It is amazing how powerful stories are in our lives. We recently bought some children’s books for our grandchildren and one of the stories called “The Wonkey Donkey” became an instant hit. The children wanted the story over and over again. It occurred to me that most ancient cultures had an oral based tradition. The Read More
When I was a young Dad, I had this burning desire to buy a particular type of boat. It was a 24ft Pelin Empress. The day I bought it, I looked at it on my front lawn – my car could barely tow it. I asked myself the question why had I bought it? As Read More
I recently saw on TV a couple in China who were about to celebrate 60 years of marriage. Unfortunately, they constantly argued. The husband wished his wife would divorce him and release him from his living hell. That is not happily ever after! How incredibly sad to see your life slipping away in emotional pain Read More
We have been spending time as a leadership group looking at the future and vision for PK going forward in the foreseeable future. Now that may sound like an oxymoron because the future is not particularly foreseeable. I don’t think many of us would have picked what 2020 would bring on New Year’s Eve in Read More
This January, like last January, my wife and I volunteered at JH Aotearoa Parent and Child Adventure. Last year was our first year and it was impactful enough to volunteer again in 2021. Some of you may remember me writing about this experience last year. Once again, we were blessed to be volunteers. We were Read More
As I mentioned, my wife and I were recently volunteer helpers at JH Aotearoa Adult and Child (teenager to young adult) Adventure camp. Although the focus of the camp is on the guests, even the volunteers get a blessing from God with personal revelation or encouragement or breakthrough in their lives. Three such areas that Read More
Let’s start the year off with the tools we need to deal with workplace stress. In a recent Harvard Business Review survey of more than 1.5 million employees across 185 countries, it was reported that 36 per cent of employees reported feeling highly or extremely stressed at work on a regular basis. This statistic came Read More
Photo caption: Paul Monahan prepares to get on the race track as one of the angels in the Motor Racing Men’s Group When things don’t end up the way you plan or expect that doesn’t always have to be a negative. I was talking to a friend who planned a men’s group around the Read More
In the holiday season there will be events that become stories to be retold for many years ahead. While many of these situations may not be funny at the time, they do become legacy events marking family holidays. For most of my life, family holidays have included activities associated with a boat. Is there a Read More
2021 sounds like the title of a suspense or dramatic futuristic novel, but 2021 is the New Year before us. How can we begin to think or imagine what 2021 could hold for us when we reflect back on the reality of 2020? For some 2020 was the first year of significant strife in their Read More