April 2020

Family Lockdown Boogie

“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” So wrote Charles Dickens. This could be a description of the current effects of the global pandemic! The coronavirus world lockdown is forcing us together in the most unusual ways. Great pressure produces diamonds! Great pressure can also often produce creative comical genius. Such is the case with the viral video “Family Lockdown Boogie”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ugfNXYcDg   Jack Buchannan and ...

By |2021-05-21T19:16:55+10:00April 25th, 2020|FAMILIES, GOOD BOOKS & VIDEOS, VIDEOS|0 Comments

Homeschooling during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Parents are under immense pressure in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. They have to be teachers as well as mothers and fathers. This is a huge burden to bear for parents who already feel overwhelmed with the pandemic fallout. In a recent YouGov poll, 59% of people said that caring for kids is causing tension in the home. In another question in the same poll, 41% of people described homeschooling ...

By |2021-05-05T14:54:55+10:00April 19th, 2020|Children|0 Comments

A Reason for Hope: The Story of David Campbell

Some time ago, a young father sent me this incredible story about David Campbell. David is the son of the iconic Aussie singer Jimmy Barnes. David Campbell happens to be a singer himself, and a co-host on the ‘Today Extra’ show on Channel Nine. Read the full story here. Watch the performance below, of a father and son capturing the raw emotion of this story. If you don’t know anything about ...

By |2021-05-05T14:54:55+10:00April 11th, 2020|Dads|0 Comments

Three Things a Father Can Do in the Midst of the Coronavirus

If you are a Dad, it is hard not to feel a bit overwhelmed at the present moment. The coronavirus news seems to beat down at us from every quarter. Our children and our wives are looking to us for leadership in the midst of our current situation. What is our response to them? Firstly, we need to keep the saw sharp. Who is the saw in this analogy? You are the ...

By |2021-06-29T11:19:58+10:00April 5th, 2020|Dads, FAMILIES, HUMOUR, MENS HEALTH|0 Comments
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