‘Why do you take Brie along to the hospital? Aren’t you afraid of her getting sick, too?’, someone asked me the other day.
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Here’s what happened:
I picked Brie up from school and brought her along with …
Article Archive for September 2017
Why We Take Our Kids to Funeral Services and Hospital Visits
Thoughts: Children are NOT Their Parents
‘I don’t understand you! Why aren’t you like your parents? They’re so good! Why are you like THIS???’
‘When I was YOUR age, I didn’t do THAT. Why did you do it???’
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Children are children.
They are …
Day Trip to Sambolo 1 Beach, Anyer!
Should we find time to spend with the family, outdoors?
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Anyer beach is only 2.5 hours drive from Jakarta.
We’d drive there in the early morning, enjoy the sun and the beach, and …
Thoughts Before We Respond or React Towards Others
Before we respond or deal with others (spouse/child/student/anyone), we must always see them as ‘belonging to God’.
They are NOT an object nor our possession.
If they belong to God, then we would be extra careful before …
Thoughts: Dealing with Our Children’s Mistakes
Name one parent, one educator, one teacher, who has NEVER made a mistake in life.
Everyone makes mistakes, including our children.
I remind myself daily, that my task is to guide their hearts whenever I need …
East Nusa Tenggara: What is a ‘Rumah Bulat’ (Round House)?
There is so much I don’t know about Indonesia.
Recently, I was blessed to have visited East Nusa Tenggara for a week, where I learned a little more of its rich and diverse culture and people.
Here …