Category Archives: Parenting

The Terrible Suitcase

Posted on January 24, 2014 by sarahcondie

Many children will be starting school in the new year – a time of anticipation and excitement and a little angst. The summer before my eldest child started school he caught whooping cough which ended all plans of swimming lessons, … Continue reading →

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Christmas books for young and old

Posted on November 28, 2013 by sarahcondie

Even though my children are now young adults, I still look forward to December when I find all our children’s books about Christmas and put them out to read.  I still read them and enjoy them.  Many of these books … Continue reading →

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Thoughts to make your heart sing

Posted on February 1, 2013 by sarahcondie

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I struggle to find thoughts that make my heart sing. Sometimes events in life make me sad, discouraged, angry or frustrated – and there is no melody ringing in my heart.  I am … Continue reading →

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Whoops!…I almost forgot

Posted on October 26, 2012 by sarahcondie

Recently a nightmare awakened me and I felt hot, sweaty and worried. It concerned one of my children and I lay there feeling helpless while I tried to tell myself it was only a dream. Soon after this, I received … Continue reading →

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A wise Mum understands the impact of her words

Posted on May 30, 2012 by sarahcondie

A wise Mum knows that her child has supersonic ears and will hear any and every conversation involving them.  The doors might be closed, your house might have thick walls, but somehow, they seem to be able to hear these … Continue reading →

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A wise Mum ‘gets’ unconditional love

Posted on April 29, 2012 by sarahcondie

Two of my favourite picture books that I read to my three children are Love you Forever by Robert Munsch and The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown.  I loved them for a truth they communicated about how much a mother … Continue reading →

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A wise Mum remembers grace

Posted on April 20, 2012 by sarahcondie

A number of years ago, Keith gave me a bunch of poppies.  It was not a beautiful bunch of flowers at first as it was a bunch of pods, but I put them in a vase in the middle of … Continue reading →

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A wise Mum trusts in God

Posted on April 14, 2012 by sarahcondie

I love this photo from the State Library of NSW – I have no idea whether Florence Austral was a mother as well as being a famous singer, but this photo depicts a thoroughly domestic scene – she is making … Continue reading →

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She’s leaving home…

Posted on March 21, 2012 by sarahcondie

It happened suddenly last week – just like that.  Susannah told us on Tuesday night that she might be moving out and on Wednesday it was no longer a possibility, it was a reality and it was happening in three … Continue reading →

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Olive Kitteridge

Posted on February 29, 2012 by sarahcondie

Keith gave me Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout for Christmas and it was a beautiful read.  I read it from cover to cover right away and couldn’t put it down.  I am in the middle of reading it again, this time … Continue reading →

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