10 quick PARENTING tips from a NON-expert
[From the archives] This is just me, preaching it to the mirror. You can tweet all of these, if you’re a tweeter. Or stick them on Facebook, or the fridge. 1. Reality check: Your parents didn’t know what they were doing either, and you turned out ok. #Relax (Click to tweet.) 2. Prepare the child […]
10 FRIENDSHIP ideas | #FixWhatsBrokenIn5Words
If you’ve spent time on Twitter lately, you’ll have noticed that #FixWhatsBrokenIn5Words is trending. I tend to think that lasting change happens when we fix in our circle of influence, instead of ranting in our circle of concern. And really, our greatest influence rests in relationships. Because of the supernatural inside-time-outside-time-all-the-time relevance of God’s Word, […]
When You’re Lost in the Big Supermarket of Life [1 MINUTE READ]
Once when I was very little, I went up to a familiar pair of hairy legs in a shop. Hugged one of those legs… Looked up. Oops. Wrong dad. It’s one of my earliest memories because it’s hard to erase abject mortification. I also remember my mom telling me and my sisters – often – […]
What I learned when our dog rolled in poo
[From the archives] So a couple weeks ago our golden retriever, Lola, frolicked illegally beyond our front gate. Then she rolled – joyfully – intentionally – in a foul substance that was once part of another animal’s awkward and possibly painful digestive journey. And then she ate it. Lola is the best dog in the […]
