mattflukesOct 28, 20202 minThe books are here ! Now the hard work startsIt’s a couple of years since I started with the concept, mapping out the ideas after a great Safebase® training course following our adop...
mattflukesAug 1, 20201 minWE ARE NEARLY OVER THE FINISH LINE!The book is nearly finished. We have the final pages to approve, we have a front cover, back cover and ISBN number. It’s exciting as ve...
mattflukesJul 6, 20201 minTHE BOOK IS IN SIGHTTo say I am excited is an understatement!. After months of working on it, the book is in the final pages of illustration and proof-readin...
mattflukesJun 4, 20201 minThe book is coming soon!As I mentioned previously, I have won a competition to have my book published. Right now it’s so exciting as the text has been edited, ...
mattflukesJun 2, 20203 minMORE TOGETHER TIME ?We are all 11 weeks into the isolation restrictions that have meant we are spending 24 hours a day together. How is everybody doing? I h...
mattflukesApr 29, 20204 minIt’s time to play“When we make Play the foundation of learning, we teach the Whole child.” ~ Vince Gowmon Who wishes that we had more time to play with ou...
mattflukesApr 22, 20201 minI am going to be an author !Watch this space. Shortly after adopting, and having attending a Safebase Training programme, we realised that many of the books about ad...
mattflukesApr 20, 20203 minTHE TRUE BENEFIT OF ISOLATIONIn these unprecedented, daunting and unnerving times, many of us are finding ourselves locked at home with our loved ones. This can be b...
mattflukesJan 29, 20198 minBuilding the new…. well new parts of me that is anyway!So after the challenging start to chemo it was time to start again and I did but on a reduced regime. The shock of the diagnosis, the “I...
mattflukesDec 14, 20187 minThere’s no “C” in family !Well I have news for you we have two “C’s” in our family and it is two big fat capital letter stinking horrible “C’s”. Not sure where to ...
mattflukesNov 25, 20186 minOUTER SPACE – Time to celebrateI’m back from outer space. After what seems like an eternity I am now back from outer space. It feels like outer space as so much has ha...
mattflukesFeb 4, 20183 minThe futureIt’s been a while…… in fact it’s been bloody ages. Life has kind of taken over a bit over the last few months and there has been no time ...
mattflukesOct 1, 20176 minThe summer that wasBuilding memories, having fun, getting outside and trying to retain some sort of structure was the focus of our summer this year. I know...
mattflukesJul 25, 20177 minInformation sharing and reliving our journeyThis week I had the amazing opportunity to speak to an adoption preparation group at the local council where we embarked upon our journey...
mattflukesJul 3, 20177 minA first time for everything and I mean everything!Five months in and we have been so busy building a family, developing trust and focusing on helping our boys develop a sense of permanenc...
mattflukesApr 24, 20176 minThe family tree is growing and the roots are strengtheningWith lots of first shoots appearing and blossom budding the family tree is starting to really build a solid foundation. We are now out of...
mattflukesApr 10, 20176 minTwo months in and the future is bright but at the same time the past is right there in your faceLearning to listen, empathise, be curious and to build trust has never been so important. Since the last post the building of our family ...
mattflukesMar 15, 20175 minNot until I felt your sunshine, Did I realize that I had been in the shade.“Not until I felt your sunshine, Did I realize that I had been in the shade. Not until I saw all your colors, Did I realize that mine ...
mattflukesMar 5, 20177 minThe greatest gift you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in returnSounds easy doesn’t it? Now we are three weeks into placement, and this being the first time I have grabbed 30 minutes to write, I am sha...
mattflukesFeb 15, 20176 minWelcome to your new forever homeThe rollercoaster has picked up speed and it is now already one week since the boys first came to stay at our house. This is just a quic...
mattflukes Oct 28, 2020 2 min The books are here ! Now the hard work starts It’s a couple of years since I started with the concept, mapping out the ideas after a great Safebase® training course following our adop...
mattflukes Aug 1, 2020 1 min WE ARE NEARLY OVER THE FINISH LINE! The book is nearly finished. We have the final pages to approve, we have a front cover, back cover and ISBN number. It’s exciting as ve...
