In The Words of That Great Theologian…

One of my all time favourite ‘Heroes of the Faith’ stories is of the eminent (some have even said ‘Greatest ’) 20th Century theologian, Karl Barth. And it goes a little something like this: When asked if he could sum up his life’s work and his own theology in just a few words Barth thought [...]

Sweetiepie’s Second Birthday…

Aka: The Terrible Twos are upon us! So, Saturday saw our little Sweetiepie turn two. Hooray! ‘Two’ is a big milestone for a little premmie – by then they should have ‘caught up’ with all the other two-year-olds out there. Sweetie certainly seems to have done that – in fact she’s streets ahead when it [...]

September Round Up – Final Installment: The Signing-Off!

And so to the final chapter in our Sweet September… BIG NEWS IN THE SWEETHOUSE: Sweetiepie was (finally) signed off of all medical care! WOOHOO! It feel like it’s been  long old road to get to this place, but the girl’s done good! Thanks to all of you who’ve prayed for her & followed her [...]

The Luddite is Learning

This week, Sweet(Luddite)mumma finally discovered how to transport (technical term?) photos from mobile phone to computer. About time, I hear you cry! Not exactly rocket science, I know, but I must admit to an unreasonable degree of pride in my new-found technical skill. And no small measure of relief that I didn’t wipe the pics [...]

Moving on from the Miracle Baby

Today Sweetiepie and I had one of our ever-decreasing visits to the hospital. This was for something called the ‘Ruth Griffiths test’ (try saying that after a glass of pinot) – a baby-development check that involves putting bricks in cups, picking up spoons and proving you know where your nose is (I did VERY well, indeed). [...]