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I always try harder with my firstborn’s birthday. It’s some kind of personal psychological healing from all the trauma of the day he was born. Like with most parenting choices it has nothing to do with him and everything to do with me. Along came birthday number six. Now being an enthusi…

We were on a beach. The sun was shining. It was one of those rare holiday experiences when we felt like we were getting it right. We were together. No one was screaming, crying, fighting or on their way to A&E. It was the sort of moment people put on Facebook. So when my son pointed to the big r…

Summer clothes? Check. Suncream? Check. Buckets and spades? Check. Address of a good local church? You what?! If attending church isn’t already one of your family holiday habits, here are 6 reasons why you might want to give it a try. God is still worth worshipping. Even when we are away from …

Holiday envy is like every other kind of envy - kitchen envy, career envy, wardrobe envy - only it tends to be particularly acute during the summer months when “everyone” is having an amazing holiday – apart from you. In part 1 we acknowledged that no parent is ever entirely &…

Can we do that? Can I try that? Can I go with them? Can I have a go at that, this once? On holiday strange things happen. New opportunities. Chance meetings. Bizarre moments. Confusing decisions. Odd questions. We were in a Devon village during their annual festival. It was coming to the end of the …

You’re on a campsite, late at night, miles from anywhere, after a particularly fractious journey. The eldest has just stormed off in a huff because of the lack of Wi-Fi. The 7 year-old can’t sleep because ‘it doesn’t smell right’ and the baby is inconsolable because, so…

Our first ever family holiday abroad to France with 4 young children required a significant amount of planning – flights, car hire, travel insurance, health cards, passports, finding four booster seat backpacks on eBay. All that was before I even got to sun cream, clothing, swimming kits, acti…

Road tripping this holiday? We have some great tunes for you and reviews to go along with them! Turn that trip into a rooooad triiiip!! Michael Tinker’s Topsy Turvy Kingdom - read our REVIEW here. Randall Goodgame’s Sing the Gospel: A Slugs and Bugs collection - read our REVIEW here…

“Let’s talk about sex!” – It’s very unlikely that your parents ever started a conversation with you using those words. It’s also very unlikely that you’ve ever said those words to your children. It probably wouldn’t be the best way of starting to talk …

Our pals Woody and Buzz are back in the latest movie from the hit franchise! They embark on an adventurous road trip with Bonnie making new friends and meeting up with some old ones. As you watch the film, here are 4 gospel conversation starters you could chat about as a family… • Worry …