Darling Daughter's 10th

 

Thank you, Lord for making this day happen. We just celebrated Dancing Queen's 10th birthday today.

My little DD... She is growing up too fast, and dreams of becoming a professional ballerina someday. I share this dream with her, and support her all the way.

Sometimes I wish I could hold time and stop the world from spinning fast. I wish I could bottle up all the innocence that makes her the sweet and gentle girl that she is.

But all that is just a dream... For now, I can only pray, that life will be good to her, and that the inevitable challenges it brings will make her strong and wise.

Our little girl is becoming a beautiful young lady before our very eyes. But no matter how many birthdays come and go, she will always be our little girl.

So mayst thou live, dear! many years,
In all the bliss that life endears...
Thomas Hood, "To My Daughter, On Her Birthday"

New Assignment

It's been a while since I've logged in... I have been through a carnival of rides the past three months; minding the children's schooling, tending varied household affairs, and for the most part, trying to find a new job.

I must admit that trying to squeeze myself in a new work environment is pretty much a huge time-eater. I have not engaged in any good or memorable activity with my kids lately, and looks like summer will be quite a bummer...

Modesty aside though, all schools that I have applied in took an interest in me, and I am currently facing several forked roads before me.

So now that everything is on the low down because of the Holy Week, I have finally decided what to accept. Thanks to the quiet and refreshing stillness of the week, I am able to listen perfectly to what God wants me to do, and where He wants me to go.

I wish my everyday was like this: Quiet streets around the neighborhood, roads devoid of noise from vehicles, hordes of busy people tucked in the comforts of their homes or perhaps out of town, clear skies spinning white, floating clouds, and cheerful winds blowing in and out of our bedroom windows... This is the life, I should say... Simple, and uncomplicated.

Snapping out of that reverie, I know I have much to say after not being able to write for a long time in this porch space...

Let's just say -- that DS will be in freshman high school starting June, and he will be in a big exclusive school for boys. DD, on the other hand, will start attending 4th grade in an all girls' school beside her big brother's.

As for me, I will be in a school not far from where both of my kids will go. I will be teaching preschoolers; kinder level kids to be exact, and I am pretty much looking forward to forming awesome relationships in my new work environment. I have prayed about getting a new job since September last year. I hope it is worth the wait...

Looking back to where all this started, I could summarize it in one sentence: I prayed for a new teaching job where I am appreciated.

Gratitude is the music of the heart,
when its chords are swept by the breeze of kindness.
Author Unknown