motherhood

The Small Blessings That Speak Truth

December 11, 2011

I wish I thought to take a picture of all the rubbish that came home in my children’s bags on the last day of school. It was epic! Think this picture below times at least 100. This is just the remnants; the stuff that was salvageable. School is finished and I managed to get through [...]

A Special Mother-Moment

November 1, 2011

After a hard week, it takes just one special moment to reinforce what a privilege it is to be a mother. You know those moment that take your breath away? Let me back track a little. My two older girls started training in Rhee Tae Kwon Do before I did. After watching for a few [...]

A Squeaky Wheel

October 16, 2011

REEEK, REEEK, REEEK, REEEK. Jolly pram. REEEK, REEEK, REEEK, REEEK. My feet hit the ground, falling in rhythm with the repetive screech of the pram wheel as I walked the short path to pick up my school children. I walked fast, as I like to do. Just up ahead, I saw a small grandma with [...]

I Don’t Want to Give My Kids Advice

October 12, 2011

I don’t want to give my kids advice, I want to impart wisdom. Advice: a proposal for an appropriate course of action Wisdom: ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight Many will give my children’s advice as they mature — doctors, dentists, teachers, friends, colleagues – but as a mother, I want to [...]

Mothering Motherless

October 9, 2011

{My mother with her grandchildren. This picture captures her essence.} She died 5 years ago, my mother. Too young to die at 51. They say time heals the pain. In many ways this is true: the knife pain in my heart is now an ache that never quite goes away. The pain is not as [...]

On Being Fallible & Giving My Kids the Chance to Shine

October 6, 2011

I have realised I don’t have to be everything to my kids in order for them to thrive. Actually, trying to be everything can do quite the opposite, I believe. In my many, many moments of weakness, I see how capable my children are. I absolutely adore this picture of my amazing kids shining. When [...]

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