children

Playground twist from birdsong 46 days old

[ ... ] Lucky if the children get more than about £20 each spending on them. It's because we don't love them enough. The more you love your kids, the more ...

Our children are our greatest teachers from birdsong 299 days old

[ ... ] that hit the children, the committal. They had been crying throughout the service, but the association of 'Grandad' with 'wooden box' and 'hole in ...

It's something to do with lettuce... from birdsong 311 days old

Over the last seven years, our Church has enjoyed the birth into its family of twelve consecutive girls. Though this does include two adopted Chinese ...

De profundis from birdsong 560 days old

I just sat in the pub locally for a couple of hours talking to a friend of mine who has become the father of someone else's children. Fascinating. He ...

A day at the Zoo from birdsong 600 days old

Its been six years since we went to Marwell, so Saturday's spontaneous day out was a real treat. It's actually just really nce to be able to do it 'just ...

be careful what you pray for from birdsong 613 days old

One of those 'manic mondays'. Took the day off today intending to 'work from home' during the afternoon. I did, actually, manage to get something done, ...

Three Into One from birdsong 629 days old

[ ... ] will not have children sharing our room ever again? Scary thought. It's been a difficult week. I've spent so much time on the computer working ...

Stumbling on... from birdsong 683 days old

Had no intention of staying up to see out 2007, but here I am ahving survived two really difficult days of feeling absolutely crap. Yesterday just about ...

What's that coming over the hill...? from birdsong 715 days old

It's been another surreal kind of day. Kink's 21st birthday. The firstborn of seven, making me feel quite emotional as I chose a card for her in town ...

Calls for Daddy from birdsong 731 days old

[ ... ] endures as children grow, move on, still need us. A love that means we feel for our children as they experience their own growth, loves, pains, ...