Family Life

Micah has an established bedtime routine. He’ll quietly sit on his own in the playpen in our office, playing with blocks and reassured by the presence of both parents sitting at their computers. This baby has separation anxiety issues. He’s OK with being on his own as long as he’s not alone, if you get [...]

Debbie phoned me at work this afternoon: she was just too exhausted to prepare tonight’s dinner. She had something for the kids, but couldn’t we do something special, just the two of us? Of course we could. I phoned a restaurant we like and ordered one of our favourite meals, for pick-up. By the time [...]

Last night Micah cried from 12:45am till 5:30am. About an hour of that he spent in our bed, and I spent another hour walking him. It made no difference, so he spent the rest of the time in his crib. He wasn’t sick, he wasn’t hungry, he didn’t need changing. Was he getting a new [...]

The day broke dark and gloomy, windy and cold and raining. That’s OK. I’m leaving. I was in no particular hurry. My only task for the day was to drive from Gy?r to Budapest, all of one and a half hours. I anticipated a relaxed Saturday: a leisurely breakfast, unhurried packing, an easy drive on [...]

It was icy this morning, freezing rain pelting down. I headed out to church with Daniel–just the two of us–and as soon as the car backed out of the level garage onto the sloping driveway it began to slide down the hill. I wasn’t too concerned. There are snowbanks piled high on either side of [...]