As the Gregorian calendar draws to a close sooner rather than later, it is time to review, reflect and refine the goals and resolutions we set up at the beginning of the year before setting new ones for the new year. How Did We Do? Have we done what we said we’d do this year? […] Read more…
Encouragement
8 Ways to Deal with Dreariness
What do you do when your days feel like an unending dreary series of things to do with no end in sight? Because if you don’t deal with it, you can easily to spiral into depression over the dreariness of it all. Here are 8 Tips to Deal with Dreariness that are helping me. Read more…
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Have you subscribed? Sending out emails is a much more effective use of my time than churning out new blog posts every week this season. Don’t miss out on your weekly dose of encouragement on motherhood, homeschooling, homemaking, raising children and growing our faith. Hit subscribe now! Read more…
Never Get Married
I grew up in the 70s where the hippie, free-love movement coincided with the easy accessibility of The Pill. Since children were no longer a consequence of sex, what’s the point of marriage? Co-habitation for the win! Or so I thought. I happily lapped up the glamorous images and spiel spun by the media. I was sold. Getting married was so old school! But God had a better plan. Read more…
My 4 Nevers
My 4 Nevers is part of a 5-part series of my testimony of how God changed my perspective and mindset on four of the things I used to say I would never do or be. Through it, I hope you’ll see that God’s plans for us are not only good but bigger than what we can ever imagine. And I think it will also help to explain why I do what I do today. Read more…
Cost of Success
How much are you willing to work for and pay the cost of success? Because success (no matter how you define it) does not just drop on our laps. We have to work for it. And depending on how we define success, some of us have to work very hard and endure many things before we get to achieve it. Should that be how we spend our time? Read more…
Trust God and Embrace Change
Change. Something inevitable and yet almost always dreaded. A lot of times we resist change because of the fear of the unknown and, dare I say it?… laziness! Coz we hate to have to learn something new – right? But we need to embrace change since it is inevitable as long as we are living this side of Heaven. But how? Read more…
Never Give Up
I nearly stopped blogging. Until God spoke to me about His assignment for me. TWICE. Are you like me, feeling discouraged and a little burnt out while on assignment from the Lord? Before you give up, go back to the Lord. Ask Him if this is indeed your assignment for the season. And if so, to empower you with His holy Spirit power to press on. Never give up before checking in with Him. Read more…
Post PSLE Homeschooling FAQs
Post PSLE, there is no longer any Law that dictates our choice and mode of education. This can be exciting or scary. If you have been considering continuing to homeschool, let me encourage you that God is faithful and He will empower you. And if He has called/nudged/pushed you to homeschool even the secondary school years, you can do it because of His grace is all you need! Read more…