Relationships

A little girl and her father were crossing a flimsy bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter:  “Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don’t fall into the river.” And the little girl said, “No, Dad. You hold my hand.” “What’s the difference?” asked the puzzled father “There is a big difference,” replied …

Parenting is a challenging and unique experience!  By ‘unique’ I mean that it is something that comes to us only by personal, practical experience.  It deals with practical, real-life contexts and therefore can be only-self-taught.  Books explaining principles of Parenting or the experiences of others can help us- but cannot be really passed from one to another. I’d like to …

“I’m tired of you, and all the things you put me through—I can’t take it anymore!” Have you ever felt like that? Have you ever thought about leaving your mate because he—or she—refuses to fulfill his— or her—part of the marriage? What is a person supposed to do when a mate will not? Is your marriage about to become another …

Consider that they have known him his whole life. They don’t know you like he does.  They might fear being replaced.  You crave approval.  There are few relationships fraught with as much potential for misunderstanding and missteps.  But these relationships are also full of potential. Someone once told me that deciding to love each day, no matter how you are …

Sitting in my favourite restaurant, ordering another yummy batura, I can feel everyone’s eyes boring into me. You see, I am fat… really fat. And I think that those people focusing on me are instinctively feeling sorry me. Once in a while, I wonder why the world finds it so difficult to understand me. I feel as though I need …

“Don’t be so loud, behave like a girl” “How can you be jealous of your OWN sister?” “Don’t be silly, you have nothing to be unhappy about” “You stop dreaming about becoming a pilot, you are a GIRL” From the time you were a child, how many times have you heard the above statements being made to you – by …

I believe biblical principles and values are really the heartbeat of the Christian family. Today marriages are ending in divorce at record numbers. Many children learn their values from television, movies, and music instead of from their parents and the Bible. Let us understand what God’s design and purpose in marriage are at creation. God- ordained marriage for enriching relationships …

After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping alive the spark of love. A little while ago I had started to go out with another woman. It was really my wife’s idea. “I know that you love her,” she said one day, taking me by surprise. “But I love YOU,” I protested. “I know, but you …

“How does one do damage-control and life-enhancement of children in single parent families? The key is forgiveness.” The most difficult part of being a parent alone is that it is usually not a chosen state of being. Whether caused by death, divorce or separation, the reality of the status is accompanied by shock. Fear and panic are the dominant feelings..For …

Another year had come to an end. A couple went to see a counsellor. They were distraught, the woman was crying most of the time. Their son John, aged twenty, had come home from the hostel for theholidays. After only a few days he left home and never returned. A Complaint along with his photograph was lodged with the police. …