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Tag Archives: family
Being All There
It was very sobering realising that my choices and routines did not just set the rhythm and stability of my world, but that they equally affected the rhythm and stability of every life that was intimately connected with mine. Especially … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Marriage, Personal Growth, Work
Tagged children, choice, family, grace, marriage, parenting, relationships, resilience, role model, wisdom
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Lives out of balance
I am currently unemployed, and I guess this has in many ways given me a completely different set of stimuli to deal with. I have nothing grandiose to say about my work, as much as I love it; I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged children, choice, family, parenting, relationships, role model, stress, wisdom
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A Life-Lesson from Roger Federer
I have been travelling again, like I regularly do. This time, though, I feel like it cost me. Yes, it is important to do my work excellently, and I do that. Yes, it is important to honour face to face … Continue reading
Posted in Family
Tagged bedtime, champion, commitment, family, fatherhood, GOAT, priorities, sons, tennis, travel, Work
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A Marriage open to growth
Recently my wife and I were talking about some marriage stuff. 🙂 We have different styles of communicating, and we sometimes miss out on seeing each other’s good intentions as we work through the usual dynamics of a relationship. We … Continue reading
A Safe Place?
They say a ship is safe in the harbour, but a ship is not built for the harbour, it is built for the open sea… They also say one cannot discover uncharted shores, unless one loses sight of one’s familiar … Continue reading
A Place in the World.
A few weeks ago, my father and I built a fence to make a play area safe from a potential fall down a bank. The first post was easy, and the second as well. No problem… The third post, however, … Continue reading
20 things I have learned from marriage so far
I have learned that my wife’s trust is a thing never deserved but graciously given. And it must be nurtured like a fragile flower or it retreats to safety. I learned that creating a new normal for us was hard, … Continue reading
A Note for New Fathers of Multiples
I wrote this as a basis for a chat to some new fathers of multiples. Then I thought, you know, maybe there are some others out there who don’t have the benefit of a Multiple Birth Club to provide support … Continue reading
An Ode to being Dad to Twins…
I am a father of twins. My wife is wonderful and she is my joy and delight, What an amazing mom she is. But this post is a bit about being a Dad to twins. In case you were wondering. … Continue reading
Posted in Family
Tagged children, dad, family, father, multiple birth, parenting, sleep, twins
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The Art of “Yes”
I remember reading an article about that Drew Carey show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” it was about improvisation and apparently, the Golden Rule of multi-person (two or more people, obviously) improvisation is, quite simply, that one should never say … Continue reading
Notes From the Road 