#omchooxlessons

We had dinner with my folks tonight and ordered a $30 place of fried Hokkien mee and the lard comes in its own saucer! And then we shocked the waitress by ordering another $20 plate after this. We also ate a $12 followed by a $8 plate of fried youtiao with sotong paste. AND THEN we finished off with chocolate fondant cake at a nearby Hoshino’s and I also had iced black coffee. We finished only at 9pm. Part of me still can’t believe that I’m now staying out for dinner this late; I used to be antsy if we are still out with the kids at 6ish 7pm! But I’m convinced I need it now for my mental wellness -and thankfully Jireh who is the most sensitive out of them three is now able to stay up past 7pm. I have also accepted that with three kids, someone is bound to be hungry, sleepy, or has an unmet need. It just is. That has helped me greatly to make better decisions for the overall wellness of the family as a whole unit instead of stressing over every dilemma that comes up - it is a very new and interesting decision-making process for me! #omchooxlove #omchooxlessons

I woke up from our afternoon nap with a lingering headache; that was how crazy angry I got in the morning. Something had to be done to mend the emotional mess (that I have made!), so I offered them playdough. Isaac instantly snapped out of his post-nap tantrum and played quietly for the next hour until Graham came home. I turned on the music and aircon, sipped on an iced latte, and danced around the living room with Amber in the carrier. I won't say it undid the wrong I have done, for that I apologized and asked for forgiveness, but I'm thankful it changed the tone of our day. The newly wrapped table top was perfect for playdough, and their new IKEA aprons look so cute! I also realized I have to make some changes to our days to avoid the same triggers that made me hopping mad today so that's good. It's such a small difference between a hard day and a hopeless day... simply feeling empowered to make real change keeps me feeling hopeful on a hard day. And something that God has been telling me recently: after a full day of parenting, I can come to Him as his CHILD, fully dependent on him. And that is such a terrific relief!#omchooprays #omchooxlessons

Dropping food colour, blowing through a straw, connecting and colouring with oil pastels. I didn't prepare any materials in advance, but thankfully I have the food colour from a previous science experiment kit and they come in nice little squeeze bottles too! There were a couple weeks I squeezed in lessons before art and found that we were not in the right frame of mind to really enjoy the process. So I have learned my lesson, to focus only on art every Wednesday morning. #ohchooxart #omchooxlessons

I have been kept awake the last two nights by this girl! This morning I was resigned to having a bad day but I ate my breakfast and downed my coffee facing a little poster that says, All I need is a little bit of coffee and a whole lot of Jesus. So I prayed for help. Then I told my kids, we are all tired and irritable today (they also had a late night after family dinner), so let's try to be patient and kind with God's help. We kinda survived I think, and even completed our bible time and homeschooling work. I'm encouraged to lean on the Lord even more, and to encourage my children to do the same because we can't do it in our own. #omchooxlessons

Some people have asked if homeschooling is stressful because I have to teach every thing myself. But to me, it's not stressful because i believe our minds are shaped by all our experiences. And that includes taking a walk in Botanic Gardens, stopping to smell the flowers, observing a Plantain Squirrel, discovering the streaks of colours on his belly (black and white stripes at the side, and the underneath is a bright mustard yellow!) and being amazed by his acrobatic skills. Their minds are learning things from nature that I can't teach. The most important thing I do hope to teach is about our Lord Jesus Christ, and I'm slowly realizing for me to do that, I have to first let myself be changed and transformed by Him. They say education is about the child but what I'm learning is education starts with me! #omchooxlessons #omchooxgoals #ohchooxnature

Yikes Jireh jumped from his monkey bars, kicked a basket, which slides across the floor and hit Amber on her head. At least that's what I reconstructed from what Jireh told me. I was in the toilet for 5 seconds... 🤦🏻‍♀️#omchooxlessons #agile #review

#omchooxlessons #agile #review