It is recommended that a child should be read to even after he can read. There are many benefits to it. In this post I list 8 ways read alouds have benefitted our family. Read more…
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Devotions with the Children – Then and Now
In my last post, Struggling to spend quiet times with the Lord?, I shared my struggle on finding time to spend with the Lord and how these times have changed with each season of my life. Today, I tackle another popular question from mothers – how to get our children to do their devotions, preferably on their […] 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…
Recording memories and milestones
I am curious. Do any of you keep journals or planners that record your family’s or your own memories and milestones? Or do you only have a Home Management Binder that lists your to-do list with your household chores, menu plans and appointment tracker plus all the important documents and contacts filed and contacts? I don’t […] Read more…
Obedience
No, this post is not about teaching our children obedience. But instead it is about our own obedience to the Lord. Seeking the Lord for 2017 I have been seeking the Lord for a verse or word for the coming year. I always try to do it so as to have an anchor of sorts […] Read more…
Say to Archippus – for Mothers???
Say to Archippus is a book with a message for the saints to wake up from our slumber, align with the Lord and perform our assignments He has tasked us to do. Yes, this book is for mothers too! We also must be awakened, aligned and assigned so that we are fulfilling our assignment from the Lord. Read more…
Beat the overwhelm!
Overwhelmed. Burned out. Just. Done. Beat the overwhelm? Can I just run away instead? Far, far away! How many times have I been here? Too many. May I suggest another way, a way which I am in the midst of learning? Read more…
When NS comes a-calling : our family’s experience
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…
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…