Encouragement and Support for Christian Stay-at-Home Mothers
Tough love ahead: friends, there is work to be done and we need to do the work. If we want results, we need to work. There is no such thing as overnight successes. And sometimes the work is plain hard. No matter how much we try to work smart, some work is just hard. And we just need to put in the hours. Read more…
What is a brain dump and why do you need to do one if you want to get out of the overwhelmed zone? A brain dump basically transfers all the to-dos and ideas floating in your head to a safe and trustworthy storage place so that you can use your brain to think and not as a storeroom. Read how it works out for me and grab a pretty or a minimalist Brain Dump printable while here! Read more…
Since I was only homeschooling the P2 boy (I don’t consider the pre-school years formal homeschooling), the school workload for him was tiny. So, I decided to do school for 4 weeks and take 1 week off all year round instead. Christmas and Chinese New Year would have a 2-week break. And we would take off on each of our birthdays and Public Holidays. Read more…
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…
What is your assignment for the Lord in this season of your life? Is it to be a stay-at-home-mother, or is it to care for your elderly parents, or perhaps is it to invest in the community that you have been placed into? If you don’t know what He is calling you to do, how then can you be fulfilling your assignment? Read more…
In the beginning, we travelled light because I wanted to have fewer pieces of luggage to watch over since I already had to watch over our many children. Then, as they grew older and stronger, it was so that each of them could carry and be responsible for their own pieces of luggage. Let me share how we travel light which may help you as you plan your next family vacation. Read more…
Our family of 9 headed back to Perth this April. The last time we visited Perth was in 2012. And it was a very different experience. This post serves to both document our trip as well as share our itinerary and tips to help those heading to Perth too. There were many memory-making moments indeed. Read more…
There is no denying it. Words HAVE the power to build up or to tear down and we don’t want to be the foolish woman who tears down her house. Instead, we want to speak life into our children’s and husband’s lives, and even into our own lives. But how? Especially for those of us who are used to speaking negatively rather than in a life-giving manner.
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Do YOU want to stay home with your children? Because not everyone does. Is staying home to care for your children your heart’s desire but you are not sure how exactly to make it work? Erin Odom’s new offering You Can Stay Home to Raise Your Children can help. She has a lot of practical, not just theoretical tips and tricks. Read more…
If you have been a Christian long enough, you would have heard that mercy is not getting what you deserve and grace is getting what you do not deserve. My 10 yr old experienced both when she got a pair of shoes she did not deserve. Have you ever had such an experience too? I have. And I am forever changed because of these freely given gifts of God. Read more…