. Hello hello hello! It's been a week with it's ups and downs, laughter and tears, prayers being answered, coffee and more coffee, washing piles that have been piled high and silly family antics that bring smiles galore. Boy, am I thankful for the strength and grace that only God can offer.  His light shines bright, even in the most darkest of situations,...

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This cake is one of my favourites - especially when served with a generous dollop of whipped cream or yoghurt on the side.  Perfect timing with lots of lemons around at the moment. This recipe is from the legend New Zealander, Alison Holst! Because this cake contains oil rather than butter, it is very easy to mix, either in a food processor, or...

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It's a shame that people get to a place where they think they no longer need to learn.  To me, learning is as important as living and breathing - learning is a part of growing. I'm not talking about learning stuff like maths (although that's important - and to be totally honest, I'm learning a lot of stuff while helping my 11 year...

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I've got a large list of things in my brain that I'd love to be creating at the moment, yet alas, the only thing I actually have any time for is my current crochet WIP (work in progress) - my fluro ripple blanket. Thankfully crochet is the type of hobby that you can take anywhere with you and add a few stitches here...

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It was just a week ago that I wrote this post about Mining for Gold... and from that night onwards our family entered into a week of sickness, where to be honest, all thoughts of mining for gold disappeared as we tended to vomiting children and even one adult (me!!).  After only a few hours sleep last night, instead of looking bright eyed...

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