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Are You a Mary or a Martha?
20 February 2012
I once heard it said that God created us to be human beings, not human doings. Actually, I’ve heard this more than once… probably because I’m an over-active “doer” myself, usually with multiple to-do lists on the go at any given time.
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What is Love?
13 February 2012
Love has been the subject of many a poet and songwriter since the beginning of time. These ones came to mind, and I’m sure you could easily think of more.
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Playing the Game of MumSense
06 February 2012
During the holidays my family has been playing a variation of Scrabble, called Twister Scrabble. It is very much like the original version of Scrabble except when you put tiles on certain marked squares you get to pick up a Twister card. These cards have things like “spell a word backwards”, “take a tile from another player” and “take someone else’s score for their go” written on them. My parents, who are avid Scrabble players, struggled a bit with the twisted rules!
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Starting off for 2012
30 January 2012
Welcome back, after what I hope has been an enjoyable Christmas and a restful holiday break. The holidays have come to an abrupt end and it’s back to work, getting the kids ready for school and kinder, enrolled in extra curricular activities and preparing to start the MOPS year with a new theme and some new team members.
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Closing the curtains on 2011
19 December 2011
The year is fast drawing to a close. This is our last blog post for 2011 and we will recommence in February when school returns.
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Is Santa guilty of identity fraud?
12 December 2011
A number of years ago, our elder son invited his Jewish girlfriend to share Christmas with us. She had never celebrated Christmas before and regarded it as a Christian celebration. The relationship seemed fairly serious so I thought this was a great opportunity to share who we were as Christians. But, as I started the Christmas preparations I realised that very little of what we do in our “celebration” had anything to do with Christian beliefs.
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Christmas is Coming
05 December 2011
The shops are filled with tinsel. The kids are humming Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (reindeer). Suddenly December is upon us, and the season of Advent is once again here. The word Advent comes from the Latin word adventus, which means coming.
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Better Mum Magazine 2011
28 November 2011
It was at the Australasian Conference last year that I first suggested the idea of an annual glossy MOPS magazine. Twelve months (and a whole lot of hard work) later, copies of Better Mum magazine are all over the country! Editing the mag was a huge privilege and I am so proud of the finished product. It was a very big effort by a very small team of people.
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The Blessing of High Tea
21 November 2011
The Leadership Team at Stafford MOPS in Brisbane, sure know how to do morning tea in style! Their High Tea mornings have become an annual event, and an undoubted highlight of their MOPS year. This year they combined their special morning with a fundraiser for breast cancer, and treated their mums to a pink extravaganza.
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A Significant Step
14 November 2011
Taking on MOPS leadership this year has been a significant step in my journey. I was very shy as a child and suffered from low self-esteem as a teenager. Then I met with God and He began whispering things about my worth and my abilities. He guided me into helping out here, and getting involved there. He has given me verses to cling to when I was pretty sure I couldn’t do what he was suggesting. And He has never failed to assure me that He is with me and loves me no matter what ….and always will.