Tonight is Christmas Eve. You have both just gone to bed having done our annual routines. They are routines that we have done for many years now. It is those family traditions that bring the best gift that Christmas has to offer – the gift of gratitude. Every Christmas Eve we sprinkle reindeer food on […]
I don’t like using other people’s quotes, I prefer to come up with my own rather than regurgitating other people’s thoughts. There are a few quotes though that really do offer food for thought. I’m going to remind you of what I think is my favourite quote of all time. I don’t even know who […]
I refuse to believe in loss. Sometimes things happen that mean that we feel a hole inside of us – that feeling can range from a small sadness to a huge gaping hole that feels like a piece of our insides have been torn out. It might be caused by something simple like breaking something […]
Yes, you heard me right. I expect you to fail in life. I guess that is not a statement that you’d expect a mother to say to her children. It is true though and I’ll explain why. If you always succeed it means that you are not pushing the boundaries of what you are capable […]
To my children, This is my first message to you. It’s important that you understand what this blog is and what it is not. I’ve started this so you can come here and listen to me if there is ever a reason that you can’t talk to me. There are lots of reasons that you […]