Roles Father
- Lead my children to a life of devotion to Christ.
- Create lasting memories.
- Encourage and empower children to follow their passions.
- Share daily victories & struggles ("Rose & thorn") at dinner and pray. [Sep/08]
- Take children out for breakfast one-on-one and have intimate (i.e., spiritual, relational, sexual) conversations. [Oct/11]
- Create YouVersion accounts and assign bible reading plans with accountability reports and nominal weekly reward. [Jan/13]
- Dinner time is often very distracted and rushed.
- Four children means extra effort to be with them one-on-one.
- Celebrating each child's baptism.
- Celebrating each child's marriage.
- Celebrating each child's education and vocational choice.
- Watch children enjoy reading Bible.
Advocate
- Help Julia communicate with excellence and learn assistive technology.
- Help Julia tell her story and grow in ministry potential.
- Show care and leadership for families and others with blindness.
- Learn to read & write Braille. [Oct/10]
- Learn to use iOS VoiceOver & other technologies. [Dec/11]
- Document and share a video telling part of Julia's story (http://youtu.be/YSsI5z9sSVk). [Oct/12]
- Read Michael Hyatt's "Platform".
- Not showing favouritism or spending unfair time with Julia compared to other 3 children.
- Prioritizing time to learn Braille and technology skills.
- Writing a Braille note to send secretly to school in Julia's lunch.
- Having a video of Julia widely viewed to inspire many.
Spiritual Being
- Support sharing the gospel globally with my gifts, time & money.
- Commit to serving on the Vision Thailand Advisory Board for 2 to 3 years. [Sep/08]
- Visit Thailand with Dad. [May/12]
- Give PAP money monthly to Vision Thailand. [Jan/10]
- Some tension working alongside Dad.
- Significant financial cost & time away from family to travel to Thailand.
- Time demands for bi-monthly Board meetings and work to prepare minutes as secretary.
- Ministering in a Thai village church with Dad. [Jun/12]
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