Love my child – make him strong
Samuel came back from his first Berries class of the year with one sticker. At Berries, the children have to read a chapter of a ‘little book’ and the children receive one...
Fathers – Protect, Provide and Present
Recently I borrowed a book for Samuel, on a Seahorse father, and other fathers he met while he was carrying his babies. I must have known it, but reading the...
What price creativity?
Sometimes I hate going to Popular bookstore. It can be a very stressful experience. Each time I flip through an assessment book, I recall the assessment books the children have...
Father and Child Camp 2011
This time, the difference is that this is not a church retreat – this was a father and children camp which was held in the Kota Tinggi Kota Rainforest Resort....
Do you enjoy your children?
The best way to measure our relationship with our children is not by how much things or time we give to them, or even by how good our communication is....
A life worth celebrating
Elias’ birthday is always tricky because it is just two days before Christmas. We try hard every year to give him a separate celebration instead of lumping it with Christmas,...
Kuala Lumpur and Cameron Highlands 2011
We went on a three-family 6 days road trip to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Cameron Highlands (CH) from 15 – 20 December 2011. There were in total 7 adults (one...
好妈妈 A good mother is better
It can be depressing when you leave the doctor’s office realising that there is not much the doctor can do to help your child. I should not be surprised. I...
Elias’ Pizza Financial Plan
Another good thing that came out of the Good Progress Award was that we can finally get the boys to practice financial planning with their own hard-earned money. We believe...
Recognition and Purpose
After what I posted on Sunday, we received a pleasant surprise yesterday in the mail. Elias received a Good Progress Award. It brought tears to my eyes. On the same...
Whyforth art thou a SAHM?
Yesterday’s Straits Times (Lifestyle) had two excellently written letters about the purpose behind a mother staying at home. Dr Theresa Yap wrote:- “A parent should not stay home just to...
School of Modern Levites
Elkan and Elias attended the School of Modern Levites (SML) Children Music Camp on 6 – 8 Dec 2011. The SML is part of a ministry in my church, FCBC,...
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