Happy Mother's Day!

Had a "surprise" mother's day dinner at home tonight. Actually, mum was around, entertaining Charis, while I was in the kitchen but she forgot that it's mother's day so it became a little surprise.

Wishing all mums a Happy Mother's Day... especially to the new mums celebrating it with their babies (and hubby of course) for the first time!

May 10th, 8.30 p.m.

After months of waiting and 27 hours on the journey, my parents have finally arrived in Pitt safely... jet lagged but very happy! These are photos of the first hugs. A pity that the photographer (erm, that's me :p) wasn't quick enough to capture the moment better. It was a wonderful reunion!



Got home, ate instant noodles, chatter chatter, dug up the many goodies from Singapore... also had a little flooding episode at home to end the excitement for the night... haha. Whew, what a night! Looking forward to the next 3 weeks of family time and the road trip :)

Crispy butter oats and prawns

A trial before cooking this dish for guests on Friday. Miss this specialty dish at the seafood restaurants in Singapore. Guess it's lacking the curry leaves... I don't know where to find them :p Does it look right?

Springtime - smiles and blossoms!

Some springtime photos to brighten up your day :)

Flowers and leaves blooming everywhere! Fruits in more variety and colour! Squirrels and birds! Sunshine, blue sky and the cool outdoors! (although springtime also brings lots of rainfall... well, the plants need water to grow right)

It's been fun watching children play in the parks and people sun-tanning everywhere. We were told, when we first arrive, that winter may bring depression to people who are accustomed to having the sun, especially us from the tropics! Now that we see and feel the sun again... we finally realise how happy it makes us! Thank you God for your wonderful creation!

Alphabet milestone!

Realised only today that my little miss has learnt the entire alphabet... she's able to recognise all 26 capital letters! I think this website helped... www.starfall.com. I am certainly thrilled with her achievement :) So here's a journal of her first academic milestone. Despite of this, got to remind myself to take it easy and not set sky high expectations for her... she deserves to enjoy her childhood!

Spring Carnival @ CMU

Seems like every year there will be a Spring Carnival at CMU. It is a 3-day event, and we went there on the first day of the carnival for some of the fun rides....

Isaiah

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:28-31

Just completed a study of Isaiah (chapters 40 to 66) with some ladies from the church last Thursday. I've been really blessed to be able to join these ladies in their study just when they were starting on this second portion of the book - prophetic, filled with beautiful poetry and descriptions of His perfect Servant, a reflection of God's heart for His creation.

"Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:4-6

Our ever gracious and loving God brought me to this group in our first months here... to keep my eyes on Him in times of difficult adjustments, to remember His sovereignty in our lives, to allow Him to shepherd us in our journey here, to read of His comforting words. He sure knows that I'll be totally lost without it and I'm very thankful for that! 

Praying that we'll continue to trust and lean on Him in all things.

"He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young." Isaiah 40:11