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Focus on the Family Africa Email Newsletters : October 2006

Dear Friend

Greetings from Hillcrest where a busy Spring is in full swing.

We have come out of an amazing few weeks with our friends from Care for the Family, UK. The Bringing Home the Prodigals and Heart of Success seminars presented by Rob Parsons were absolutely brilliant and the response we have had has been wonderful. Thanks to all who came. We trust you were blessed by the message.

Since it is only three months until the end of the year, let me take this opportunity to tell you about the beautiful calendars we have made for 2007. These calendars are filled with exquisite landscape photographs and each picture is complemented by an inspiring verse from scripture. We have both a Large Flip Calendar as well as a CD Case Calendar. So why not get organized early for next year and buy one of these (or both).

We also have some resources at unbelievable prices in the bargain bin in our bookstore at 333 Fischer Rd. Hillcrest. So if you are in the area, please pop in and have a look.

We are about to start with renovations on our second house for iThemba. We have 5 children in the first house and the vision is to have 8 houses on the property. Please continue to pray with us as we strive to make a significant difference in the lives of orphans.

As usual you will find below a Question and Answer excerpt by Dr Dobson.

Please click here To find out what exciting radio programmes will be broadcast during the month of October. To find out which stations in your area broadcast our programmes, please click here.

Sincerely

Danie van den Heever
Executive Chairman

QUESTION: I have very little time to spend with my children these days, but I make sure the hours we do get to spend together are meaningful. Do you agree that the quality of time you are with your kids is more important than the quantity?

DR. DOBSON: I’m afraid the logic of that concept is flawed to me. The question is, why do we have to choose between the virtues of quantity versus quality? We won't accept that forced choice in any other area of our lives. So why is it only relevant to our children?

Let me illustrate my point. Let's suppose you've looked forward all day to eating at one of the finest restaurants in town. The waiter brings you a menu and you order the most expensive steak in the house. But when the meal arrives you see a tiny piece of meat about one inch square in the center of the plate. When you complain about the size of the steak, the waiter says, "Sir, I recognize that the portion is small, but that's the finest corn fed beef money can buy. You’ll never find a better bite of meat than we’ve served you tonight. As to the portion, I hope you understand that it’s not the quantity that matters, it's the quality that counts."

You would object, and for good reason. Why? Because both quality and quantity are important in many areas of our lives, including how we relate to children. They need our time and the best we have to give them.

My concern is that the quantity versus quality argument might be a poorly disguised rationalization for giving our children neither.

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