Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train a child in the way that he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Something just struck me. There is a way that each child should go! Though there is the general “way” of living a godly life, God created each child for a unique …
As I have shared in the past, I battle with periodic episodes of angst concerning my children – their today and their tomorrow. One child-related event or the other would occur, triggering bouts of quiet anxiety. Sometimes, other people’s children would face difficult circumstances and I have to stop myself from projecting those negative situations …
As you can see from a couple of my recent posts, I am flailing a bit (a lot?) with trying to juggle this “remote working whilst supervising remote learners” business. I had those “rabbit caught in the headlights” moments twice again yesterday. Am I the only one finding that so-called “work tools” such as iPads …
…. It doesn’t exist! Let’s face it, we will make mistakes in life. Worse still, we will make mistakes in raising our children. There is no point fighting this fact because it is bound to happen. This is simply because, being imperfect people, we cannot be perfect parents. So, take a deep breath. I know …
I have a dear cousin who spent much of her growing up years in Southern Africa. Consequently, when she attended my husband and I’s wedding she was lost, bewildered and uncomfortable. She simply could not get over how loud us West Africans were. She found it difficult to handle the animated, fast-paced and high-octane conversations …
A post for both fathers and mothers So earlier this week, after reading one of my blog posts on parenting, a male friend asked, “What can we the second papas do to help, in addition to paying for school fees, laptops, iPad and Wi-Fi?” He asked this question in the context of me referring to …
1 John 4:18: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. My teenage son has been asking me for months to go to the gym and I have been reluctant; “posting” him with one story or …