It's not the hardest thing in the world...

...but it is still tough.

So the beautiful wife has finished work, meaning it is my alarm that is the first signal it's time to get up.

Man it is tough leaving bed when she's lying there all cutely wrapped up in the duvet.

Freedom to Speak

With all the controversy that is going on at the moment it got me thinking about free speech.

If there are restrictions placed upon one's freedom to speak who decides what they are? And how do we know that is right?

If freedom to speech is a human right, things that some people will say are going to offend us. But just because it offends us, is it right to take away their right to express it?

Complicated...

And I'm not entirely sure what I think, persuasive arguments can swing me either way.

Is it too late to say thank you..

...I hope not!

Last night we posted the first of our thank you cards. It's gonna be a long process, notably because people were so amazingly generous. What stunned me and still does nearly 3 months on is how so many people gave so much. It has challenged me about what it means to be generous.

Nearly Three Months In...

So nearly three months in and we graduated marriage school! Woop woop.

All the best to Andy and Amy and James and Tracy who will be the last of the couples to get married! Not long now guys!

It might seem odd to be doing a wedding prep class after you're married but actually I think it worked out well.

You can always learn more. And it was quite cool to see how far we've come this year...

Pretty sure someone said the day you stop learning is the day you died.

Family

Last week was my dad's birthday and parents' wedding anniversary. These two things got me thinking ahead a few years and how I'd like aspects of my life to turn out.

Without wanting to sound like I'm bragging, wifey and I made the decision that on our day off we'd spend some time with my parents. And I also popped over to see Dad after work and give him a present during the busiest day of the week. Why?

Because if and when I have kids and they've grown up I'd kinda like them to have a relationship with me, to want to spend time with me.

I also will quite readily admit that I get it wrong on a lot of occasions and can be quite selfish. But I think the knowing this is the first step to being able to do something. Ignorance of ones own failings just leads to more pain for everyone.

I've also noticed how much effort my parents put into trying to have relationship with their wider family. They are so generous. Tis hard to see that get ignored sometimes. I hope that I turn out as gracious as them. I'm also looking fwd to when they're a hundred, me and wifey are seventy, the kids forty and their kids are ten!