Category: Family

This coming Sunday is Father's Day here in Australia, a time to honour all of the dads. Here are a few interesting quotes about dads: "Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you." [Exodus 20:12. NLT] "A wise child brings joy … Continue reading Happy Father’s Day!

Today we will look at the fifth key to building a great marriage ... 5. Grow Together Spiritually As followers of Christ, Nicole and I have found that our relationship with God is a vital part of us reaching the fullest potential of our marriage relationship. After all, intimacy has a spiritual dimension to it. … Continue reading Love for a Lifetime – Building a Great Marriage (Pt.6)

Today we mve on to look at the fourth key key to building a great marriage which is … 4. Effective Conflict Resolution Everyone has arguments, conflicts, crisis and problems. We sure have … lots of them! The outcome either hurts the relationship or helps it. It’s what we do about our problems that is … Continue reading Love for a Lifetime – Building a Great Marriage (Pt.5)

So far, we're looked at friendship and partnership as two keys to a great marriage. Today, we'll look at the third key to building a great marriage which is …. 3. Good Communication Someone once said, “Marriage is one long conversation, with an occasional disagreement along the way.” A good marriage requires continual quality communication … Continue reading Love for a Lifetime – Building a Great Marriage (P.4)

Yesterday we looked at the importance of building your marriage on a foundation of friendship. In the best marriages, the husband and wife are best friends - for a lifetime. Today, I would like to share with you what I think is the second key to building a great marriage ... 2. Partnership Nicole and … Continue reading Love for a Lifetime – Building a Great Marriage (Pt.3)

A great wedding doesn't make a great marriage. A great marriage is something that is built over time - patiently and intentionally. I think there are five things that build a great marriage. Let's look at the first today ... 1. Friendship In Genesis 1, the reason God created Eve was to be a friend … Continue reading Love for a Lifetime – Building a Great Marriage (Pt.2)

This weekend, Nicole and I celebrate our 22nd wedding anniversary. Nicole and I met in Rockhampton, Queensland in December 1984. My good friend, Peter Leigh, and I were travelling to Townsville on holidays and stopped by to visit some friends we knew from a small church there. On the weekend, we went four wheel driving with … Continue reading Love for a Lifetime – Building a Great Marriage (Pt.1)

You may or may not have a teenager in your life right now but these years are often stereo-typed by rebellion and relational difficulties. This can cause a lot of parents to experience a great deal of fear as their children approach the teenage years.   Nicole and I are the proud parents of three … Continue reading Parenting Teenagers

Becoming a parent is pretty easy. Learning to parent well takes a lot of time and effort. After all, kids don't arrive with instructions! Thankfully, God's Word and other experienced people offer us some helpful guidance. Here are a few wise and encouraging words for reflection, if you are a parent ... "Then Jesus took … Continue reading Some Wisdom for Parents

Well, the 2008 school year is not far away. It doesn't seem that long ago when Nicole and I were talking about schooling options for our toddlers. At that time we managed to get a hold of a book called Schooling Choices edited by Dr. Wayne House which outlined various arguments for (1) home schooling, … Continue reading Schooling Choices