{"id":780,"date":"2010-06-17T09:55:40","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T08:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/blog\/?p=780"},"modified":"2015-02-16T10:34:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T10:34:25","slug":"the-grateful-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/the-grateful-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grateful Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m a faulty man in my mid-fifties, with a wonderful wife of 28 years with 23 years of full time ministry under my belt. All my children are in their early and mid-twenties, walking with Jesus and I\u2019m a Grateful Dad.<\/p>\n

Two bits of advice I found worked pretty well.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. I always tried to be the one to put my children to bed when they were small, to exchange small-talk and giggles, bible bits and prayings. I read somewhere that the tone and resonance of the male voice (as long as you\u2019re relaxed and not watch-watching!) helps your child make a (relatively!) easy trip to the land of infant dreams.<\/li>\n
  2. At a time when it seemed like I was always clashing with my nine year old daughter, I read somewhere that one of the reasons some teenage girls slip into promiscuity can be a lack of appropriate physical affection from the father. I instantly knew that God meant that for me and decided on the spot that as far as possible, there would be a point in each day where I would give her a big cuddle and tell her how much I loved her.\u00a0 Things changed wonderfully from that point.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By the grace of God, I\u2019m a Grateful Dad.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>