Encouragement and Support for Christian Stay-at-Home Mothers
In the poem by William Ross Wallace, he writes that the hand that rocks the cradle, is the hand that rules the world. Mothers may not be considered important to the world because we do not bring in any money. But, without mothers who mother wholeheartedly, society will fall apart. Be proud to be a mother. Read more…
Despite having chosen to be a stay-at-home mother for almost 18 years, I still feel awkward when someone asks what I do. Somehow being just a mother does not feel important enough. It does not feel like it is a real or legitimate job. And sometimes, on bad days, it even feel like it is a worthless job! Read more…
Some time back, I came across a blog article, No fuss parenting – teach kids to sit still. She shared how she taught her young children to sit through church services, and other occasions without meltdowns. Her piece resonated with me since that was what I used to do. Yes, it IS possible to teach your young ones […] Read more…
20th April 2016 I was officially promoted to be a mother of an 18 year old son last Wednesday. Just like back in 20th April 1998 (a Monday), I was promoted to be a mother. However, I think I was more ready to be a mother than be a mother of an 18 year old. Seriously! […] Read more…
You could call it serendipity. Ever since I have made a deliberate attempt to stop mindlessly surfing Facebook, I have missed out many posts and status updates by friends and people I follow. But some three weeks ago, I chanced upon my friend, Pat, posting about several workshops Temasek Polytechnic was planning to run in […] Read more…
Sometime back in September 2014, Esther, then 11 years old, asked to learn how to knit. Since I have no idea how to do so, I asked her to go check out YouTube tutorials and within a few weeks, she had mastered it and was even teaching her siblings how to do it! Then she went […] Read more…
There was no spring cleaning, no buying of new clothes and shoes, or of bed linen and towels… We almost never open our house up and we almost never do the endless rounds of visiting of friends’ and relatives’ homes that are common to most Chinese families…. We must be the most boring and un-Chinese family around. Read more…
This update will come in 2 parts : the PSLE and P4 exams update and the post highschool update (aka the we are not really sure what we are doing update!) So today, the PSLE and Primary 4 exam update. Compulsory Education act requirements When we first started homeschooling, the Ministry of Education (MOE) required […] Read more…
This year’s ASEAN PARA Games (APG) 2015 held in Singapore from 3rd to 9th December 2015 will hold a special significance for Aaron. Sometime in November, a homeschool mother announced that she was organizing an outing for homeschoolers to join an APG tour hosted by Active SG, on Monday, December 7, 2015, 2-6pm, the fifth […] Read more…
Warning : Rant ahead! I guess the most standard question asked of homeschoolers must be : what about friends??? OR ” You have friends???” All asked with the wide-eyed, incredulous look. I seriously dislike this question. On so many levels. Never assume First it assumes that making and having friends is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in […] Read more…