Hey, What About the #MeToo Movement?

Four Steps to Getting Out of an Abusive Situation Kathleen Cooke leads and inspires women involved in media and entertainment through her nonprofit, The Influence Lab, which focuses on redefining Christian media strategies in the digital age. She edits the monthly Influence Women’s Journal and is also the author of the new devotional Hope4Today. Kathleen Cooke spoke about […]

Mary Treasured – And You Do Too

Mary, the Mother of Jesus, can be credited for the Christmas story told in churches around the globe over the next week. And we know the story because it’s recorded in the Bible. In fact, the one who wrote her story down makes mention that, “Mary treasured up these things”. Mary remembered what happened and kept […]

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [7c]: Look After Your Spirit

Look After Your Spirit

you don’t look after yourself, then how can you care for your family? In addition to caring for your body, and your mind, another key to managing motherhood is to look after your spirit. The modern Western world provides many wonderful gifts: access to amazing technology; life in a global village; access to further education; and the benefits […]

Create a Successful Marriage: Love Your Partner

Create a Successful Marriage: Love Your Partner

Guest blogger Samantha Freestone is a mother-of-two who offers many of the things she has learnt as she and her husband of 13 years have travelled the ups and downs of marriage. And her big takeaway? Love your partner. Samantha runs Some Answers, an Australian Christian podcast where she encourages Christians to talk about their everyday life, their struggles, and […]

Why I’m not Afraid to Take my Kids Out in Public

Why I’m not Afraid to Take my Kids Out in Public

There was a recent news report about a Christchurch family who visited a local café. By accident they discovered they were labelled as the “family with the terrifying kid”! Read about it here >>>. I’ve learnt a lot about this. I’m not afraid to take my kids out in public – that’s partly because they’re gown […]

The Paradox of Motherhood Statements

The Paradox of Motherhood Statements

Have you heard of the term “A Motherhood Statement”? In essence, it’s a is a sweeping declaration or generalization, often about important things. Here’s a definition of the term motherhood statement from Wiktionary: Noun: A vague, feel-good platitude, especially one made by a politician, that few people would disagree with. For example: “Our country must contribute to world peace.”

Good Times! 3 Steps to Fun with Your Kids.

Good Times! 3 Steps to Fun with Your Kids.

Jenny spoke to Scottie Haas on Hobart’s ultra106five about good times with your kids – listen HERE. Or read on… Woosh! Time seems to fly when you look back. Remember? It hardly seems any time since your little bundle of crumpled flesh arrived. Even with different coloured fluids escaping from just about every opening, you and your baby received […]

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [7b]: Look After Your Mind

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [7b]: Look After Your Mind

If you don’t look after yourself, then how can you care for your family? In addition to caring for your body, another key to managing motherhood is to look after your mind. This blog follows from 20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother No 7a: Look After Your Body. If you haven’t read that yet, it might be […]

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [7a]: Look After Your Body

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [7a]: Look After Your Body

The key to not just surviving, but thriving, as a mother is to look after your body. Because if you don’t look after yourself, then how can you care for your family? GO BACK TO >>>  20 WAYS TO ROCK AT BEING A MOTHER NO 6: OFFERING FORGIVENESS Looking after you is way more than just caring […]

How to Live an Authentic Life, Brokenness and All

How to Live an Authentic Life, Brokenness and All

Sometimes we feel so messed up, it’s hard to know if we are doing anyone any favors. Questions like this can plague us: Why should my children listen to me? What if I just hide and lick my wounds today? Who will notice if I go missing for a bit? This is when it’s good […]