28 Jan
The next ‘High Place’ is one about which people can get very passionate. When people come to me asking for God’s wisdom on training their children, I must eventually speak of the use of the rod. Too often, I have heard the response, “But ‘rod’ doesn’t MEAN ‘a Rod!”!!
This is usually said with a tone [...]
Filed under: High Places, Parenting — Susan Field @ 8:27 pm
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21 Jan
Relief! Wow. It wasn’t the longest spell of hot weather I have experienced, but it counts among the most unexpected.
I’ve lived in Melbourne (Australia) for nearly a quarter of a century, and one of the things I’ve come to love about Melbourne is its weather.
(All right you Sydneysiders, stop laughing.)
For [...]
Filed under: On the Home Front, Thoughts — Susan Field @ 8:03 pm
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14 Jan
This post will make a lot more sense if you have read part 1 of ‘Our Good Boy Song’ first. If you haven’t done so already, go and read it, then come back here for part 2.
As I said in part 1, my husband made up a little song that we sang to each of [...]
Filed under: Parenting — Susan Field @ 6:53 am
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07 Jan
We were farewelling our family the other night, after having celebrated the birthday of a daughter-in-law with a games night at our home. Our hallway leading to the front door was, at that moment, a bit like a highway. Fathers carried portacots to their cars. Mothers cradled babies, and children old enough to wear shoes [...]
Filed under: Parenting — Susan Field @ 6:30 am
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