“Every wise woman builds her house” Just because a mother works does not mean that her children are deprived of her time, love and care. Nevertheless, a working mother may sometimes feel guilty because she has less time for the children and she may tend to worry about their well-being Continue Reading
How to be A Great Son: 2/2
In Part 1, we learned six lessons on how to be a great son to aging parents. Now in Part 2 of this series, we will conclude the article with the remaining six lessons. “A great dad is first a great son at home!” Being a great son in different Continue Reading
How to be A Great Son: 1/2
To be a great leader, we must first learn to be a great follower. Likewise, to be a great dad, we must first learn to be a great son. What if we don’t have a great leader or a great dad to emulate? Then, it’s important that we seek a Continue Reading
3F Values: What We Taught the Next Generation – Family
On January 2, 2017, Abby and I celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary. Having lived more than half a century, we decided it was time to reflect on the values that truly matter in life. So here, we will share with you the many values we still uphold in our own Continue Reading
Spark the Romance in Your Marriage
Abby and I have been married for over 27 years. How do we keep the “electricity” of romance alive, especially after so many years of marriage? Many marriages started of with highly electrifying passion and feeling for each other. But often after the honeymoon period, with the arrival of children, Continue Reading
Being A Better Dad
Being a better dad is more than just a measurement of: Being a better dad is able to have quality time: Being a better dad is to have the health and energy to: Being a better dad is to use my just one life to: Reposted from old website 14 Continue Reading
Father – The Best About You
Once a famous motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar asked his son who was then 15 years old, “What do you like best about your dad?” His son said, “The thing that I like best is that you love mom.” Zig naturally asked, “Son, why would you say that?” His son replied, Continue Reading
STAYING FIT TOGETHER
I am sure many of us have watched with amusement (and possibly inspiration) at video clips of parents working out using their babies as weights. My husband tried it several times when both our girls were little – carrying them to do squats, bicep curls and bench presses. “Staying fit Continue Reading
WATCH, WAIT & WONDER – PART 3
“The days are long, but the years are short.” – Gretchen Rubin Missy Number 1 turned 10 today, and she’s celebrating it with a sleepover at her friend’s house. I still remember the mundane routine of endless milk feeds, diaper changes and agonizing over broken sleep. As a parent, the Continue Reading
WATCH, WAIT & WONDER – PART 2
“Watch, Wait and Wonder” is a technique I learned from a maternal mental health counsellor while on my road to recovery from postnatal depression. During the therapy sessions, the counsellor would put a pile of toys in the middle of the room, instruct me to wait by the side and Continue Reading