Mature

It's been months since the last update. Apart from busy schedule, I can't think of a better 'excuse'. The munchkins have settled down in their primary school. Nope, we haven't had any crying episodes or resistance to attend school thus far, and we thank God for that. Nonetheless, life has its challenges for the adults at home.

Firstly, Di's new job took much of his time away from home. He is hardly home due to the frequent traveling, and missed quality time spent with the munchkins. We are still praying for directions from God with regards to his career options.

On the other hand, YaYa developed a mass over the axilla-breast region which causes pain, swelling and numbness, and the cause has yet to be determined as I'm typing. We are waiting for a specialist review scheduled in July. Despite sharing her financial burden, YaYa's stress level remained high in view of the unknown diagnosis. On top of that, she lost her older brother to liver disease last week, which adds to the grieve and financial burden. Double whammy!

The munchkins and I are the more fortunate ones, it seems. Amidst these events, we had only one 'stress item' to manage - school assignments. Okay, perhaps I could add my job to that as well. Last weekend, I was extremely grateful to God for the girls. I had to rush an essay which was due on Monday. YaYa took the day off and Di was overseas. I told the munchkins I really needed time to complete my assignment, hence they would have to teach/test each other on their spelling (both English and Chinese). It was such comfort when I found them seated together and learning from one another. And they kept their word and 'entertained' themselves for a good 4 hours while I slogged away in the study. They have indeed grown to be a tat more mature than I thought they were. Thank you, my dear Lord, for such encouragement and reassurance!