by Claire van Ryn | May 7, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Good mums sacrifice. Well, you say, that’s a very harsh and potentially unpopular statement amidst the pink roses and fluffy dressing gowns of Mother’s Day, isn’t it? But when you really mull it over and ask what it is that makes a truly great mum,...
by Claire van Ryn | Jul 16, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
Hi. My name is Claire. I’m a mum. And I sometimes wish it ended there, at that full-stop. Mum, full-stop. But it doesn’t. Because I’m also a wife, a homemaker, a writer, a blogger, a comms specialist here at Emily’s Voice. Oh, and I like to...
by Claire van Ryn | May 11, 2018 | News, Uncategorised
Motherhood is not a job title. Sometimes the simplest statement can hold such revelation. But in a world where women do juggle so many titles, and motherhood is one of many jostling for our time and attention, the implication of that little bundle of words can be...
by Claire van Ryn | Mar 7, 2017 | Uncategorised
As the proud mum of a two-year-old girl, I am privy to the whimsical workings of her sweet little head. She is the personification of joy and we have such fun doing girly things together, like dancing around the dining table to the Frozen soundtrack, picking flower...