Raising a Daughter of Christ

The following is a photo of my daughter and I at Bear Creek Park in Surrey, B.C. Raising a Daughter of Christ certainly has its many challenges. This leads me to a verse in Proverbs...

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

In a nutshell we're training for reigning (eternal perspective). My role essentially is to be the Godly man in her life until she chooses to get married. This is not always easy, especially when catastrophe strikes. Lets face it, we're human and prone to sin.

A majority of our raising / training comes from my wife and my daily activities, being the prime example in our children's lives. With our daughter being home schooled we have many opportunities to train her during the events of our lives. For example over the last several weeks we've been surrounded by wild fires, we've now Incorporated that into her education by teaching her about why the fires started what tools the firefighters are using and about firefighters in general. Because what she is learning is a reality it gives her an opportunity to retain more information because its now become an experience she will never forget.

In general our day begins with the reading of the Proverb of the day. If you aren't already doing this I highly recommend that you begin. There are 31 Proverbs which naturally allows for one every day of the month. If you're in a month with less than 31 days, this gives you an opportunity to read a little bit more at the end of that particular month.

After the Proverb of the day, which is usually read at breakfast, my wife begins her schooling with our daughter. My daughter takes several subjects, including math, Gods word, creation science, handwriting, spelling, phonics and geography. Last year my daughter completed kindergarten in 4 months, so we did another more advanced kindergarten which she completed in 5 months, we then started her in grade 1 which she will be completed by December. She only turned 6 in July.

There is a misconception about home schooling in society. Some of the arguments are that home schooled children are isolated from society, unsocialized and are not educated adequately. These arguments I don't doubt are a reality for a very few of the children that are home schooled. However, this is not the reality for the majority that are home schooled in particular my children.

Raising a daughter of Christ is probably one of our life's greatest challenges, its also the most rewarding. By training our children in the home we must lead by example. When daddy backs the van into a telephone pole his children are watching and will eventually emulate his re-actions, good or bad. Likewise when mommy gets mad at daddy for backing into the telephone pole.

Raising children is the most rewarding occurance life can offer. It is our number one minisrty.

God Bless.



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The Proverbs 31 Wife

PROVERBS 31

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.


First I'd like to begin with how amazing my wife is. My wife and I have been through a lot over the past two years and she certainly has risen to the challenge.

Last year I began praying as to which church we should attend. Through prayer and fasting God strongly lead it upon my heart that we were to go to a small fundamental baptist church in town. Up until this point we were attending a country club, concert type, all about the believers EXPERIENCE Pentecostal church. When I told my wife what God had laid upon my heart, her greatest reservation was that she didn't want to wear dresses and skirts all of the time. So we agreed that she could wear them on Sundays unless God convicted her otherwise (just a note that God doesn't have to convict you for something to be wrong or sinful).

Since that first Sunday a lot has changed in our lives. My wife was quickly convicted about her apparel and all of her low cleavage tops, pants, and shorts were donated to a local charity. We now believe that God has created man and woman to be different and we celebrate those differences. Our most convicting moment probably came when a former teacher told us that the schools are indoctrinating our children to be gender neutral. People wonder why there is a gender crisis, did they ever stop to think that it could be because they let little Jessica dress like little Jason?

In addition to women and girls wearing skirts and dresses, we believe in modesty for all members of our family (I always wear a shirt and my shorts always come past my knees). This originates from our belief that eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden ultimately led to our shame. At this point God created a covering for their bodies. We choose to cover our bodies to honor God and to cover our nakedness from the eyes of others.

As Fundamental Baptists we believe that learning takes place in the home, that's why both of our children are home schooled by my wife. We've received much criticism from quite a few people on this subject but my wife has certainly risen to the challenge. We believe that children are a blessing from the Lord and that we weren't given them for someone else to raise.

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Psalm 127:3

In addition to the above verse we also do not believe in any form of birth control. That being said we are members of the quiver full movement. Children are a blessing, that being said by faith we believe that God will provide for those "blessings".

My wife has risen to all of the challenges we've been faced with since our marriage. On matters of faith, love and life my wife is far above rubies. Her diligence and hard work sometimes goes un-noticed by myself but never by God, surely her reward will be great.
Love you Hun.

Having An Eternal Mindset In Today's Have It Now Society

For riches do not endure forever,
and a crown is not secure for all generations. Proverbs 27:24

Maintaining an eternal mindset on a daily basis is probably the most challenging task in my Christian walk. Not that it's difficult to think about eternity, the challenge is in constantly thinking about eternity in every decision I make. I think Jim Elliot said it best...

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot loose."

What a statement!

I've heard it said that in one hundred years it's not going to matter what kind of house you had, what kind of car you drove, how expensive your clothes were or that you ate at the finest restaurants... Because you'll be DEAD!

Lets face it, the Christian walk is not about how God can bless us or comfort us or even provide for us. It's not about our experience. It's about our service. So many peaple are seeking God's glory in their own lives, what they fail to realize is that God doesn't share his glory with us until we're dead and thats not until we're on the other side of eternity. Here's a point to ponder, what did Lucifer seek when he rebelled against God? Wasn't it essentially God's glory?

I've been privilaged to have much, I've also been privilaged to have little. The more I journey in my Christian walk the more I see the hand of God move, especially in my need. Currently through a series of events my wife and I have lost essentially everything with the exception of the clothes on our backs. It's a very difficult position especially when you can't afford food for your children and you MUST rely on God's provision. I secretly vowed not to enter vocational ministry because of this fear. Now my fear is a reality and I have not vocationally served God. I'm learning to trust... It's a difficult proposition but you either trust voluntarily or God will place you in a position where you MUST trust Him. Lets face it, this life is not about making money, getting glory and then dying. The Christian mentality should be giving money, giving glory and then recieving life. Someone once said that...

"The world lives to die, but we die daily to live."

Life is a journey and like myself, you may be treading through the valley of the shadow of death. But fear not, God is with us. Each experience is a learning opportunity from the hand of God. It certainly doesn't seem like it, but believe it or not God is guiding you through your circumstances and the finished product will be outstanding.

See you on the other side!

This is the first photo taken of my wife (Stacey) and I the day I asked her out on June 3, 2008. Prior to us "dating" I was in a depressed state, having lost my mother (grandmother) the year before and trying to find myself in the world that I was in, all I felt was emptiness.

I grew up in a very affluent family and was raised by my grandparents. I was trying to figure out how to live for God without having my past corrupt my future. I didn't want my idealistic to mess with God's plan. I knew that I was viewing God through the lens of my past and current experiences. At this point in my life I had just sold my penthouse condo in Maple Ridge, was working part time for Starbucks in addition to being a property manager for my dad (grandfather). I viewed the world as something to conquer with my dad's money. I felt powerful because I managed my dad's assets and was in control, to some degree. I firmly believed in the Prosperity Gospel. I now realize how flawed this philosophy really is and how perverted my thinking was. I was left in a state of constantly seeking the "experience" of God rather than actually seeking God's will.

June 3, 2008 was the beginning of something special. Up until this point I had been praying that God would send me a wife. I was depressed because I was alone, and worried about my future. Financially I felt secure but socially I was a disaster. Now here is a WARNING, when God moves it seems that most of the time its slow, but sometimes its faster than anything you could ever anticipate and that's just what happened. We now know why which I'll discuss in another post.

To make a long story short, we agreed to go out sometime on June 3, were engaged on June 26 and married on August 31. Prior to June 3 we had met only a few times. Isn't God amazing. We've never regretted our decision (even for a moment), praise the Lord!

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. Proverbs 19:14