We have been enduring his screeching cries while teaching him that pooping on the toilet bowl is good and is for big boys like him. He didn't buy my hard sell many, many times, but today, he finally started to see that pooping on the potty won't kill him, and managed to calm down enough to dump 2 small ones and 1 loooong one into the toilet bowl. TMI I guess but I don't care man! I'm just so glad my days of wiping smelly poo of the toddler's butt is coming to an end. The end is nigh and it smells better already hahaha!
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Friday, 5 June 2015
Earthquake
The fact that some Singaporean students and teachers have gone missing as a result of the earthquake in Sabah is just too close for comfort. My heart ached so much when I just read the latest news that one Singaporean female body has been found.
It could have been any one of our kids. It could have been anyone of my ex-colleagues or friends who are teachers. Anyone who is a parent can almost feel the paralyzing sense of fear of loss or even grief.
I have never felt the need for 11 yr old kids to go on "overseas learning journeys" as the education ministry over here likes to call them. There seriously is no need to. Unnecessary risks and costs are involved. Perhaps the kids can learn more about other countries better. Perhaps they can appreciate their family, home and school more after the OJL. But isn't 11 yrs old just a little too young for that?
No 11 yr old kid of mine is ever gonna go to another country without me or their Daddy, if I can help it! I'm so gonna keep them as close to the nest as possible till they are ready to handle walking, travelling around Sg by themselves and can comfortably and confidently purchase things in local shops, or even request for help from local strangers here first.
Sigh. Heart still aching. :(
Catching a glimpse of grace again
Is liberating and heart changing.
And when the heart is slowly changed, the hands and feet would follow too.
So with that in mind, I must focus more on the heart of my loved ones. No amount of tugging and pulling can make them move unless they *want* to.
Only God's love can compel us to want to know Him more, serve Him more, honor Him more, love Him and others more.
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