Lactation Cookies: 3 Reasons and 12 Recipes to Make Some for a New Parent
They do NOT contain breastmilk. I’m a fan of science, as you know, so I’ve been reluctant to write about lactation cookies, even though it’s a cool topic. The problem is that there is a very strange...
View Article‘We Refuse to be Enemies’ #4: Stories of Hope from Palestine and Israel [Guest]
Religious tensions and friendships The Holy Land is, of course, a coming together of at least three major religions. The Muslim call to prayer that was broadcast through loudspeakers at many times of...
View ArticleLent with Kids: How to Create a Household Lent Plan
We’re spoilt by the church calendar at this time of year! We’ve just had four weeks of candle-lighting at Advent, culminating, in our household, with this delightful moment on Christmas Day: Now...
View ArticleShrove Tuesday: How to host a low-stress, community-building Pancake Party
Pancakes are political Would you like to know your neighbours better? Do you like delicious food? Do you want to change the world, one small action of kindness at a time? Well, do I have the festival...
View ArticleBanana & Raspberry Ninja Loaf: A Fast, Yummy and Allergy-Friendly Recipe
Every so often I pretend I’m a food blogger, because I’ve done some rare magic in the kitchen. I’ll be super honest, since we’re friends: I blog about baking about as often as I bake. I’m no kind of...
View ArticlePicture books for kids who want to change the world
No one is too young to make the world a better place! Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize when she was only seventeen. She began her public life as an activist for girls’ education in Pakistan...
View ArticleAirBnB: You should totally consider letting out your house!
I admit to being a bit of an AirBnB evangelist, because it has made such a difference to our family finances. I want you to have more money! We’ve been letting out our house in Wellington, New Zealand...
View ArticleAirBnB: How to get started letting your house while you’re away
As I said in the first post in this series, we’ve been letting our house out whenever we’re not in it for four years now, with home-sharing website AirBnB.com. It’s made an enormous difference to our...
View ArticleDo you know your refugee facts?
Do you know your refugee facts? I’m guessing you’re online right now, so I suggest you have a wee surf for any answers you don’t know. Let me know if you get stuck with any of them! 1. Name ten people...
View ArticleJust a Little Lent
Just in case you are under the impression that I, the Self-Appointed Patron Saint of Lent Resources for Kids, am currently utterly absorbed in meaningful, transformative Lenten practices with my small...
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