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Help! My little boy started learning the guitar this year and he has become obsessed with The Beatles. It makes me smile when he listens to a song for the first time, he is blown away by the lyrics and chords. It does make a Mum smile. There is one […]

Change your mind and open the door

15 Nov, 2021 in November 2021: Ask / Radio Scripts tagged communication / community / family by Amanda

Our family recently entered a pivoting chapter of life- a moment in our family story that will forever be marked as a before and after moment. And within this season, there has been a lot of change. In complete transparency, I have to admit that I can be a “cranky changer”. […]

Change changes Us

2 Jul, 2021 in July 2021: Adaptability tagged Change / family / identity / relationships by Diana Henderson

1 Corinthians 13 says; If I speak with human eloquence but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. 1 Corinthians 13: 1 (The Message) I am learning that love often begins with a spark not a flood of emotion. This Valentine’s day, there is an overwhelming […]

A spark of love?

14 Feb, 2020 in Feb 2020: Spark tagged family / love / parenting by Amanda

Stop playing the songs in your lives that aren’t pointing you toward your family and your family’s well-being. Just because you know the words isn’t a good enough reason to keep playing songs you’ve outgrown in your life. Maria Goff I was a parent in the nineties–back in the day […]

Sing Your Own Song

22 Apr, 2019 in 2019 April: Keeping it Real tagged family / Maria Goff / parenting by Elaine Fraser

Make it simple, but significant. Don Draper For the last few months, I’ve been travelling throughout Australia, the USA, and Europe and found that travel reduces life to the essentials. My possessions have been limited to a suitcase and a carry-on containing clothing, toiletries, productive technology, and a notebook for my […]

My Life in a Suitcase

27 Aug, 2017 in 17 August: Simplicity tagged #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraserauthor / #minimalism / #moments / #mylifeinasuitcase / #travel / family / friends / kinwomen / simplicity by Elaine Fraser

I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am. Sylvia Plath You’re carrying your handbag, toys, bottles, folders, a briefcase, nappy bag, and whatever else your kids have demanded you carry for them. There are toddlers attached to you, […]

You Take a Breath

13 Apr, 2017 in 2017 April: Pause tagged #breath / #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #frantic / #nespresso / #pause / #ristretto / 3 / family / kin / kinwomen / motherhood / women by Elaine Fraser