8 Undeniable Reasons Why You are a Woman of Influence

8 Undeniable Reasons Why You are a Woman of Influence

Some are born with influence. And others deliberately take it on. Yet others have it imposed upon them. Some people do it without even realizing or underestimate it. Nations have been won and lost with it, continents discovered using it, wars begun and ended with its power, slavery abolished, criminals locked away and the innocent […]

Tips for Staying Sane in the Age of Information Overload

Tips for Staying Sane in the Age of Information Overload

This week’s guest blogger is parenting author Harriet Connor. With three young boys in her life, Harriet has thought a lot about information overload. Sometimes it is simply a case of just too much information! You can listen to the podcast as Harriet talks with Jenny Baxter about her tips and strategies HERE >>> Harriet has […]

Self Help Groups, Bangladesh: 10 Surprising Hacks

Self Help Groups, Bangladesh: 10 Surprising Hacks

Have you ever thought much about what life is like for mothers in underdeveloped countries? You know from your own experience, that motherhood life isn’t the easiest thing. But, believe me, you cannot begin to imagine how it is for women who do not have everyday luxuries. The things we just assume, are like gold: clean […]

Things to Do to Avoid Crazy School Holidays

Things to Do to Avoid Crazy School Holidays

It’s not hard to dread crazy school holidays. But hang on. What do you do with that thought? Hands up! “Do you love school holidays?” We’re in the middle of the summer school holiday period in the Southern Hemisphere. So the question today is: “Do you love school holidays?” What about crazy school holidays? Do you love […]

Be a Better Friend and Understand Your Adult Children

Be a Better Friend and Understand Your Adult Children

How do you be a better Friend, Colleague, or for that matter, Mother to your adult children? In the photo above, I’m with the other girls in my family. We are all good friends. I’ve been very intentional about this. Friendship doesn’t “just happen”! I’ve discovered the world has two types of people. And both […]

Pure Baby Bliss between Grandmas and Mothers?

Pure Baby Bliss between Grandmas and Mothers

Our guest blogger this week is Jan Murray, reflecting on Grandmothers helping Mothers. Is it a case of pure baby bliss? Or is it a family melt-down? Well, at very least, let’s avoid the melt-down! Jan Murray is a registered Midwife and a Child and Family Health nurse. She is passionate about seeing young families flourish […]

Teaching the Little Things, Like Swallowing Peas?

Teaching the Little Things, Like Swallowing Peas?

Unsurprisingly, it’s the little things that take you by surprise. Too late you discover the things you didn’t teach your kids. This is one area where it’s easy to feel like you need parenting help! Like when you realize in the middle of a wedding ceremony your son doesn’t know how to whisper, and suddenly everyone knows he […]

Five Hard-Won Insights about Overcoming Grief

Five Hard-Won Insights about Overcoming Grief

Do you ever have bad dreams? Dreams that are so real, you wake up thinking the world shifted? That’s what happened to me one morning, when it felt as though the sun would never rise. But I discovered that when overcoming grief, daylight is sure to come. I was at a busy party. Lots of […]

My Birth Story: One piece in the jigsaw

Most people glean their birth story, or “birth song”. Mostly, it happens incidentally, in small snatches. However, it’s only when you look back that you discover how important those words were. Here is what happened when I found out a part of my birth story. A birthday, and a memory My eighth birthday arrived the first […]