Tag Archives: family

The Difference Four Years Can Make

Posted 02 December 2008 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc., Random Thoughts | 6 Comments

Four years doesn’t feel like a long time. But my goodness, a lot can happen in four years. 3 years and 10 months ago my son Ethan was born. It was a big day. I know that’s a cliched thing to say – but there’s just something earth-shatteringly amazing about experiencing the birth of one’s [...]

Montecasino Bird Gardens Are A Family Treat

Posted 24 August 2008 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc., South Africa | 7 Comments

I give the guys from Cape Town a hard time, I know. The truth is I love Cape Town, but my heart is in Jozi. One of the things that suck about Johannesburg though, and probably more than anything else, is that when you’re not working there’s not much to do – recreationally I mean. [...]

Father’s Day Nooma Surprise

Posted 18 June 2008 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc. | 2 Comments

I haven’t quite come to terms with the fact that Father’s Day is about me too.  At least not yet.  To me Father’s Day is still my dad’s day.  Fortunately my wife and son are sweet enough to remind me with the most incredible gifts and surprises.

This year Wendy got me something I was pretty thrilled about from the moment (Ethan and) I unwrapped it – two DVD episodes from Rob Bell‘s Nooma series.