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
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
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
Towards self sufficiency – March 2022
I’ve always had a yearning to be self sufficient; I grew vegetables in pots when living in rented city homes, I read books describing the challenges and adventures of those who lived off the land and the 1970’s iconic series “The Good Life” is still a favourite of mine. When we finally moved out to… Continue reading Towards self sufficiency – March 2022
Lent – March 2022
The long, dark days of February are over, catkins swing merrily from the hazel trees, the horse chestnut sticky buds are almost ready to burst into fresh green leaves, and I can breathe in the anticipation of spring. As we’ve plodded on through these winter months, heads down, I’ve been taken by surprise that Lent… Continue reading Lent – March 2022
He makes everything beautiful in His time – healing from trauma – February 2022
When I was a child I loved listening to a gentle melody on our cassette player, sung sweetly by a lilting child’s voice with the lyrics “In His time, In His time, He makes all things beautiful in His time”. The words come from the book of Ecclesiastes and have whispered reassurance into my heart… Continue reading He makes everything beautiful in His time – healing from trauma – February 2022
A New Year – January 2022
A very belated happy New Year to you all. This cold, dark month of January is nearly through and there is now a gentle fading light in the early evening sky. I always feel January is a month for hibernating; last year it was enforced, this year I’ve tried to tuck myself away in between… Continue reading A New Year – January 2022
Advent and Christmas – December 2021
Advent is nearly ended and the celebrations of Christmas are just around the corner. This month of December can be like a helter-skelter, landing us in a exhausted, yet hopefully happy heap on the eve of Christmas. Our ideal is that it’s filled with delicious smelling foods, much loved traditions, twinkly lights, and sparkly-eyed children.… Continue reading Advent and Christmas – December 2021
Golden days and grey skies – November 2021
In this strange new way of living where uncertainty abounds, fear not love seems to be a motivating force, and language, ideologies and algorithms bring division, it can be hard, even for the sunniest and most optimistic of us to remain upbeat. Maybe this is appropriate. We are living, I believe, in dark times, and… Continue reading Golden days and grey skies – November 2021
Glimpses of our home ed days – Poetry teatime – November 2021
I know very little about poetry. I remember learning poems at school, most of which didn’t make much sense to me. I remember having to learn one as homework the week end my much anticipated baby sister was born. I remember nothing of the poem, but it was part and parcel of a week end… Continue reading Glimpses of our home ed days – Poetry teatime – November 2021
Mothering through the seasons 