Mommy Moments - This I Give To You (Pamana)

Its Friday once again... and our theme this week is "This I Give to You (Pamana)". This may mean anything which was yours originally but you have now or will someday pass on to your kids. I wasn't able to capture photos for this week's theme since my hubby is hospitalized and I won't be able to capture the photo in time for this week's post..

When I was about 9 years old, I had a set of Choose Your Own Adventures books. We had these hardbound books :
Snow White and the Enchanted Kingdom
Cinderella
Dumbo

Now, I have passed it on to my daughter Kyla. She enjoys reading it!

I also have this high chair which I used when I was a baby, but when my kids were born and were old enough to use this high chair... I let them use it.

I think it is really cool to be able to pass on stuff to our kids and hopefully, they would be able to pass it on to their kids too. It doesnt have to be expensive stuff but because of time, it becomes heirloom and the sentimental value of the items we pass increases.

Do you have something you passed on to your kids? Share them with us!

Hubby is Hospitalized

Now, its my hubby who has dengue. Hubby is currently hospitalized so he can be monitored more effectively. As I have mentioned in my previous post, he has diabetes so even if his platelets were still okay, we decided to confine him already. Hopefully, he can recover fast so we can check out soon. So, if you don't see me online... you know where I am.

Honor

I got this from my email subscription. Hope you learn from it as much as I do...

Children need to know what Godly character looks like in practical terms. We love the character quality of honor, not just because God commands it, but also because it has so much rich meaning for parents and children. It can give direction in many of the frustrating moments we experience in family life. In fact, every form of selfishness has an honor-based solution.

We say honor is…
Treating people as special,
Doing more than what's expected,
And having a good attitude.

Use our honor definition or make up your own. The point is that honor changes people. It changes the way that parents relate to their children, the way children relate to each other, and the way children relate to their parents. We all need it.

You can use the concept of honor in correction or when things are going well. You can use it when you teach your children about money, time, and other resources, and you can teach it when conflict comes around. One of the best ways to teach it is on special occasions when someone wins a contest or earns a certificate. You may show honor by giving that person a fancy place at the table or by decorating his or her bedroom door.

Honor is fun. It's like oil in a machine. It gets work done with less friction and less heat. Every family needs honor. It's great when things are going well and essential when family relationships are strained. You can work on honor whether your kids are preschoolers or teens. It will change the way your family relates.

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Gift for Hubby

In about 6 months, hubby and I will be celebrating our 10th year wedding anniversary. I have been trying to save up for a gift for him but I am still undecided what to give him. Would a jewellery with loose diamonds be a good choice? Or should I get him the Bible software he has been wanting for some time now? Or should we go on a family trip somewhere? It is exciting thinking about it, I just hope that I would be able to save up for it- on time!

Art Day - Yo Gabba Gabba!

My little boy has a new love.. its Yo Gabba Gabba! It is shown every morning on a local channel and he looks forward to watching it whenever he wakes up. He enjoys the show and the characters too! He knows the names of the characters by heart!

We created a simple art work using tissue paper roll and print outs of his favorite characters from the said TV show. Then, he painted the tissue paper roll.. viola! Out comes his toy with his favorite characters!

BER Month Is Almost Here!

I can’t believe it! Its BER month already in a few days! In a few winks, it will be December again and then another year will be ending. This just means that ¾ of the year has already passed by. How has it been for you?

For me, its been productive and exciting. It is only this year that hubby decided to pursue full-time ministry and definitely we have been living by faith! God has been so faithful in providing for all our needs. I am sure though that hubby does not miss making purchase order finance systems or loading systems since he has worked as IT Professional for the past 13 years.

Aside from that, we have had major sicknesses this year... daughter’s asthma attacks, my hospitalization due to Dengue and Typhoid, sickness of every member of the family afterwards. Hubby is sick for the past 3 days and I hope he will get better soon.
We also started Homeschooling formally this year. Its been a challenge and adjustment but I am grateful that we are doing well.

I hope that in the remaining months of the year, there would be lesser sickness and more happy days for everyone!