building families, developing relationships, strengthening communities
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Thought of the week…
You know those moments when you just sense something’s not quite right?
My daughter loves to explore and ‘be one’ with nature, so often she roams the neighbourhood alone road testing various parks as the perfect spot to read or journal.
She’s almost 16, so the alarm bells in my head and heart are not as loud as [...]
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Every family hits highs and lows, yet mostly sail along on a relatively even keel. Yet sometimes out of nowhere storms that cause us to be shaken up a little more than we bargained for come our way. That’s where the strength of community can play such a vital role…those rare indescribable moments when those around us step [...]
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As a work at home mom, in the midst of summer vacation, I had been fretting about how I was going to get any work done and still spend quality time with my kids.
It’s hard enough to balance being a mother, wife, home business owner, and friend when the kids are in school. And although they have been enrolled in [...]
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After thinking long and hard about what community is, I have come to realise it’s not just a group of people residing in the same suburb and a little farther. It is so much more than that…it’s about what chapters you choose to write that include others. What imprint you stamp in the lives of [...]
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The girls at thefamilyroom have been somewhat quiet in the last week or so due to school holidays.
This is a time when we revel in the company of our young charges amid a whirlwind of sleepovers, treasure hunts, movies, bike rides, visits from relatives, sleep ins, a break from routine, craft, road trips, dress ups, camping, [...]
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“I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty.”
You know those moments, when something flicks your switch, you feel fully alive, you momentarily forget you are a grown-up, you throw your head back and start laughing hysterically, you fall asleep smiling because you feel incredibly blessed, you dive into [...]
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As dads and husbands, we have been given a great responsibility. And it is not a responsibility that should be worn lightly. That responsibility is to be providers – but not just in the way that you may be thinking.
I asked a large group of men to tell me what it meant to be a provider. Overwhelmingly, [...]
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Susan recently posted an article title Bedtime Routine in which she outlines the bedtime rituals maintained in their home. It is a beautiful read…click here to have a squiz.
We are currently focussing on celebrating the everyday amongst the fray of our busy lives…to find the silver lining.
For me, as a child, my favourite part of [...]
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I was told long ago that we could pretty much count on a few sets of hands the big events in our lives. That being birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc. They are mostly great, noteworthy and cause enough to celebrate with everyone in our world.
To get to these places however, is a culmination of the effort, [...]
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To all around the world who are celebrating Father’s Day, thefamilyroom hopes you have a truly fabulous day!
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