As I posted a few entries ago, I’ve been spending time with friends and extended family and I’ve witnessed some things which really make me think…deeply. I have gone home and spoken with my husband about them. Why do I worry so much about it? Its not so much that I worry, but as my children are getting older I want to teach them about parenting. Sure they’ll learn parenting from being parented but I also want to be more direct in my approach to teaching about it. S I talk to my children about why I parent the way I do.

Yay, I have finally uploaded the first 5 studies, in pdf format, of our Kerugma Family Bible study. Admittedly we completed these lessons over a year ago but nevertheless, as promised, they are now uploaded.
To use the lessons, simply download them at the Download Page…along with the Activity Sheets…the Obvservation Sheet and the IDEA Bookmarks. Don’t forget to read the preamble about how the format of our lessons and all other related bits n pieces.

I like to watch people.

Yup, I even like going to the mall and just observing people, families, singles, children, elderly, anyone. I find it very interesting. I guess I really like people and I like learning how people think and believe and how they behave. These times of observation invariably lead me to times of intense thinking. Tehee, this used to be a bad thing as my head would get into a spin and I’d drive myself nuts. Maybe it’s part of getting older or maybe it’s the effect of the Holy Spirit in my life but I find I’m more able to speak less and be more patient in processing my thoughts before trying to verbalise them.

I have finally uploaded the discussion notes from the SA workshop. You can see it by visiting Kerugma and clicking on the download section.

If that doesn’t work, try these links:
Download section: http://kerugma.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=63
or direct access is: http://kerugma.net/downloads/bb_approach.pdf

Yes, I truly have been Missing In Action. In other words, I’ve been living a full, rich life and had plenty to write about but little time to actually write!

My Dad came to visit me and stayed with us for a few weeks. I haven’t seen him for nearly two years and I missed him terribly. It was so wonderful to connect (IRL) with him again. He drove back to Broken Hill and then he popped in for breakfast one morning!!!! What a fantastic surprise. He was helping a friend move house and had an overnight stop over in Adelaide so he popped in for pancakes with lemon and sugar for breakfast (Courtesy of Abi, who makes the fluffiest, yummiest pancakes). I have really missed these sort of informal drop-ins by family while we’ve been interstate.

Sad, horrid, gross invasion of privacy and so much more…go and read the full article at the Brisbane Courier