I love a good list. Here are the top ten posts of 2015, in terms of how many times they’ve been read. There were some surprises, even for an avid stats-page-watcher like me. The oldest one is from three years ago, but eight of the ten are from this year. I like to think I’m […]
We are a week away from relocating to Thailand for the foreseeable future. WOAH. I have so many posts I want to write! Here are a few things that are on the boil right now. Someday when I’m not packing will end up here: We held a dedication ceremony at home yesterday for our daughter. I’d […]
This is the third and probably last in a short series of Advent posts, collecting some of the best writing from around the world to fuel your Advent journey. You can find the first two posts here and here. Rachel Held Evans American blogger and writer extraordinaire Rachel Held Evans is blogging through the […]
Is it just me, or is Advent all over the internet this year in a way it hasn’t been in the past? If online resources nourish your spirituality, there are plenty of them out there. Here are some of the best things I’ve found over the last week or so. Let me know if any […]
If there are kids in your life, and you’re keen on celebrating Advent at home, then you’re probably pretty set by now. Calendars or candles are on the go, and maybe the pile of Christmas picture books is being devoured. Now it’s the adults’ turn. And it’s time to move from Pinterest and To Do […]
Welcome! This is a reworking of an earlier post, from March 2013 (just so I’m not soliciting undue sympathy: I’m fine now!). Being a woman equals being in community. The same might feel true for men (I hope it does), but I can’t write that blog post, being in possession, as I am, of two […]
This is part of a series aiming to help us all go easier on ourselves and make our parenting lives more enjoyable and satisfying. The whole series list is here and more links are at the bottom of the post. [Update: 2.5 years later I’ve revised this and added some stuff in. Feel free to suggest […]
The WordPress.com stats page is my constant companion. I LOVE looking at graphs and numbers and trends and data. If you do too, feel free to check out the fun report they generated for Sacraparental. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 77,000 times in […]
I didn’t get it before I had a baby. And now I really, really don’t get it. One of the ‘reasons’ women as a group, in all professions, all areas of paid work, are paid less (per hour) than men is that so many women ‘take time out of the workforce’ to raise children. This […]
Probably my favourite season of the church year is coming up soon. Advent, the four weeks before Christmas where we prepare ourselves for celebrating Jesus’ arrival in our world. There’s lots to like about Advent (even if you don’t have calendars filled with chocolate). It’s not often we engage deeply in old-fashioned anticipation, […]