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…
Personal Musings
5 Things To Do Before Accepting Advice
Information floods our world constantly. And with it, advice for anything and everything. So, who are YOU accepting advice from? Because talk is cheap. Before accepting advice from anyone, in real life or off the internet, take time to answer these 5 questions. Read more…
Are We Ready to Meet Our Maker?
Gone is gone. Death’s finality often makes me think. This time around, I am thinking… have I prepared my children adequately for Life? Have I taught them not just life skills but how to live a life that glorifies God? And also, how ready am I to meet my Maker? Have I been faithfully fulfilling my assignment in the Lord? Read more…
21 Years Old: Legally An Adult
21 Years Old! We now have an adult child in our house. Woah! Trusting God rises to another level when you have adult children. Learning to bite my tongue and back off is another on-going lesson one learns when we have adult children. But God is so good. Read more…
“Thank You”
“Thank You!” Two words that can make or break one’s day. But so rarely heard or expressed these days. Why is this so? Is this simple act of courtesy no longer taught at home or at school? Moms, let us make it a point to teach our children to express gratitude to all who render acts of service to us, paid or not. And let us not just pay lip service but model it for our children as well. 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…
Not All Who Ask For Help Want It
I have been a bit slow in learning that not all who ask for help want it. You may know this already then my reminder to you would be don’t get caught up in their drama or pity parties. Be wise and discerning before offering help. Our time and energy are limited. Read more…
Entering My Year of Jubilee
The Year of Jubilee: loans and debts were erased. Slaves were released. Land was returned. The people had freedom and rest. Everything was re-set. And that is exactly how I am viewing my Year of Jubilee. Freedom. Rest. Re-set. A new beginning. But even as I rest in the Lord, I must not forget to press on to fulfil the assignments He has given to me as time is running out. Read more…
Of Double Yellow Lines and Other Parking Rules (Doing the right thing even when no one is looking)
Do we always do the right thing regardless of who is watching? Or do we only do the right thing when people are watching? Or to put more accurately, only when important people are watching? To put it bluntly, are we hypocrites? Read more…
Can Music/Dance/Art Be a Viable Career in Singapore?
How many people have been able to successfully make a sustainable and viable career in the performance and visual arts scene in Singapore? Viable meaning able to support a basic nuclear family comfortably. Are we too practical a lot? Or too unimaginative a lot? Or is it only for the young and single people? Read more…