Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
All too quickly we have reached the end of January. The time is really flying by because the days are so filled to the brim with activity. Activity or no, I do find time to zzzz in the middle of the day. lol
I found myself musing to my hubby one evening about our school time. You know, it's not that they each demand attention constantly. But five children each needing a little attention really makes it quite a non-stop kind of morning. I'm monitoring working done, answering questions, listening to someone reading, helping with P6 maths questions, speaking in Chinese, speaking in English, this (tying lil girl's hair into two pony tails), that (going to hang the laundry with my little helpers), everything else in between... It's really crazy at times, like when I have three or four children talking to me or some other at the same time. I had to scream "QUIET!!!!!!!!" if not I would have gone mad.
But you know, at the end of the day, I feel so accomplished that we have worked hard and done many things good. I always remember that God created work for Adam even before the fall in the garden of Eden because God knows that work makes Man happy and fulfilled. Notice how people who are not empoyed in a meaningful task from day to day become cranky, disheartened, grumpy, sick etc. etc.
And I rejoice at the energy and ability to be up and about and doing things with the ones I love. I have ever spent weeks lying on the bed, sick, and that has taught me to cherish good health and the ability to serve my family. Really. So even if it gets crazily busy, I'm thankful.
Preparing for PSLE
Yes, no. 1 is preparing for PSLE. We are still at the revising the content stage for Science. Lo and behold, we come to the topic of human s-xual reproduction. Wow. I learned that in sec 3 for biology. Our kids need to know this at primary 6?
You know, I do regret that we have had to put our Christian curriculum on hold for more than six months now in order to prepare for the PSLE. But, there's nothing stopping me from injecting God's word and a biblical worldview into what my son is learning with his PSLE stuff.
It's not so hard talking about s-x with my 12 year old when armed with God's word. It's really not. :) I had the joy of telling him that God intended for s-x to be the most intense and beautiful feeling that is shared between a man and a woman, only to be experienced within the context of marriage, one man, one woman for life. It was Satan who corrupted it and debased what was intended to be holy and sanctified by God.
It was so good to be the one to talk to my son that morning about this topic through testing him his PSLE science! :) (Hubby talks to him too.)
We are struggling with Chinese but we have not thrown in the towel. :)
Maths, he quite enjoys. I have prepared so many exam questions and past year papers... I have no idea if we will get through even three quarters of the stack. Urgh.
English, I am glad to say, we are going to officially start working on Composition writing this week. :D
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No. 2 is keeping up with the usual ACE and singapore math, Chinese quota.
No. 3 as well.
No. 4 is becoming a more proficient reader with the help of ACE.
No. 5 is enjoying picture books, iPad, and scribbling. And being distracting. :)
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Meeting up with blog friends from across the globe!
I posted this on the Facebook site recently:
Been so blessed by the friends I've made through this humble lil' blog! Really, I have been soooo blessed. If I were to count my blessings, I'm sure I couldn't stop. Thank You Lord for showering Your blessings to me and my family through these dear folks. ♥
Chinese New Year brings so many of our people (Singaporeans) back from far flung corners of the world where they have chosen to reside... the number of people on this tiny little island swells in these festive months, what with their kids in tow....
My family and I had such a wonderful time meeting up with this dear blog friend and catching up with her lovely children. She speaks Mandarin to them even though they live in an English speaking country and both the parents are fluent English speakers. I was so impressed that the little one's vocubulary was so wide! It really spurred me to speak more to my children. (But my vocabulary is very very limited. :p )
I also received a bottle honey among other stuff all the way from NZ from another blog friend who is back for CNY.
I really felt to blessed.
January birthdays Part 2
My girl turns TEN!!! wow... where did the years fly???
So wonderful to see her grow and develop and especially being her mama to guide her into young womanhood. Sigh. <3
She is very different from her kor kor. (They are ALL different and unique, actually...) It affects the way we parent her and communicate with her. She has been such a blessing, especially her diligence and her caring for her little sister. And of course, just for being her, she is a blessing already. :)
Chinese New Year!!
The lil ones were so cute. They went digging around their toys to find all the animals of the Chinese zodiac. (Disclaimer: we do not believe our fates are governed by the stars but the kids know the zodiac as a matter of cultural knowledge.)
They managed to find just every animal but they had to substitute the Dragon with a Stagosaurus. LOL!!!
They are so cute.
Happy New Year and may it be a fruitful one in the Lord! :))
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