A flower for your day

I always think that a flower is a nice lift for the day. Even though I am a bloke I know that they have a certain mystical power in a relationship. They can do and say so many things.
Sophia my eldest daughter draws flowers all the time. They express a part of who she is […]

What are the messages that we send to our children?

I remember as a young person being picked up by a friend’s mother with a small group of friends to take us to his place. They drove an old ford falcon with a bench seat in the middle. His mother was a fiery woman whose temper was well known to all his friends. Most of […]

Big Boys do Cry - Year Two

We spent 9 years of our life in a small country town in North Queensland called Charters Towers. These are my memories of the people and events that were a part of our life during that time.

Don’t you normally see the heart beating?” I asked the radiographer. She was obviously having problems although we were […]

Why everyone is making the switch to Sunrise?

He’s bald, wears glasses, has a big nose and a slight paunch. Watch Sunrise channel 7’s morning program and it is obvious that Kochie is the heart of the rise and rise of the show. He shows that in Australia at least we are looking for men who are not afraid to be men.

Kochie is […]

Leadership - it begins in the home

I think the ultimate test of the efffectiveness of a leader is what happens in their home. What are their kids like - healthy, dysfunctional, drug addict, corporate leader, artist, confident. Too many leaders have left in their wake so much pain and hurt among those closest to them that it has diminished their star. […]

ABC’s of Fatherhood - N

No - sometimes you have to be able to say no. There are many instances where for my kids health or safety I say no.
No - to junk food all the time because it clogs them up. They stop going to the toilet.
No - to walking across the road by themselves because they are too […]

ABC’s of being a Father - M

Music - We sing grace together every night. And we enjoy listening to songs on the radio and will sing together. We are not always in tune or in time but we have fun. I am not even especially talented with any form of music but it is a fun part of our family life. […]

What do little boys take to bed?

I put Toby to bed tonite. Before he hopped between the sheets he had to set it up right.
He took with him the following:-

an incredible (not sure which one)
the little creature that accompanies buzz lightyear
Buzz Lightyear (to infinity and beyond)
various toy soldiers
a dead cricket (his favourite pet at the moment and it is in a […]

ABC’s of being a Father - L

Love - And lots of it. What a big word that is so maligned by so many people. Yet this is so neccessary for our kids to see demonstrated.
Firstly they need to see me love their mother. I am very committed to my kids seeing this happen. It was demonstrated by my Father to […]

ABC’s of being a Father - J,K

Joy - I know that there is so much to worry about when raising kids but I think that we also need to claim the joy that comes from knowing these people in a way that no one else will never have the privelege of doing. Count you blessings your child will only ever have […]

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