Being A Mom

Ah...I was thinking back and reflect.

Being a Mom....
is a life-long job...
There is no quitting,  there is no turning back...
It last a lifetime...

If we work in an office, and if we don't like the job,
we can lodge  a resignation letter and voila, we are off the job.

But, not the case with my job of being a Mom...
The words below describes it best...
(from FamilyShare.com)

As quoted from "www.oureverydaythings.com":

Ah.

Raising children is not easy, isn’t it?

One thing I always remind myself though : God gave our children to US, so it is only natural that we the parents are the ones with the calling to PARENT our children.

ie. WE are the ones with the big responsibility to raise, guide and educate our children, according to God’s ways.

Helpers / nannies are not our children’s parents.

We are.

And here’s another thing: Parenting is never about paying for the children’s meals, school and tuitions.

It’s not about giving the best toys.

Nor is it about throwing the best birthday parties.

It’s about giving our TIME, our attention, and taking the initiatives to be actively involved in raising our children, since day one.

Yes, however hard and tough our parenting days can be.

…

May God help us all, and give us the patience, joy and wisdom we all need everyday, to be the kind of parents HE wants us to be.

Because, as we all know, parenting is never easy.

Ah...Something Perfect for Me Today.

37th Birthday

I turned 37 this year. :)
Gosh...time flies...
I am 37?  Hahahaha...

I remembered school days when I just wished to turn 17 quickly.
Hahaha...
17 is the legal age here where we can get our driving licence, the ID card, etc.

Looking back, when I turned 17, that was 20 years ago. Hahahahaa..
How time flies...
I remembered celebrating my 17th birthday at the boarding house at Tintern Girls school, at Melbourne. They made the cake for me, I blew the candle in my pyjamas, and that night, my friends came to my room and made instant noodle for me. Hahahaha...

Now I am a wife, a mother...
Thinking back, how care free it was when I was still 17.
The only thing that I needed to worry about was study, exams, getting good grades. Hahahaha...

Well, life goes on and that's just the way it is.
Like a wheel that keeps rolling...
Life keeps going...
and we must treasure what we have at this moment, that's why it's called the "present".

Have a good day everyone!

My simple birthday cake, turning "1" year old. Hahahaha..
Moon cake birthday cake.
Nice and simple.
Hahahaha...

Creating Hearts

Yesterday, we made this heart shape,  Art and craft.

I finally managed to get the boy to be involved from the beginning.

And voila, that's how it turns out! Interesting! :) 

Happy to be crafting again. 

A reminder to Myself

 CHARACTER. If there's one thing I hope to get right in my children, it's their CORE. Character, moral fiber, an inner compass... these things lay the foundation for a happy, healthy future. They matter more than any report card or trophy ever will.

None of us can force character on our kids, and at age 10 or 15 character won't mean much. Children care about short-term gratification, but we, as parents, know better.We know that what will matter at 25, 30 and 40 is not how far they once threw the football, or whether they made cheerleader, but how they treat others and what they think of themselves. If we want them to build character, confidence, strength and resilience, we need to let them face adversity and experience the pride that follows when they come out stronger on the other side.

It's hard to see our children fall, but sometimes we have to. Sometimes we have to ask ourselves whether intervening is in their best interest. There are a million ways to love a child, but in our quest to make them happy, let us stay mindful that sometimes it takes short-term pain to earn long-term gain.

Copied from www.huffingtonpost.com by Kari Kubiszyn Kampakis. 

Mystery of Life ~ Guidance from God

I consider it as a miracle as I came across this article this morning...

The letter is taken from this link:
Quoted from Surat Keluarga  Februari 2014, Santo Laurensius.

Setiap keluarga berpilar cinta

 Tetapi cinta sendiri tidak berpilar

 Karena cinta hanya perlu dasar

 Yang menetapkannya menjadi kekuatan

 Bukan batasan dan syarat yang bertepi

Cinta juga tanpa ujung

 Sebab cinta sejati sepanjang masa

 Dan tindakan adalah seni menampilkannya

 Supaya orang melihat cinta yang nyata

 Dalam kata-kata yang tidak kosong belaka.

 Bersama Allah dan kasih-Nya

 Mari membuat cinta menjadi karya nyata

 Lawan kesempitan cinta diri

 Supaya Allah jangan menjadi pendusta

 Tetapi menampilkan wajah ramah-Nya

 Keluarga-keluarga Katolik yang terkasih

Hari Kasih Sayang (Valentine’s Day) memang sangat dekat pesannya dengan Tahun Baru Imlek, yaitu pesan moral keluarga. Maka memperhatikan orang-orang di rumah kita adalah tindakan perayaannya. Khususnya, untuk anak-anak kita yang mengalami kesulitan kepribadian, belajar, pergaulan, atau komunikasi dengan kita. Atau untuk pasangan yang mengalami kesulitan berelasi dengan kita.

Keluarga-keluarga di Keuskupan Agung Jakarta, keluarga adalah tempat persemaian iman yang pertama, maka jangan lewatkan kesempatan itu mulai hari ini juga. Ketika kita berusia lanjut, kita akan menuai kepuasan batin melihat putera-puteri kita bertumbuh bukan hanya dalam pengetahuan, atau harta, tetapi bertumbuh menjadi “kekasih-kekasih Tuhan”. Apa yang harus kita buat untuk mereka? Sekali lagi mencintai dan melayani mereka dalam iman.

Another beautiful article, that I came across today, extracted from this link.  

Quoted from Surat Keluarga November 2013, Santo Laurensius.

Jika para orang tua memberi tempat untuk pendidikan nilai seperti sopan santun, kesabaran, kejujuran, ketekunan, kepercayaan, ketulusan, kemurahan hati, dan kerendahan hati, maka anak-anak akan mendapat “sekolah nilai” terbaik semasa hidup kanak-kanaknya. Musuh dari pendidikan nilai itu adalah ambisi membuta, semangat materialis, sikap acuh takacuh, individualisme, dan relativisme iman (kurang beriman).

Di atas semua itu, kita perlu mengingat bahwa karya cinta kasih adalah karya Roh Kudus. Roh Allah itu selalu mendahului kita melakukan kasih. Maka mintalah rahmat Roh Kudus, berdoalah dengan iman dan kasih, maka segala sesuatu akan lebih mudah kita alami dan jalani. Semoga rahmat Allah memberi pengharapan baru bagi keluarga kita semua. Amin

Salam Yesus, Maria, dan Yusuf

Church ~ My Source of Comfort and Peace

This is the place where I find my peace...
The source of my strength, peace and comfort...
the place called church..

In times of trouble, I always come to Thee...
May You be my source of guidance, strength, light and love...
To guide me through my days...
on this journey called life...
...till I meet you again...
My Dear Creator...