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The monotony of middle parenthood

The monotony of middle parenthood

‘That’s the monotony of middle parenthood’ my work colleague exclaimed to me. I had just been discussing the experience of what my work mate referred to as middle parenthood..

  • Are young women today losing domestic skills

    In a very interesting article by Helen Pow in News.com, statistics are illustrating that the young women of Generation Y are losing basic "female" skills with fewer young women able to iron a shirt, cook a roast chicken or hem a skirt.

  • A knock at the door

    My father tells a story of an incident in Christchurch when he was a teenager, a story of obedience and humility.  In 1941,during World War II, there was fear of a Japanese invasion of New Zealand and a blackout was put in place incoastal areas.

  • The story of Jubul

    I am taking an interest in Genesis chapter 4 verses 16-24, through to Chapter 5. The fourth in this series, Jubal. This is not a well known part of the early history of man kind after the creation of man and man's fall (sin), but it does reveal a great deal about the development of human kind in this early period.

  • Value add

    As a mum of a tiny tot I spend a fair chunk of time around other mums, reading mum blogs, and articles, scrolling through family forums. Whenever I'm around other parents, the topic of conversation is usually “the kids”.

  • The nature of a peacemaker

    Story after story, headline after headline, accounts of racism, violence, war, terrorism, hatred, devastation and death inundate us. The world feels like it’s going crazy.

  • Club sports (anything) the key to success

    Champions just don’t turn up at an international event not having come through the system – and that system starts off as youngsters through sporting clubs.

  • I see…

    “I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss. I see the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful, prosperous and happy… I see that I hold a sanctuary in their hearts, and in the hearts of their descendants, generations hence… It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”

  • The story of Jabal

    I’m taking an interest in the second half Genesis chapter 4, verses 16-24, through to Chapter 5, the third generation, today, the third in this series, Jabal.

  • The story of Lamech

    I am taking an interest in the second half Genesis chapter 4 verses 16-24, through to Chapter 5, the third generation, today, is the "first" Lamech (there are two). This is not a well known part of the early history of man kind after the creation of man and man's fall (sin), but it does reveal a great deal about the development of human kind in this early period.

  • Let’s Measure Success

     We live in a world where our personal performance is measured from the cradle to the grave. Think about this … as soon as we were born measurements were taken of our length and our weight; our parents were then measured on their ability to help both of these things grow.

  • Christians in the creative sphere

    C.S. Lewis once said, “The first business of a story is to be a good story”(A-Z Quotes). He is speaking as a believer but also as a creative. With Christians in the creative sphere, particularly in writing and music, I have found there to be two main types of artist.