October 2013

With This Ring

We have talked before about our children leaving home and the family decreasing in size and the sadness of that moment. For a big, close family, it can be a sort-of death experience for both mum and dad, but I have some good news for you. Out of death comes life. The greatest selling book of all time say, “For this reason a man shall leave his mother and father and ...

By |2021-05-14T13:22:26+10:00October 26th, 2013|LOVE & MARRIAGE|1 Comment

Life-Long Learners

It’s hard to hold back the tears when a man starts being really honest and speaking from his heart. This is especially the case when that same man has just finished the first Good to Great Course to be completed outside the Sydney-Wollongong region. It is even more exciting when that man tells you that his whole relationship with his wife and children has been revolutionised by completing the Dads4Kids Good ...

By |2021-05-18T13:12:36+10:00October 19th, 2013|TRAINING, Dads, FAMILIES, LOVE & MARRIAGE|1 Comment
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Win-Win Decision-Making

Life has its challenges, and being a father compounds those challenges.  Someone has got to be the leader in the family.  The buck has got to stop with someone. Herein lies the challenge. I believe that fathers are called to be leaders in love.  Being a leader requires making decisions on behalf of those you lead that are open to question.  It also requires that you are prepared to take the ...

By |2021-05-18T12:38:05+10:00October 7th, 2013|Dads, Children, FAMILIES|2 Comments

Family Factories

My father gets a faraway look in his eye that’s unmistakeable.  As his craggy face turns towards the horizon and his eyes seek out the glint of snow-capped peaks, we all know what he is thinking.  Mountaintops have always had that magnetic effect on him. The feature story in a Reader's Digest began with the above quote.  It was a most interesting article about Edmund Hillary written by his son Peter ...

By |2021-05-18T13:31:08+10:00October 5th, 2013|Dads, Children, FAMILIES, RITES OF PASSAGE|0 Comments
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