To the Printers!
I’m very excited because yesterday, after four years of work, I sent the finished manuscript of Where the Jungle Calls to the printer!...
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Rosie's Blog
May 1, 20192 min read
A Shockingly Exciting Thing
Setting the scene: Back in February 2014, just three months before Mum died, I had a very special afternoon with her. Here’s the post I...
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Mar 8, 20191 min read
“The Bad Thing About Good Books”
I recently received a beautiful letter from one of my young readers saying, “Do you know the bad thing about good books? Mum has to stop...
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Mar 8, 20191 min read
A Fence Around the Cuckoo
I have recently finished reading the wonderful autobiography of Ruth Park, who grew up in New Zealand during the Depression. It’s...
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Mar 8, 20191 min read
London Calling Eliza
We’ve just received exciting news from Eliza in Manchester. She’s been accepted as one of twelve singers on the National Opera Studio’s...
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Feb 23, 20196 min read
Finishing 24 Years of Home Schooling
Last week, Todd Roughton from Homeschooling NZ dropped off Jacob’s Year 13 certificate. My last child, my last student – finished! As the...
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Aug 2, 20181 min read
CALEB Prize Finalist
I was excited to find out this week that my book My Heart Overflows has been named one the three finalists in the Australasian CALEB...
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Aug 2, 20182 min read
Lexus Song Quest
Last weekend we had the thrill of hearing Eliza compete as one of the five finalists in the prestigious Lexus Song Quest at the Auckland...
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Apr 27, 20181 min read
The Barn Chronicles Quilt
Yesterday Samuel helped me finally hang the Barn Chronicles quilt the kids and I started making nine years ago!! For those of you who...
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Feb 2, 20181 min read
Shoeless Update
Today my darling Katie posted on her Facebook page (link below) about the hard decision she has made concerning Shoeless, the charity she...
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Jan 17, 20181 min read
A Broken Thing
I started reading a book that Kate had on the table yesterday – Ann Voskamp’s new book, ‘The Broken Way.’ I love the parts that tell...
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Oct 31, 20171 min read
Wonderful News – Love is in the air
We are so excited! Our first born son Josiah and his girlfriend Sarah are engaged!! We’re so thrilled to welcome Sarah into our family....
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
Psalm 143 – A Daily Prayer
Hi, I’m Rosie Boom. My grandfather had this quote written in the back of his Bible: There is no better use of the word of God than to...
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
He Gathers the Lambs in His Arms
Hi, I’m Rosie Boom. In Isaiah 40, we read of the Sovereign Lord who comes with power, and rules with a mighty arm. The verse then goes on...
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
His Word Revives Us
Hi I’m Rosie Boom. Psalm 119 v 92 says If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget...
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
Jairus
Hi, I’m Rosie Boom. The story of Jairus and his dying daughter has often touched me. At Jairus’s request, Jesus starts off with him to...
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
Wait for the Lord
Hi, I’m Rosie Boom. Psalm 27 says, Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Waiting is never easy. I waited a...
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
Jeremiah – Do not say…
Hi, I’m Rosie Boom. In Jeremiah chapter 1, the Lord says to Jeremiah, “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to everyone I send...
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
The Edelweiss of God
Hi, I’m Rosie Boom. In one of her books, Amy Carmichael, missionary to India, writes of the little joys that spring up beside our...
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
Martha, Martha
Hi, I’m Rosie Boom. In Luke 10 we read of Jesus visiting his friends, Martha, Mary and Lazarus. A wonderful event was happening in her...
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