“White flowers for Easter!” she announced triumphantly. … “It looks like a church at Easter time, doesn’t it?” remarked Jenny. As she spoke the sun rose behind the mountain and streamed into the room, blessing them with warmth and light.” Star of Light, Patricia StJohn Hello friends! I hope you all had a joyful Easter,… Continue reading New beginnings against a backdrop of storm clouds – April 2024
Tag: Home education
A Long Lent and Easter Expectations – March 2024
“I have found a very perfect man who wishes to live after the precepts of the Holy Gospel…..And I believe the Lord intends by him to renew the the faith all over the world” Elizabeth Goudge - My God and My All - The life of Saint Francis of Assisi Hello Friends! How have you… Continue reading A Long Lent and Easter Expectations – March 2024
Feasting and fasting – February 2024
“Lent is a time set aside to reorientate ourselves, to clarify our minds, to slow down, recover from distraction, to focus on the values of God’s kingdom and on the value he has set on us and on our neighbours” Malcolm Guite, “Word in the Wilderness” Hello Friends! These are words I need to hear.… Continue reading Feasting and fasting – February 2024
Winter walks and warm soups – January 2024
Another year, and cause for meditation. What better than to sit in the new arm chair and to watch the seagulls circling, And to think. Although this is a grand term for what’s going on in my head at 6 a.m.” Blythe, Stour Seasons, 2016 Hello friends! I thoroughly enjoyed reading through “Stour Seasons” a… Continue reading Winter walks and warm soups – January 2024
Low light, autumn mists and Advent serenity – November 2023
Hello friends! November has been a month of contrasts; white, drizzly, enfolding mists alternating with rich, vivid displays of autumnal leaves spectacular against crystal clear cold blue skies. It began with All Saints Day, encompassed Bonfire night and Armistice Day and is now leading us into the season of Advent. I have grown to love… Continue reading Low light, autumn mists and Advent serenity – November 2023
Home educating with additional needs – November 2023
Hello friends! Here’s an article I wrote for Mark, The Additional Needs Blogfather If you have a child with additional needs, or know someone who does, I’d highly recommend clicking on his website and taking a look both at the work he does with churches and also at his blog posts in which he shares… Continue reading Home educating with additional needs – November 2023
Autumnal colours and good community – October 2023
Hello Friends! I wonder whereabouts you dwell in this beautiful world of ours? If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re in the middle of autumn, with all its rich colours, enticing fragrances and comforting tastes. In our little patch of England, I’ve been appreciating some warm sunshine alongside the mists and gentle rain, the hues… Continue reading Autumnal colours and good community – October 2023
Seasons of change and autumnal preparations – September 2023
Hello friends! How are you? For those of us in the U.K., our summer days (which have been a bit of a mixed bag) are drawing to a close and we are beginning to see and feel the signs of autumn; a nip in the early morning air, hedgerows laden with red rose hips and… Continue reading Seasons of change and autumnal preparations – September 2023
Summer rhythms – August 2023
August is slipping throughout our fingers, a mix of warm, sunny days, outdoor picnics and flip flops, grey drizzly days and a few thunder storms through which we’ve battled in our tents! Here’s a medley of our summer season thus far. I trust that whatever your circumstances you are finding some moments to rest and… Continue reading Summer rhythms – August 2023
Modern Miss Mason conference; Laying foundations in the early years – June 2023
I have the very unexpected delight and honour of having been asked to be part of the early years panel at the Modern Miss Mason conference. For those of you who may not have come across the lovely Leah Boden, she has become a leading light not only in the UK home ed world, but… Continue reading Modern Miss Mason conference; Laying foundations in the early years – June 2023
Mothering through the seasons 