“The best thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother.” This quote is sometimes attributed to Abraham Lincoln and other times to Theodore Hesburgh, or even someone else. Either ...
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The 21st century has a lot to offer us, but it’s also filled with challenges. This is especially true when it comes to parenting. I outlined the parenting challenges in a previous blog post, ...
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It’s the question all parents would love the answer to. How do I raise amazing children to become great adults? Many books have been written on the topic, and yet parents struggle to raise ...
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The cutest little alarm clock gave us an early wake-up call. “Mama Mama” she said. And “Papa Papa.” Or, was it “hapa?” Not quite sure yet. Then she rolls from my wife to me, ...
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COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are starting to ease globally. More and more of us can get finally back to some kind of new normal (although we still can’t go to church, here). These lockdowns were ...
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Last Sunday was Fathers Day. Not in my homeland of New Zealand, but in many other countries including Malaysia (where I am now), Canada, the UK, USA, and a whole bunch of others. It’s ...
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A friend jokingly asked my wife “So, what’s it like being completely needed?” We laughed, because being completely needed makes you feel both very important, and very exhausted. Yes, a baby is totally dependent ...
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For decades there’s been a trend toward using the word partner to refer to ones significant other, and it’s a trend I’ve never liked. Yes, the word “partner” is more inclusive, and wanting to ...
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I’ve been watching our little baby grow and develop from a helpless newborn to a baby who’s just figured out how to crawl. It’s been fun to watch, but I’m also struck by what ...
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I know I’m risking turning this into a personal blog, but I think an observation I made the week that my wife was in hospital is worth sharing. That week I had to take ...
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