Hello friends! A new season is upon us and change is in the air on many fronts. Late summer is gently slipping into early autumn and there is a nip in the air as I let the chickens out each morning. Meanwhile there is change in our nation too as the death of our long… Continue reading Pomp and Pageantry – September 2022
Author: Molly
Hi,
I'm Molly. I live with my hard working husband, four high energy children/teens, six dippy hens (one of whom is definitely crazy), two very tolerant guinea pigs, four (at the moment) cute piglets, and a sadly empty beehive due to our bees realising they would be better looked after by someone else.
Mothering hasn't always been a straightforward journey for me, which I guess is why I feel so passionately about it. I love being a Mum and feel truly blessed with my amazing family. I would love to see the value of mothering raised up in our nation.
I have a Christian faith, and truly know it is only by the grace (totally undeserved goodness) of God that I am able to write about mothering at all. I love the freedom I have in prayer.
Living in the country I’m very aware of our changing seasons, and realise there are seasons in our lives too.
Thank you for reading my blog...I hope it might be encouraging.
Molly
Summer Sundae 4 – August 2022
I love the family picture above, drawn by Dancing Toes. The respective heights of the boys dates it; Rhythm Dude is our gentle giant and towers over us all, closely followed by Lanky Dude and both HWH and myself now look up to our boys. However, they are boys no longer. They are young men… Continue reading Summer Sundae 4 – August 2022
Summer Sundae – 3 August 2022
I seem to have missed a couple of Sundays. We were away last week end and had lovely guests to stay plus a youth camp the week before. It’s also a busy time for any gardener; watering, successional sowing, harvesting and preserving. The book launch activities continue, including some podcast opportunities. A couple of weeks… Continue reading Summer Sundae – 3 August 2022
Summer Sundae 2 – July 2022
“So how do your children socialise?” is probably the most often asked question for home educating families. Up until recently I would smile, murmur something about Cubs, Brownies, football or ballet and move on. This quickly brought an end to the conversation, the enquirer was none the wiser about what he or she meant by… Continue reading Summer Sundae 2 – July 2022
Summer Sundae 1 – July 2022
Hello! It seems a while since I’ve tapped away here; one of my favourite places to write. Life is very full and I’m grateful for it. Having had restrictions on our movement over the last couple of years, along with some post viral weariness, I have a new appreciation for freedom and health which far… Continue reading Summer Sundae 1 – July 2022
Another Way to Learn? Website launch – June 2022
Life seems to move so fast, doesn’t it? As well as all the normal chores, delight filled moments and a celebration or two, myself and one of the other book authors, Philippa, have been busy setting things in place for the book launch. If you’ve missed out on this, here is the story so far.… Continue reading Another Way to Learn? Website launch – June 2022
Home Educating Plus – Staying afloat and finding joy with additional needs – May 2022
If you’re reading this as a delegate of the Learn Free conference, 2022, welcome to my blog where I’ve charted our family’s course through many seasons of life. To my much appreciated and loyal regular readers, I’ve somehow found myself, along with my wise and witty friend Sian, to be hosting the additional needs forum… Continue reading Home Educating Plus – Staying afloat and finding joy with additional needs – May 2022
Rekindling Joy in the midst of Messy Motherhood – April 2022
I love reading posts by prospective or new adoptive parents; the sense of excitement and almost reverence as they finally get to hold the child they’ve been dreaming of and striving so hard for. I remember it well. However, it’s so easy to lose that sense of wonder as the years pass and we get… Continue reading Rekindling Joy in the midst of Messy Motherhood – April 2022
An exciting new book for Home Educators- April 2022
The above photo, artistically curated by Dancing Toes, has a special significance for me. It’s taken at The Bishop’s Palace in Wells, a place much cherished by me over many seasons of my mothering. When our children were young, I would watch them play happily and imaginatively while snatching a few moments to read quietly.… Continue reading An exciting new book for Home Educators- April 2022
Holy Week – April 2022
As I sat on my rocking chair earlier this morning, with my hot cup of tea and my Lent devotional, enjoying the fresh green of new leaves on the swaying silver birch trees which grace the lane outside our house, and the cheerful yellow daffodils smiling merrily up at me, the scene is picture perfect… Continue reading Holy Week – April 2022
Mothering through the seasons 