Our family's Sunday night routine recently included a family devotions hour. I have been wanting to start this "ritual" with my family but I have yet to allow my husband to initiate it. Good thing our pastor introduced the family devotions booklet to the congregation last Sunday and my husband was encouraged to start spending time with the Word as a family. Proverbs 9:10 says, "The fear of the Lord ... view the post
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To Multi-task or not to Multi-task
(Imported from my previous blog)Women, or more precisely, moms have been known to be great at the science of multitasking. I, for one, has succumb to the call of the times to do hundreds of things all at the same time. In my pursuit to juggle the daunting task of raising kids, managing a household, loving a husband, not to mention homeschooling and working from home, I am surely tempted to perform all these ... view the post
Homeschoolers’ Flag Ceremony
When we started homeschooling three years ago, I thought I could skip teaching my son about our National Anthem. Although, we have encountered the national symbols including the national anthem in our Social Studies class in Grade 1, I never really took the time to explain to him what the lyrics mean. Until about last year, when the concept of nationalism came up in one our conversations. I will not ... view the post
Goodbye Chips
Our weekly trips to the supermarket would not be complete without passing the chips aisle. Each family member will pick one to take home for the week. After watching Jaime Oliver's Food Revolution and how he advocates for healthier snacks for kids, I felt ashamed as a parent. I mean why would I feed my kids and my husband these oh-so-crunchy-and-oh-so-salty snacks? Although, we do not eat chips ... view the post