3 little angels

Daniel was baptised a few weeks ago, and although I wasn't standing in the water with him, it was as proud a day as you can have as a Father. Love my boys

Birthdays and other memories

It's been a fantastic few weeks with the boys. I decided to invest in a half-decent Digital SLR camera (Nikon D40), and it's paid back already in terms of quality captures of the 3 musketeers. First, Sam's 10th birthday on January 14th. 10 years old! How did that happen?


Sam's doing well with guitar lessons, so to add to his acoustic guitar I've let him long-term borrow my electric axe and amp. You can almost hear his Mum saying 'yeah thanks Paul!'. Hee hee...












Daniel has developed quite a passion for art and photography, and here's a nice photo he took about 2 weeks ago at the base of Cabot Tower in Bristol. His first set of photos in fact. (c Paul Amery 2009)











More recently I took both Sam and Daniel to Pen-Y-Fan, South Wales highest point, and training ground for the S.A.S. Both of them finished, both in probably the worst weather I've seen in the Brecons. Impressive stuff for a 7.5 and 10 year old...

And here's Matthew (or Mafoo as we will still be calling him when he's 25 probably) just being..

Vodafone baby!

Hip hooray.
After finishing almost 12 months with Orange as an interim Product Manager, I've secured a new contract job with Vodafone. Product Management is the skill of taking something from a concept to a tangible 'thing' a customer can use and pay for.

I'll be starting next week with Vodafone, working mid week out of their Paddington office in London. Spending as much time as possible with my boys is very important, so I'll keeping my flat in Bristol too and ideally spending long weekends in Bristol.

I visualised what I wanted with work, said my prayers and went for it 100%. You can't beat a combination of determination and devotion.

Reasons to be cheerful

Amidst all the doom and gloom, the endless apocalyptic hand-wringing of the media, there are always reasons to be cheerful.

An economic recession does not automatically mean we have to experience recession in all areas of our lives, spiritual, physical, family or social. I think the biggest crime of the current climate is that if we're not careful we start thinking small. Now is a time for reflection, development, training, big ideas, relationship building and investing in our priorities. And for me, watching less news and writing my own. Here's an article from the Independent newspaper which offers 10 reasons to stay cheerful in 2009: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/jeremy-warner/jeremy-warner-ten-reasons-to-be-cheerful-about-prospects-for-2009-1218390.html

Happy New Year

A Happy New Year to you all. May God grant you all the blessings you need, and some extra wants. Recessions come and go, wars eventually end, and things do get better over time.

Under African skies

On days like this when it's cold, cold, cold we all want sun, sun, sun.
Here's a picture from just 8 weeks ago when I was dancing under African skies. I do miss that sun. Ah well, roll on Summer. Happy New Year!