This is us
We aspire to be a normal family. We have 4 adopted children very close together in age. About 3 ½ years from the oldest to the youngest. When the oldest…
Review: Awesome Cutlery (CD & Family Devotional)
Awesome cutlery is not predominantly concerned with Stainless Steel, well balanced handles or lifetime guarantees. Awesome cutlery is two confused superheroes - Captain Awesomeness and Cutlery Boy - who take…
Parenting with Purpose: Who is in Your Child’s Ear?
Who is influencing your child?Nail it down. Name the four greatest influences on your child?What do you think?Friends?TV? Films? Books?Teachers?Peer group?Social media?All these things and people do have an influence.But…
Selfish or selfless? Holiday parenting will find you out!
It was an eventful night. Our children were seven, five and just under one year old, and we were at the beginning of a holiday in a motor home. We’re…
Review: Parenting by Paul David Tripp (Book)
“I remember sitting on my bed in my dark bedroom late one night after having had a horrible conversation with my son where I had lost it and said all…
Holidays hurt and Facebook lies
Here’s my theory. There are three moments when holidays are perfect. The first is a month before a holiday starts, when the plans are forming, the reviews have been read…
Parenting with Purpose: Hours in the Week
First Aid Apparently, most doctors aren’t trained to give First Aid. I was surprised. Don’t panic! It’s just that doctors are usually specialists. So dermatologists can help with all your…
I remember the first time
It was kicking-out time on the ward. I had to leave. I was a little relieved. Our first child had been born at about dawn that day. She had slept…
Goliath
Dad. Your Question. Why did God put Goliath in front of the Israelite army? That’s a tough one. I gave some sort of an answer. It was only as I…
Talking to your child’s class about Jesus
Last week I stood with my four year old son in front of his school class and said, “We believe that the Bible is absolutely true” before reading them a…
