Ready to wean? Don’t be scared. Weaning can totally be a non-event. Go for slow weaning rather than cold turkey. It will be less traumatic for everyone. Here are 8 things you need to take note of as you prepare to transition to another season of motherhood. It can be a bittersweet event but it does not need to be traumatic. Read more…
Health
Gatekeepers of our children’s health
Who decides what baby’s first food will be? Or what goes into your child’s lunch box for recess? And who decides what the family will eat on a daily basis? Mom, I believe it is you. Like it or not, mothers, we are the gatekeepers of our children’s health. What we decide to store in our pantries and cook in our kitchens affect their taste buds and habits. Even after they leave home. Read more…
Are You Ready for 2017?
This is the last post of the year. Christmas has just been celebrated and now the new year beckons! Are you ready for 2017? Has the Lord given you a word for the new year? Are you looking forward to, or dreading the new year? I have my word for 2017 and have been thinking through […] Read more…
Slaying the eczema monster
Some days I really think that eczema is like the Hydra monster of Greek and Roman myths. It seems unslayable! Every time we attack and subdue it, it reappears somewhere else! Or suddenly appear in a more extreme form. For example, sufferers and caregivers of sufferers who are observant would have noticed that when skin issues abates […] Read more…
Miscarriage Grief : Mourning someone you have never met
You know how songs trigger memories? Yeah. Certain songs bring me back to my carefree secondary school days while others remind me of certain friends. Usually I don’t mind these triggers. But there are certain triggers I do not like. They remind me of grief and loss. Specifically our miscarriages. Trusting God In January 2012 when […] Read more…
Starting an exercise regime in my 40s
Guess what?! Starting an exercise regime in your 40s is not only possible but one can actually not feel like death – for long anyway. But the aches and pains….meh! 😛 Exercise and Me I was never what you would call a sporty person, which means I only exercised because I went to school and […] Read more…
Be Encouraged – Part 1 (An introduction)
Be Encouraged is the Mother’s Day message I had the privilege and honour of sharing at my home church, Full Gospel Singapore (FGA) on 7th and 8th May 2016. To prevent reading fatigue, I have split it up into 8 parts. I have edited slightly and I have also added some questions at the end for us […] Read more…
Home-Cooked Food is Not Necessarily Healthy
When you have health challenges that involves your diet, eating is a complicated affair. Eating out of the home even worse. So please understand when someone queries you about the recipe of your home-cooked dish, it is because she is really cautious about her child’s or even her own health. Because…home-cooked food is not necessarily healthy, and for us, safe. Read more…
Braces!
Our very first experience with braces began on 4th March 2016 when I brought our son to the orthodontist to get his mouth and teeth x-rayed, and a mould made. It was supposed to take 1.5 hours but it took just slightly over an hour. Because he had to fast 3 hours before the x-ray […] Read more…
“The Truth About Cancer: A Global Quest” Documentary Series is back!
I am not sure how many of you have even heard of the above documentary series. But it is back! And FREE, starting 12th April (13th April, evening Singapore time)! Watching the documentary, The Truth About Cancer, last year was an eye opener in many ways for me. As a veteran (I say this with […] Read more…