Jess

I don’t know why God answered my prayer for twins – twice! I guess he deals with each of us differently. Sometimes he withholds his hand, and sometimes he surprises us with a direct response. I was desperately hoping baby number two would turn out to be to be twins. When we had the first

I have never known an adult or a child who has always wanted to work. Have you? There is something in us that initially rebels against labour. This must go back to Eden. Whereas pre-fall Adam undoubtedly found his task of naming the animals delightful, post-fall Adam wrestled with thorns and thistles and ate bread

We are officially thirteen (and a bit) years down the track and you could not pay me enough money to roll back the clock and set a different course. Today the line-up is as follows: boy (13), boy-girl twins (12), girl (10), girl (8.) girl twins (6). Home education is a way of life for

Parenting calls for prayer and I battle the daily temptation to find something else to do. The reason for this is probably because I am a “doer”. I like to put my time to good use and see a visible result. I could spend ten minutes praying, but I could also spend ten minutes marking some

 I bet you never would have guessed that I used to be somewhat of a feminist. I could argue that we women should be able to do all the same things as men and, in the same breath, I also would have told you that once babies entered the equation we needed to make home

Sometimes we can only marvel at the faithfulness and wisdom of the Lord. Countesthorpe Baptist Church hosted the second “Firm Foundations” conference on Saturday 6th April and we were stunned when tickets sold out in just three days. Two hundred adults and three hundred children joined us for Bible teaching and encouragement and another fifty

Working While I Wait to See His Glory   Top-up shopping often leaves me with food for thought. On the way to our nearest supermarket, I walk past a doctor’s surgery where the lives of first trimester babies, created in the image of God, are deliberately snuffed out in the name of a woman’s right

New Year was God’s idea. We can be certain of this because he decreed that the earth revolve around the sun once every 365 days. Our calendar testifies to the movement of our planet. The movement of our planet testifies to the Creator of Heaven and Earth who set the universe in motion. New beginnings thrill

There is a conference in the works…The college is booked. The children’s workers are booked. The audio man is booked. The final details are being worked out. Countesthorpe Baptist Church are planning a second “Firm Foundations” Christian home education conference for Saturday April 6th 2024 dv. We are so excited! Bookings will be open soon and I