While it is hazy – go the extra mile
Some of you might have seen the video, produced by a young man, about giving out masks and “liang teh” to people, during the haze. Well, his name is Josiah....
We give them ourselves
We became a family because we were in love. But as the children came, it became easier to love them, than to love each other. There is nothing more secure for a child, than for him to have parents who love one another. Till death do us part, for better or for worse. Everyday, we are learning how to love each other again.
We give them each other
They have their good days and they have their bad days. We teach them, that they are each other’s best friends. Unlike the unconditional love they receive from us, they have to earn each other’s respect, and they do. They have learnt to live with each other – have fun, fight, patch up and play together again. We are proud of them.
We give them roots
My child first came to the world, with my blood in his. He may leave us one day, but our genes stay forever in his. He grows up in our world and according to our choices. One day he will choose his own world, and live with his own choices. We give him a past, so he knows, that he is not alone in history. He is part of a narrative from long ago, which has endured till now. He has value. He has great worth.
We give them wings
My child has but one life to live. He wants to be happy, and I want him to live it as a righteous man. Happiness takes hard work, and being righteous even harder work. We give him all that we can, not necessarily everything he needs. For his destiny is beyond us, and he has to find his own ways and his own answers.
Ingrained in each child - in his heart and the depths of his being - is a dream. This dream is that which the child desires to do, for it gives meaning to his life. Walk with us, as we help our children reach their destinies, and discover our own.
Singapore Kindness Day 2013
The Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) very kindly gave “A litter at a time” an award on 31 May 2013, at the inaugural Kindness Day SG, in appreciation of our act of...
Forgive me, for doing everything wrong
I stumbled upon this post, about a young man’s relationship with his stepfather. Reading it as a mother, it made me sad. “She asked me if I thought she was...
So this is how it all begins
It has been three days without Elias. This is not the first time he has been away from the family. He has gone for school and church camps previously, but...
This is your path – walk in it
While catching up on my blogging, I pulled up this song “路要自己走” (You have to walk this path on your own). (The lyrics, English and Chinese, are at the bottom...
Campervan Travel
We toured South Island, New Zealand from 4 – 18 Dec 2012. We saw Christchurch, Kaikoura, Greymouth, Franz Josef, Wanaka, Queenstown, Dunedin, Lake Tekapo and Mt Cook. We spent 10 nights...
Easy breakfast ideas – Guest post
My last breakfast post has been long overdue. The truth is that I am still struggling with breakfast for my children. However, I have people around me whom I can...
Tomorrow’s another big day
I love the comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes”. I started reading it before I became a mother. I think that reading it prepared me somewhat for my being a mother...
We will walk the extra miles together
It was just more than three months ago, that I started my “Extra mile” project. It was to pick up a piece of litter every day. I also started a...
New Zealand, South Island – Overview
My family and I went to New Zealand for the holiday of our lifetime in December 2012. I posted some photos under “This is my Father’s world”. Here are the...
NZ South Island – Christchurch, Kaikoura, Greymouth (Day 1-3)
Day 1 We arrived at Christchurch at 10:35am. We were supposed to pick up the Campervan from Britz immediately, but due to a misunderstanding, we had to wait a few hours. We...
NZ South Island – Franz Josef, Wanaka, Queenstown (Day 4-5)
Day 4 We gave the children donuts for breakfast as we needed to make an early start. We started our drive to Franz Josef at 8:30am. We reached Franz Josef...
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