It’s been a little while since Easter now. All the signs are out of the shops and they have moved on to the next advertising opportunity. Bakers have reduced their production of hot cross buns and the eggs have been removed from the shelves. But there are still plenty of chocolate Easter eggs around my…
I recently flew interstate for a work retreat. Packing my bag came with a few challenges. To begin with I was leaving home at 10 degrees Celsius and arriving at my destination at 25 degrees Celsius. I was also leaving home very early in the morning so had to make sure everything was packed the…
The other day it was pouring rain outside. The whole family had just arrived home from visiting the shops. We had a four-year-old, a one-year-old and 16 different bags to bring in from the car. My husband and I paused as we watched the rain coming down and spoke out our game plan. I’d grab…
Our family was recently invited to our neighbours for dinner. They hosted an open house where all the young families in our part of the street came over. If you’ve ever been out with a young toddler you will know that sitting back a socialising is not the top priority. You’re constantly watching where they…
Ruth went to her mail box and there was only one letter. She picked it up and looked at it before opening, but then she looked at the envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address. She read the letter: Dear Ruth, I’m going to be in your neighbourhood Saturday…