Encouragement and Support for Christian Stay-at-Home Mothers
My children don’t really know me. They only know me as their mom. They only see me interact with people as their mom. Yes, I tell them what I used to do and all and yet it isn’t reality to them, I suppose what I say remain mere stories in their minds. They forget that I had a life before I became their mother. Read more…
While chatting with an acquaintance about the struggles many new mothers have with ministry and motherhood, she said in all earnestness to me, “But you set the standard too high!” Hmm……. The last time I heard something similar was when a friend was told that the younger moms didn’t dare approach her for advice because […] Read more…
Celebrating Chinese New Year 2015. Many look forward to CNY as a time of reconnecting with family. But just as many sadly look upon this supposedly joyous occasion with dread. Visiting family and friends is expected this time but are we doing it out of love or out of duty? Read more…
Not sure what to do for Valentine’s Day? Come join us as Henson shares Building Marriages on the Rock at Toa Payoh Methodist Church. More details can be found in the post below. Click on “View Original” for how to sign up. It runs from 9am to 3pm with lunch, 2 tea breaks and materials, […] Read more…
Me time. I have been asked many times ever since I became a mother on how I get my Me Time. Honestly? I don’t like this concept of Me Time. It smacks so much of self indulgence. And yet, we all need a break now and then. In fact, over the years, as our family grew […] Read more…
Ever feel like you can’t get moving and everything is sooooo overwhelming? Yeah. That’s me, right now. And I usually get it after a long break. It’s like the engine died and can’t be revived. And the longer the engine is dormant, the more effort it take to get it up and moving again. That’s […] Read more…
When either dh or I go grocery shopping, we obviously buy a lot. We fill up either the NTUC supermarket trolley or our own large trolley the brim. The wet market sellers know me and no longer bat an eye at my huge orders. But recently at the wet market, while I was placing my […] Read more…
If you are a mom of of young children, you would know that to be able to just sit down all by yourself and not get up every 10 minutes or so or have someone drape themselves all over you is a luxury, right? 😉 And so this past Saturday morning I got to do […] Read more…
For our family vacation this year, we decided to go back to Club Med Bintan, Indonesia. This is mostly because of the wonderful spread of food and the wide range of activities available at the resort. These are important deciding factors for us since we need to cater to a wide range of ages: 5 to 16 this year and a wide range of preferences. Read more…
As we approach the start of the written papers for PSLE* (oral exams started in August), I can feel the rise of tension, especially this time round as I got to know more mothers whose children are also taking PSLE with our 3rd child. The previous two times I was rather oblivious to the tension as only […] Read more…