, As I entered my 37th year, I came down with mastitis, and as I’ve been holed up in bed, I’ve truly had to fight for joy. Asking the Lord “why today?” Yet it is just a day. A day that helps us to reflect on what’s gone before us, these past 365 days, and there is so much to be grateful for - all that the Lord has done for and in me, the people who have shared the journey with me, and I am especially grateful that I get to spend my days creating things that help families make space...
Love the child God has given you, not the one you want ♥️
Dear friends, In my struggle with gentleness I can often blame my irritability or anger on the child’s character. “If they were just xyz then I wouldn’t respond this way” If they were less loud… intense… fearful… strong willed… You fill in the blank. I’ve come to notice that when I am attempting to force my children to become more of something they’re not, this is when I become less gentle. I’m irritated when they are fearful of trying something new. I’m irritated when they want to talk for...
Can I become a gentler mum? 🙏
Dear friends, For many years now, I’ve come to realise that I am not the mother I hoped I would be. I fall so very short of my own ideal on a daily basis. One of the ways I fall short is in my struggle with gentleness. I had this almost ethereal vision of what I might be like as a mother: serene and calm, with a gentle and joyful answer always on my lips. Sadly, that has not been my reality. As a mother of five, including twins, with all the demands and stimulation that come with raising a...
My heart sank as my son came to me with this… but…
Dear friend, This week my son approached me with a book he’d borrowed from school and said, “Mum, I don’t think I should be reading this.” It isn’t the first time he’s done this, and my heart sank as I wondered what he’d been exposed to this time. But almost immediately, I was reminded that this moment itself was a gift. It showed me that he trusts me. That he wants to bring his concerns to me. And, above all, that the Lord has been growing his discernment. Now, I know you’re probably...
The books every family should have on their shelves (with an exclusive discount on them for you!) 🥳⭐️🙌
Sweet friends, Lithos Kids create some of our favourite books and I am so excited to be able to share a 40% off code with you! If you already know about Lithos Kids and just want to run with the code… it’s LIFEGIVINGPAGES on any item here but if this is the first you’ve heard of them, stick with me for six quick fire reasons why I think you will love them too! ⭐️ They truly want kids to fully understand the Bible from a young age - achieved by overviews, timelines, summaries and thoughtful...
💌 20% off - but the real gift isn't the discount
Dear friend, One of my greatest prayers for my children isn't simply that they'll love books. It's that they'll learn to see the world through a biblical lens. Because every day, our children are being taught how to interpret the world around them. Through films. Through friends. Through the stories they consume. As Christian parents, we have the beautiful opportunity to help shape that lens. That's one of the reasons I created these faith based book companions. Rather than simply closing a...
It finally happened!! (and the giveaway of dreams!) 🏛️🏺
Happy Wednesday dear ones, It finally happened to me… After recommending this book for years, both online and to friends, a local friend finally borrowed it and they approached this weekend, weeks after borrowing it… this is what they said… “That book you loaned me…. Best book ever!!” It’s every “bookish girly’s” dream to hear a friend truly get your passion for a particular book, even if she did chuckle at the hundreds of tabs I’d put in it to highlight quotes that had struck me. So here I...
A Charlotte Mason giveaway, short review and what we’ve been enjoying lately.
Happy Saturday dear ones, I couldn't find a review of this sweet looking early chapter book from a Christian perspective, so I wrote one for you. It's a sweet story of a baby owl who is afraid of the dark. His mother tells him to ask others why they like the dark, in order to help him overcome his fear, with each chapter focusing on one positive aspect of the dark- great for littles who are also struggling with nighttime fears. It’s endearing and has a predictably happy ending of him...
A Valentines Gift, Book List and Dwell Giveaway! ✨🌸
Happy Valentines Day dear ones. Admittedly, I had forgotten it was Valentines Day until mid morning. I can barely remember what day of the week it is most days, but usually we would have done some kind of activity so I’ve clawed back some of my mum points this afternoon by baking chocolate cake with them, and tomorrow we’ll belatedly sit down and devour both the cakes and all of our favourite Valentine’s Day themed books. If you’re late to the party too, take heart that you aren’t alone, and...
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