In mid-March 2022, our eldest daughter tested positive for COVID-19. She was the second of three who copped it in our household, and had mercifully minor symptoms. But the timing couldn’t have been much worse. Having just gotten their feet back under them at school, her entire year level were ramping up for City Experience… Continue reading She’s a dead-set legend
Category: Kids
Kids are cute, kids are beaut.
Fun Tax Issues
The scene: driving home from kinder as the radio passes the hour. Newscaster: “…overcoming the tax issues that had been…” Little miss four: “Ooh! Can I have a pair?” Me: “A pair of what?” LM4: “Tax issues! I could run around in them and people would call out and I could take them where they… Continue reading Fun Tax Issues
Families
8yo: “Why are family tickets only for two adults and two children?” Mummy: “Because most families only have two adults and two children -” 4yo: “…and one dinosaur”
Beautiful
The scene: hospital interior; our 7yo is out of surgery and recovering post-anaesthetic. Dad: (to 7yo:) Look, isn’t mummy beautiful? 7yo: Nope! Mummy lowers book. Looks up at 7yo. Dad: Uhh… err… D- 7yo: She’s wearing a Cats jumper. Dad: Oh.
Godparents
Godparents are something of an anachronism nowadays. I think that asking someone you trust to watch out for your kid is invaluable. There will come a time when Steph & I are anathema to our children, and when having another set of thoughtful, loving Christians praying for them and giving them wise counsel just seems like… Continue reading Godparents
Vale, ..
Sore. Unlike earlier, before we knew you were you were no more. Before the last battle you were carried through the stable door by the lion, whose roar brought forth the world, who separated south from north. And whose deeds at the stone table are worth trusting – even as the donkey brays that he cut short… Continue reading Vale, ..
Vale, .
We know the one who beat death chose to let you face it before we could face you. And that after we see death, we’ll get to hold you as we bask in the glory of our saviour’s face.
Theological Liberalism
Me: “If you eat your pizza you can have some icecream.” 3yo: “No! Icecream first, then pizza!” Me: “No, the rule is -” 3yo: “No! I don’t want it.” Me: “Look, who’s the boss in our house?” 3yo: “Jesus.” Me: “You’re right, but to whom does Jesus delegate his -” 3yo: “No! Jesus says in… Continue reading Theological Liberalism
You got a fwend
So our two-year-old girl was on Panadol to manage a fever… “…you got a fwend in me, you got a fwend in me, you got a BURP!!” “Now, what do we say when we do a burp?”
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