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For anyone still concerned about my duff holiday experience of 2023, this year’s trip to the same campsite was a welcome success. I followed my own advice and joined in with activities, looked around to initiate conversation, and brought lots of books. Apart from the lapse in judgement when I joined the group bike ride […]
Regroup: No coin left behind! Read More »
I got a new job as a teacher-librarian after 17 years working outside of a ‘9-5’. I came with high hopes and rose-tinted expectations about the people I’d encounter daily: 100 potential new friends, and over 1000 teenagers to inspire with a love for reading! Still keen to write about ordinary life experiences and ways
Don’t be a Diva in Your New Job Read More »
A new Christian film is in cinemas on 17th November, and I hope you’ll watch it! Featuring a few famous faces, including Antonio Banderas as Herod (yes, that is a fake chest!), ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ is a gorgeous, fun, live-action musical retelling of the nativity story. It’s exciting to see Christian films making it to
‘Journey to Bethlehem’ in cinemas across the UK! Read More »
When friends return from a family holiday and you ask, ‘How was it?’ the honest ones usually respond with something like this famous line by Charles Dickens: ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’! Read how guest blogger, Debbie Van Den Berg learned a lesson in patience and resisting panic
‘The hardest days end up being the best days’: A lesson in patience from our holiday Read More »
*Spoiler alert! Read after watching!* My teenage son loved it first, and that’s the main reason ‘Barbie’ brought me so much joy. Jumping on the Barbenheimer trend, he was the first to see it – on its release day. There is a fear (mainly from those who haven’t watched the movie) that the portrayal of
‘Barbie’ turned me into a family hero this summer Read More »
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