Where Lions Roar at Night
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Feb 21, 20091 min read
Accident
On Saturday we set off in convoy to take Kate to Hamilton. Josiah was driving Kate’s new car, with Jake and Sam and Kate. I followed with...
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Feb 14, 20091 min read
A Lion just roared into our barn!
This afternoon we had a very exciting time. A massive truck rolled up our driveway and delivered 4000 copies of my two new books!! I...
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Feb 14, 20091 min read
Goodbye Tears
Tonight I held the video camera and recorded Kate and Josiah singing together All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera, Kate playing...
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Jan 19, 20091 min read
Sea Kayaking
A few months ago my sister-in-law nominated me in a competition and I ended up winning a trip for two to anywhere in NZ! So in January...
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Nov 24, 20081 min read
Finished!
It’s been an exciting week. On the 20th, Chris and I finally reached the end of our block laying. We started five months ago, and have...
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Nov 11, 20081 min read
And Four Went -a Voting
Yesterday Chris and I drove down to the local school with our two oldest children, Josiah, 19, and Kate, 18. It was time to vote for...
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Oct 24, 20081 min read
A Hamster called Rosie Boom
I’ve just received an email from the lovely family I stayed with when I visited Colorado last year. They told me that they had three new...
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Sep 16, 20081 min read
I Can Plod
We’ve just had the most glorious sunny day here in the north of New Zealand, after a very wet winter. The house building has continued...
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Aug 31, 20081 min read
Home again!
I’ve just returned home after a two week speaking tour of the South Island. I had the wonderful opportunity of encouraging many women and...
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Jul 29, 20081 min read
Good From Bad
I’ve been meaning to write here for ages now, and tell of the good things that have come out of my accident. I’ve had to be non-weight...
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Jul 5, 20082 min read
These Things Happen Sometimes, Mummy
Last Thursday, Samuel turned ten – double digits! He was so excited about his new bow and arrow. We had a few tournaments and then Milly...
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Jun 18, 20081 min read
Milly the Milkmaid
Milly has always wanted her own cow. Six weeks ago, we finally got a cull cow from a herd to train as a house cow. Milly was ecstatic....
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May 26, 20081 min read
Block Upon Block
Yesterday the trucks just kept on coming. They carried pallet after pallet of concrete blocks, thirty six in all. Now we have pallets of...
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Apr 17, 20081 min read
Simple Joys
Feel like I need to write something today. We’ve just heard the dreadful news of six teenagers and their teacher who drowned today in a...
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Apr 4, 20082 min read
Family Mission Statement
Last night after dinner, we had fun talking together as a family about creating a family mission statement – something that defines who...
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Mar 9, 20081 min read
Don’t Mess with Bulls
The other day, we herded ten of our big bulls down into the new yards that Chris had made. They are normally so quiet, but there was a...
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Feb 24, 20081 min read
Foundations on the Go
What do house foundations have in common with integrity?? Well…last week we began building our house in earnest! The digger came and dug...
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Feb 2, 20081 min read
What’s a Little Boy to Do?
Jacob cuddled beside me in bed, and we talked about his birthday. I could hardly believe that my baby was about to turn eight. He was so...
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Dec 11, 20071 min read
Mud Slides
We’ve had a wet, windy week up here in the sunny north. But at least our water tanks are full now. The kids have been hoping the river...
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