So on 3rd October 2016, we entered into a new season of our parenting journey – releasing our oldest son into National Service (NS). By law, all male Singaporeans and Permanent Residents must enlist the year they turn 18. No exceptions. You may only delay enlistment if you have been offered a place in any […] 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…
10 Productivity Tips and Tools for Mothers
Last week, I spoke about time blocking (link) as a productivity hack that can help us stop running around like headless chickens and get more focused work done. This week I want to share 10 productivity tips and tools that have helped me run the household a little bit more efficiently. The main thing I […] Read more…
Productivity Hacks for Mothers?
Can productivity hacks really work for stay-at-home-mothers? Or are they ore applicable only for working men and women with no childcare responsibilities? And yet, it is mothers who desperately need the productivity hacks! Stay-at-home-moms, work-at-home-moms, work-out-of-home-moms. All mothers, period. But do the productivity hacks offered out there work for us? Time Blocking Read any productivity book, […] Read more…
An upcoming talk, conference and book commissioning
A talk, a prophetic conference and a book commissioning. That is what is lined up for the month of September, on top of the usual stuff that needs to be done. Thankfully I am only actively involved in one! Here’s a quick rundown. Experiencing God Through Pregnancy Wesley Methodist Church has invited Henson and me […] Read more…
Be Encouraged and embrace motherhood wholeheartedly (Part 8)
From last week’s post, “Don’t feel abandoned, don’t feel alone. Nothing escapes His eye. No one can fly under His radar. So let us all Be Encouraged!” Embrace motherhood! In this concluding part of the 8-part series (thank you for staying with me on this journey!), I want to ask us to embrace motherhood wholeheartedly […] Read more…
Be Encouraged because He is a God who sees (Part 7)
From Part 6 … “Are we willing to serve without the limelight shining on us? Are we willing to do the boring stuff without any accolades? …” Do we have a servant’s heart? I admit that sometimes, I don’t. I want words of appreciation, I want people to praise me. I want to be acknowledged […] Read more…
Be Encouraged even in the daily grind of life (Part 6)
From Part 5, “Remember, God gave these children to us. He knows what He is doing. And every time you are afraid, look to Him….” But what about when we feel like we are going crazy with the mundane and repetitive stuff of caring for small people? Or the constant reminding (ahem) of stuff to the […] Read more…