Walking for fun

Last night I had a  beer or two at the local pub with a couple of men from church. We had an awesome dicussion about men, and I am very excited to see what transpires.

Both of the men I met at the pub walk every morning in the nature reserve. It sounded like a good idea and so 06h30 this morning saw me setting off with Mike for a 90 minute walk on the mountain. What a beautiful place. I felt most privillaged to see the sun peek its way through the clouds and then later drink fresh mountain water from the stream that runs through the gorge.



I have an idea that this may be a good way to use up some of my boy's energy through the holidays!!

Love in the morning

I recently visited a mate in Johannesburg for a good chat. One of his sons mentioned something about car prayers and I pricked up my ears. My mate has 3 sons, all 13 years old, cool teenagers, and yet comfortable with the concept of prayer with their father on the way to school. I liked this a lot!

One of the problems with prayer is that unless you teach someone to pray, it really seems a little ilogical. As a Christian parent, I have a responsibility to ensure that my children can pray, and to guide them in their development in this area. It has of course been one of those areas that I have neglected, and hoped that they would just learn, like I did!

So about a week ago, I tried out car prayers on the way to school. My boys were totally enthusiastic, which I found rather surprising. Even more surprising were their beautiful prayers. Filled with love and concern for all of those around them! Driving to school for the last week has been a humbling experience as they have made car prayer time their own.

It would seem that I am now the one learning how to pray!