We Just Want You To Know...Our Adoption Journey

I absolutely love love diving.  No, I don't do the Jacques Cousteau, deep blue strong currents type of trips but the lagoon, wall, go with the current, reef dives cos as much as I love the excitement of those Cousteau-ish dives, I must remember that I'm a mom and have kids to take care of when I surface.  Where I happen to spend most of my time - instead of underwater, where I much prefer!  haha!   Whenever I'm underwater, I am in awe.  If not for my regulator, I would have had my mouth open throughout each dive.  The colours, the creatures (fishes, turtles, seahorses, octopus, squids, nudibranches, soft and hard corals.... the list goes on) are just simply beautiful; all God's creations!  Can you spot a Frog Fish? My fave kinda slug - Nudibranch A sight I never ever tire of Anyway, my dream came true in Bohol, Philippines.... I've always wanted to show my children the marvels of God's creations and this June, I finally got to dive

I was driving my 8 year old home from school, she quietly said,”  Mummy, Nicole asked if there was something wrong with me, that’s why my tummy mummy give me away? ”    Although I was driving, I could see tears pooling in her eyes and could definitely hear it in her tone of voice.    My heart ached for my little one as I braved myself to ask, “Do you think there is something wrong with you?” (Throw pebbles & watch the ripples......)    She blinked back her tears and asked, “Is there?”.    I decided that telling her how perfect she is in my eyes might sound too defensive so I decided to remind her of her unique talents.  I said, "Well, you are a natural athlete; see how well you are doing at gymnastics and ballet, you scored full marks at your mid-year for Chinese (a language we don't even speak at home!), how good you are with people around us, how big your heart is, how funny you are.... so to me, you are as perfect as perfect can be!”    I took the opportunity to rev

I've always told others and now I'm telling it to myself.... that it is not so easy to die.  Seriously :)   2017 was totally new chapter for our family; small one started life in primary school which the elder one ended hers - both in the same school.  The little one loved the fact that she had an older sister who orientated her very well; had her friends fussed over her.  And the big sister truly played that part very well.  Made us both very proud.  The teachers knew they were sisters and was very warm right from the get go. There were many changes too, to their girls' schedules.  Small one had a lot more activities going thus, I was on the road quite a bit (should I sign up to be a Grab Hitch driver?).  Throughout it all, I just feel very blessed to be able to ferry my kids around.... that i have kids to ferry around.  I'd be lying if I said I had this feeling all the time though, without apologies, I think I'm entitled to feel fatigue and frustration now and