Candra...About getting married.. at 4yrs old!

Candra (holding up a rose): Papa mama, next year, I will be getting married.

Papa, mama: Huh? You are too young to get married dear. How old are you? 

Candra: 3 years old. I say, next year, when I am four years old, I will get married. 

Papa, mama (playing along): Who are you marrying? 

Candra: Err...Mama! which boy boy?

Mama: Let me think.

Candra: I know, the 2 boys in church.

Papa, mama: Which 2 boys? (Only 2 families we know with 2 boys..haha!)

Papa: Is it Z & Z? Or CQ & CS?

candra: Yes yes, those names!!

(Then we realised she was referring to her flower girl stint next year with the 2 boys.....)

Papa, mama: You are not getting married. uncle LB is. You will just be a flower girl.

Candra: When I am holding this flower, I will get married!

Papa mama: FAINTZ....

What I enjoyed today :)

Just finished washing up the kitchen after completing my attempt at a new stewed pork ribs recipe :)
Quite excited about the outcome at dinner tonight :) Hope it turns out yummy.

I was telling God just now that I am beginning to enjoy being busy at home a lot more. Trying to improve my cooking skills, organisation skills, homeschooling skills etc. Although I feel stretched at times because I don't have that much energy and time to do everything well all the time, it makes me happy to be able to jot down by aspirations for the home. And as I look forward to the helper that God is sending to our home soon, I thank Him for sending help so that those aspirations can be lived out in time to come.

Candra's growing up so quickly. Started doing daily devotions with her since she was a baby. Then, she did not understand what I was doing with her, but we just kept at it as a form of routine. Starting from last week, at her own request, she started doing her quiet time (partially) on her own. One day, she just asked me, "mummy, can I not have quiet time with you and Joshua, but by myself?" I said (with some hesitation, "sure, why not?". Then I decided, it's time to let her be on her own (actually this was her daddy's idea since a while back).

Now, everyday, she listens to one chapter of the audio bible. She's at Genesis 10 today. We start off praying together, then she goes off on her own to listen while I do devotion with Joshua. Then we end off by me doing a small teaching on what she heard and praying with her. Although I don't think she understood all that she heard on the audio bible, and I am not even sure whether she listens attentively all the time, but I have been enjoying this new phase of learning for the both of us. I learn quite a bit from those teaching moments myself and am looking foward to completing the bible with her. :)

Although I have a thousand and one things to do and think about, I am thankful for happy moments like these today, which cause me to feel so satisfied being at home with the children.