Family
Our place in the 40’s and 50’s
Were you a kid in the Forties, Fifties or so? Everybody makes fun of our childhood! Comedians joke. Grand kids snicker. Twenty-something’s shudder and say “Eeeew!” But was our childhood really all that bad? Judge for yourself: In 1953 the American population was much less than now. Yet you knew more people then, and knew […]
When we were young
According to today’s regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40’s, or 50’s probably shouldn’t have survived. Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which was promptly chewed and licked. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine […]
Marriage
I grew up in the 60s/70s with practical parents. A Mother, God love her, who washed aluminum foil after She cooked in it, and then reused it. She was the original Recycle queen, before they had a Name for it… A Father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones. Their marriage […]
Unless we have community
(~) Unless we have community When people are free from worrying about their daily bread, what is there that they cannot achieve! It does not take much, only freedom from anxiety. People must be so deeply bound together that they know, “When I need help, others will come to my aid.” But if they say, […]
Marriage Homily
MARRIAGE (find the acronym) (A wedding talk given to a happy couple on 6th November, 2005, adapted from an earlier homily from the wedding of our daughter Amanda and John (Southwell) ten and a half years ago. See http://jmm.org.au/articles/5348.htm ) It is a privilege and joy to summarize the ‘wisdom of the ages’ (and of […]
In-laws
Most have a tents relationship with the kids By Adele Horin October 27, 2005 Most older Australians would rather live in a tent than move in with their grown-up children. The vast majority of people surveyed for a large housing research project dismissed out of hand the idea of sharing or living in a granny […]
Time with Family
We love having a little family downstairs (last night’s walk to see the moon with two year old granddaughter Millie was a special part of the day: see http://ameliasgranddad.blogspot.com/ for more 🙂 Thich Nhat Hanh was with a friend who had a young family, and asked him how difficult family life was. Not giving a […]
Mostly Sad Secrets
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When We Share Woundedness
M. Scott Peck How strange that we should ordinarily feel compelled to hide our wounds when we are all wounded! Community requires the ability to expose our wounds and weaknesses to our fellow creatures. It also requires the ability to be affected by the wounds of others…But even more important is the love that arises […]
Working with Serniors
A friend wrote: I am commencing a ministry shortly where I will spend about half my time working with seniors. I am looking for books, material, stories that relate to evangelism and mission for and with seniors rather than simply looking after them pastorally. Another replied: We found the Awakening resources helpful for mission initiatives […]
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