Some kids came to our house to play after school. In the excitement of the games, words not allowed in our home popped out. I had to step in and remind them not to commit that offence.
it's not that we cannot use such words. Rather, we do not want to. If Jesus lives in my heart, my life will reflect Him and my words will be gracious and edify those who listens.
As a kid, i was surrounded with adults and kids who uses profanity in all communications whether they were angry or not. I somehow despise such talks and never use it in my speech. I hope our kids will feel likewise and know that it takes character to be different and that's cool!

Last Sat was meet the teachers' day at TKGS. Apparently, Ting is not doing well. I was not concern because I am very confident that Ting can do well. Tonight, we were just chatting about school and she mentioned that our changing church and then dropping the HMT had affected her a lot. I should have been more sensitive to her needs....sorry my dear Ting.
She is fitting in a lot better, Thanks to Jasmine's Birthday party which she had attended. At least, she knows the names of all the folks and had great fun laughing and playing together. I am sure she will bounce back up in no time.
Hmmm, I 'm wondering about Joycelyn's performance at school lately. It had been rather shocking too! Better check on her....

Lately, I noticed that the kids are spending lots more time on the computer. Even if they had completed their work, I do not think it is a good idea to do so. So the rules are back again. Half an hour per day. It is difficult to implement and difficult for them to keep to it. But we'll just have to try....when i informed Daniel about the rule, he told me: I know what is better than computer- It's family! I do not know what makes him say that. But Amen, to that!

It's official. The Lim family has 3 Teens! Davy just qualified this week. Well, I want to thank God for giving us well adjusted kids. There may be some instances of discipline issues for certain ones, but generally it's nothing compared to some horror tales I've read about raising teenagers.
Davy had been calling back whenever he needs to stay back in school and I really appreciate him taking the trouble to inform.
I did not realise that Daniel is such a drama king at this age! He tricked me again! He told me very seriously that he spelt 'father' as 'futer' and asked me how to pronounce that. I was surprised because he did not show any difficulty with this word when we were practicing at home. Then again
he's just 6 years old. He went on to say that he'll have to do 1 page of correction for that. i simply comforted him and say it's OK. late at night, then he told me he tricked me again. i was totally clueless! Life is very interesting with our drama queen ( Jayne) and now it's going to be 'stereo effect' with this drama king in the equation!

Ok. The school holidays is over! Could not do much because the kids are busy with CCA. The weather was not helpful too.
It was good that papa took leave on Thursday.( the only day when no one needs to go back to school) We had a nice treat at Sakura international buffet. It's nice to just indulge without a need for a reason. Too bad it was a wet day. If not the family would have enjoyed a trip to the West Coast Park.
A cell group invited us to their BBQ on Sat. It was a nice gathering meeting a smaller group of people. It really helped us appreciate our new friends better as the interaction was free and easy. Even Davy, Joycelyn and Daniel had lots of fun running around with their friends and came home sweaty and smelly!
Really appreciate all the special efforts our new friends are putting in to help us feel more comfortable at Calvary BC.
Joycelyn played the drums for EKC. She is maturing as a drummer, learning to pay attention to song leaders. I'm happy for her.

I had been cycling Daniel to school almost daily except when it rains. At first, I was rather apprehensive and unstable ( not used to tompang-ing another person!) . Now, I feel more confident although at times still kallang kabok.Tried venturing out on other routes like buying food for our pet rabbit at Geylang Lorong~. It was really fun because it saved alot of my time compared to walking there. On Saturday, persuaded my husband to cycle to CBC @ Wan Toh Ave with me as we needed to attend a meeting. He cycled along the main road. It was much faster compared to going along pavement and share the path with pedestrians. Having experienced the convenience, it makes me rather impatient having to wait so long for a short ride somewhere. Wonder whether I would ever graduate to riding a motor bike one day!

Daniel had been bugging us about getting a soft toy bat since our Australia trip. We did consider and had been looking since. No sign of any. One desperate attempt: Papa bought a bag of rubber bugs with a small rubber bat for him on his birthday. He got excited . Then Jayne happened to drop by IKEA for her meatball-fix and saw a very nice, velvety soft bat for $5. Now Daniel is delighted. He had been taking care of his 'pet' since it came. Everyone at home could feel the excitement with Jayne's find because we all tried to help look for it.
Sometimes we seek but cannot find. But God invites us :
You will seek Me and find Me when you seek me with all your heart.(Jeremiah 29:13)
And yes. There's great delight in seeking God!