Very Great Reward (Genesis 15)

God is generous. He is very generous. Far more generous than we could ever deserve. This simple concept leaps off the page when you turn to Genesis 15.   “After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:           “Do not be afraid, Abram.                    I am your shield,                    your …

Daddy Time

I couldn’t have written it better myself. Some beautiful words on Daddy time from my wife. Loving this parenthood journey.

Sunshine on the Journey

Mike reading to Ethan in NICU

I spoke to a mum recently who admitted she hadn’t had a break and left the baby with her husband until her baby was 8 months old. 8 MONTHS??!! After having thought how crazy that sounded (didn’t she want some space?), I thought how sad it was for the dad, he’d missed out on so much!

I’ve always been determined for my husband to have time with his son, and since Mike adores his baby boy they get as much time together as possible. I knew I’d be making a rod for my own back if didn’t let Mike get involved from Day 1 so we’d agreed that he would get regular Daddy Time with the baby. Daddy Time is just the two of them and I have to leave them to it. It’s not easy to do that, but if I jump in…

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Meet the Cast: Roujeark

This is the first of a series of blog-posts in which I’ll be introducing each of the main characters in my novel, Oron Amular. First, meet Roujeark… Sometimes I feel as though the summons will never come. Wait, he said. It’s not your time, he said. That was forty years ago! Forty years since I …

Three is Company

Autumn has come a little earlier than I’d like, but it’s been a good summer. I look back fondly on a selection of mini-adventures and want to share with you here some of the memories made.   Three is company this year. No longer just Lucy and me, but little Ethan as well. Much as …