One of the parenting books I have found quite useful over the years is Dr William Sears book “Parenting and Childcare: A Guide for Christian Parents”. My wife purchased it just before our second child was born. Two things in the book have really helped me over the years. The first one is about priorities [...]

We had a nice Christmas Day yesterday. We started early with opening the presents with our two girls. I love watching their faces as they open their presents. They mostly know what they are getting, but we always try to sneak in a couple of things so they get a surprise. Our oldest daughter said [...]

Another homeschool year is over! As it has been a while I thought I would give a quick update on our homeschooling journey for 2009. About a week or so ago my wife, kids and I finished out sixth year of homeschooling. For those who are new to The PASSION Blog, our oldest daughter started [...]

In Matthew 8:14-15 we see an interesting healing that involved the Apostle Peter’s mother-in-law. It says… “When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him”. This healing was just [...]

One of the big questions we are asked about homeschooling is “What about socialisation?” Some people seem to be concerned that homeschoolers are locked away and don’t get to spend time with other people or others kids. In todays post I thought I would share a few ways our kids are “socialised”. Church – we [...]

Hello all, I have added a new booklet to my main website today. It is titled, “A new beginning: Setting a solid foundation for your new life in Christ”. It is a simple booklet that I have written to take my kids through and I thought I would share it for other parents or new [...]

It’s Father’s Day here in Australia. For me this is a great day as my kids are my joy. I love my kids dearly and want to be the best Dad I can possibly be. So when my kids gave me a special coffee cup today for Father’s Day it brought a tear to my [...]