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I am a foster Mother

Coffee Break, Emotional Lives, Family, Family Health, Featured, Inspirational Women

Fostering is the best job I have ever done, and I feel privileged and blessed to be able to be part of these children’s lives. This job is 24/7 and 52 weeks a year – even Christmas day. The children live with us and become part of our family and I love them all. They have brought me so much joy, happiness and fulfillment, as well as challenges and sadness when they move on. No big salary or perks could ever replace the smile on a child’s face when they start to trust me and know that I won’t let them down.
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Last minute Half term skiing holidays tip

Family, Family Holidays, Featured, Money, Travel, Uncategorized

So today we are talking about Ski breaks and importance of booking early for holidays and flights. Ski Breaks are great value and a great chance for you and your family to have some fun, this time of year is the perfect time to go but if you are looking at next year then get booked up early to grab all those early booking discounts. Here is some savvy advice from our travel deal specialist Stevie Waterton! Continue reading →

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The 3 Core Life Skills That Thriving Families Master

Emotional Lives, Family, Family Health, Featured, Uncategorized

Battling with your kids? Nicole Telfer, our parenting coach and the founder of EmpoweredKidsTV is sharing some of her tips with you. She has picked three core skills for any parent either wishing to stop a recurring conflict or simply to further improve their already good relationship with their children. Pen and paper everyone, this is going to be helpful!  Continue reading →

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DREAMBOAT or THE POEM OF THE PHYSICIST

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After much deliberation we chose to publish yet another short story as part of our competition. Our next one was written by Windsor’s local author David Palin who writes poetic, haunting, dark and disturbing psychological novels and from what we hear, his work is widely read by women. Definitely something completely different to what we normally publish. As one off, here it is.  Continue reading →

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Beautiful spiritual reads for Women (or men!)

Book Club 2018, Featured, Spirituality

I’ve taken upon myself to make some really difficult choices and write about spiritual reads for women. Not because there are not enough of the books to be included but because there so many and some are just plain beautiful! If you revel in women’s spiritual wisdom from the likes of Denise Linn, Nancy Lonsdorf, Elizabeth Jenkins and every mama’s guru Gurmukh, treat yourself and read on! Continue reading →

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The Frontline of Step Parenting

Emotional Lives, Family

The first time I met my husband’s children- I almost vomited!!! The consequences of us not getting along were almost too huge to contemplate.   In my mid 30’s, with no children of my own and having dedicated the majority of the previous ten years to perfecting the art of self-preservation, it was a decisive moment. If I disliked his children, or worse still, they hated me I knew without doubt that it would be the end of a new but promising relationship. Read our Step Parenting journey by Zoe Lightfoot!  Continue reading →

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Adventuring with Elizabeth Jenkins

Business, Featured, Inspirational Women, Interview, Spirituality, Uncategorized

When I heard of Elizabeth Jenkins I thought, “Yeah just one more of those inspirational women.” Once I looked into it I realised she was completely in a league of her own! With quitting her Phd. and trekking through the treacherous Andean mountains to meet one of the rarest spiritual teachers of South America and becoming a world renewed spiritual teacher herself, to also becoming an organic farmer, famous writer, mother and successful business woman, Elizabeth is definitely one of a kind. I could not help  but read all of her books in one breath and interview her, immediately! Continue reading →