Last night I told my husband (slightly sheepishly) that I had bought some MORE children’s books. I like to buy children’s books and my boy likes to read them. It is not just a purchase, it is an Investment. So I am reasonably sure that although we didn’t discuss this purchase together beforehand (as we […]
Archive | February, 2012
Learning to trust
23rd February, 2012 56
What does it mean to trust in God? This is my story of my exploration of this issue over the past two years. Before I got pregnant, I was moderately ill with M.E. This meant that I only had enough energy to work 2 hours a day (10 hours per week) and my mobility was […]
I am not heroic
16th February, 2012 26
The best book I’ve read this year is “Suite Francaise” by Irene Nemirovsky, about the French occupation during the Second World War. She was writing in 1942, living in wartime France. It was unfinished, because she was taken to Auschwitz before she had a chance to complete it. Her notebooks have only recently been discovered. […]
Easily broken
10th February, 2012 5
Last week I broke my iPad. Anyone who owns any Apple product will already be inwardly shuddering, but let me spell out the scale of this catastrophe for the uninitiated: It was not just any Apple product, but my NEW shiny iPad, bought for as a gift for Christmas. I use it every day for […]
Finding a voice
2nd February, 2012 12
What three adjectives would you use to describe you? The question was part of a bigger article by Jeff Goins, designed to help you find your ‘writing voice’. (Jeff has an outrageously helpful blog on how to write blogs. It’s so instructive it actually feels like cheating. Every blogger should check it out.) I asked […]
