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Leaders retreat, mentorship, children..

11:00 PM

7/6

been very long ever since i updated..after that FAKE blogspot fooled me..LOL..

ok..this post is going to be quite a serious post..really thank God for speaking to me thru so many circumstances and also thru His Word..

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4/6 - 6/6
was at the leaders' retreat..the part that spoke to me most was abt mentorship by Kenny..and the imptance of family in today's society..there are alot of things nowadays in the world that will tempt us to steal time away to spend with our families..in my working life context, i have seen how some of my children are neglected due to parents' hectic working schedule..im not saying that working is wrong, but im saying that sometimes our priorties are wrongly placed and we tend to justify that,,becos im working, very busy, etc..i have no time to talk to my children, i have no time to look thru their homework, etc..then wait till when one day their children are grown up, the parents wanted to talk to their children, then it will be their children's turn to be busy, etc..i just feel very sad..and my heart ache for these families..as much as student care centre teachers are here to help them, but we as teachers can never never replaced the parents' roles as much as we wanted to help them..

to sidetrack abit, recently my mum has more off days due to her finished projects..somehow, i feel very secure knowing that she is at home by the time i got home from work(thats not the case usually)..i mean everything else still runs normally, but the fact that she is at home, just assured me..i dunno how to explain..it is that "my mummy is at home!!" kind-of-feeling..ya ya..as old as i am now, i still feel that..so can we imagine what effects it will have on a young child??

and also in Titus 2, Paul instructed the older women in the church to train the younger women to....

4So that they will wisely train the young women to be [a]sane and sober of mind (temperate, disciplined) and to love their husbands and their children,
5To be self-controlled, chaste, homemakers, good-natured (kindhearted), adapting and subordinating themselves to their husbands, that the word of God may not be exposed to reproach (blasphemed or discredited).

ok..maybe you all may think that why do i have to think so far, etc..but hey!it is all in God's word!!thats why i have been very sure of what i have always wanted to be..to be a home-maker..i tot that is a really high calling and it is biblical!!yes!im not ashamed of admitting it!in fact, it is my childhood dream(i dunno why i wld want to be a housewife at such a young age then, but im convinced that it is a God planted desire!!)it's highest objective is nothing less than the salvation of my future children's souls..that they wld repent of their sins, put their trust in Jesus, and to reflect the gospel to the world ard them..i mean yes although im not married now, in fact still single, haha..but we can be prepared and train ourselves to be busy at home..in fact only 3 qualities mention in the verses above are targeted at married women specifically(love their husbands,homemakers, submissive to husband)..the rest of the qualities can be applied to single women as well as married women..so girls, if your desire is to be a housewife, pray boldly and ask God to assure you, God honours obedience.. =) even if we are single now, we can still cultivate biblical feminity by studying Titus 2 and Proverbs 31.. =)

and the quest abt how to survive on just single income at our time and age now, etc..i believe as we walked in obedience and abide in God's word, God wld not short changed us, He will definitely provide..we can work from home too!!consider a part time income..in Proverbs 31, the woman also work from home, and yet she can take care of her household..girls, lets embrace Proverbs 31 and Titus 2 woman!!woot!

ok..this may seem nothing to do with the leaders retreat..it does ok!haha..cos kenny talked abt family in today's society..and that leads to my conviction in this area..we lived in a society that emphasizes preparation and education for everything but marriage,motherhood and homemaking..which is really sad..and God's word is the Light to this area.. =) Hallelujah!!

The next part is my conviction on mentorship..i remembered last yr, i prayed and ask God what are the things he wanted me to focus on this 2009..He impressed upon my heart abt biblical femininity which i had covered above, and the other is abt mentorship..Titus 2 covers mentorship as well..older women to train and mentor younger women...and im very thankful to God for bringing 2 mentees into my life..the journey is really rewarding and fruitful..and i thank God for bringing a mentor into my life as well..my spiritual mother..well..some of the things she said may not be the things i wanted to hear, but they are what i need to hear..which im really thankful for.. =)

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these whole month is the children's sch hols..which is taking quite a toll on me..thank God for reminding me..in the midst of all the distractions, parents unreasonable demands, children's tantrums, etc..Im reminded to enjoy and take delight in my children..becos they wun be young for long..they wun be P1s and P2s for long..thank God for the renewed passion!!working with children can be both exhilarating and exasperating..however, it is really a gd training ground for me..to prepare for the future, and to learn to enjoy the children now..not long after, they wld be P4 or P5 alrdy..they grow up so fast!!haha..actually how i wish they can remain like this forever..haha..so cute lah..LOL!if i cant tahan for just a few yrs now, how can i tahan my future children??it will be a lifetime responsibility!!but then again, God grace is sufficient.. =)

ok..i know long post..see you guys again!! =)

"No job on earth takes more physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual strength than being a good wife and mother. If a woman is looking for the easy life, she might try teaching tennis, cutting diamonds, or joining a roller derby team. There is nothing easy about good mothering. It can be back breaking, heart wrenching and anxiety producing. And that's just the morning."

- Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney

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