When your child is growing up, it's always rewarding to pay attention to what they draw. And it's always interesting to hear them tell you what they are depicting in their drawings.
My no. 3, 3 yrs, is currently drawing truly delightful people (our family members) with crazy googley eyes and facial features which have an interesting "flow" to it. I don't coach him to draw, by the way. This is his own expression. Sometimes they'll ask me how to draw something and i'll offer my rendition, which is not very good.
Here's a comparative study of no. 2's pieces entitled "I love MoMo" and "I love MoMa". The first was drawn last year at Heritage Learning Centre where she attended pre-school when she was 4 yrs. (Last year was a hectic year for me with a 2 yr old and an infant and a six year old who wasn't reading yet, so she went to pre-school at our trusted church learning centre. The teachers, members of our church, are all godly people who love the Lord and train up the children in a loving manner.)
So, teacher GP did a wonderful job guiding no. 2 in "I love Mom" for a mothers' day present. I loved it! But smart aleck no. 1 said that the "mom" was spelt wrongly and added an "o" at the end. so it became "I love MoMo". 
I thought that was funny too and had been thinking of framing it up (like for a year now... see how efficient I am..)
Finally I got a nice big frame from Ikea last week but to my horror when I took out "I Love MoMo", my very old can of fixative spray (I used as a paper weight) had LEAKED and smudged a third portion of my precious present!! (Again, no prizes for perfect housekeeping here, either...)
I told her i was so sad, could she do another "I Love MoMo" for me? She said no, but she'll do an I love Mama for me. :O) So here it is.
This time, one year on, she's added more details to the picture. She's added my curly hair, (taken away my spectacles), and bandaged my foot. (I fractured my foot couple of months back.)
I Love it and framed it up. That's my month's performance bonus. :OD
Look at this verse I found! :O)
Isaiah 10:19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
It's lovely! Abi can colour very nicely inside lines now.
I think you look better without glasses... In real life and in drawings (:
Posted by: Carol | March 26, 2007 at 05:59 PM
Actually... Thinking back.. I can't quite remember how you look without glasses!
Posted by: Carol | March 26, 2007 at 06:02 PM
ha... and blue is such a flattering skin colour on me! :OP
Was just thinking last night how much money we've saved from not buying contact lens solutions for so many years now... yae!
Posted by: Suwei | March 26, 2007 at 07:54 PM
The drawings are so sweet. Don't they just highlight the fact that you were chosen to be a mother, to just love and be loved by your children.........:)
Posted by: sharie | March 28, 2007 at 04:25 PM
Ah.. sharie, when I was growing up, i never did think i would one day become a mother.. and a mother of FOUR! (and counting???) Well, I'm sure God has a sense of humour. :O)
Posted by: Suwei | March 29, 2007 at 05:26 PM
Hi Suwei,
Remember me? I wrote to order a cake - the caterpillar cake... Yes we are doing it with you!!! and since im already IN your page...ill make sure to leave a note to say how inspiring your testimony as a mother and as an artist. Ive been reading your thoughts here and could sense the blessings overflowing... to the hearts of your readers. Praise GOD for the heart that HE is nurturing in you...GOD bless your family too
Posted by: ethel | March 18, 2008 at 04:36 PM
Dear Ethel,
Thank you for all your kind words of encouragement! It means a lot to me. :O)Thank you for appreciating the talent that God has given me in the cake decorating too. I'll do my best to share that blessing with you and yours. :O)
God truly has been so good to us and we cannot help but praise Him. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Blessings,
Suwei
Posted by: Suwei | March 19, 2008 at 06:02 PM