The melody may not be there, but she has certainly got the beat right.
Any idea what Sunday school song Ms Z is trying to play? (She played the chorus only. Scroll down for the answer)
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“Yes Jesus Love Me
Yes Jesus Love Me
Yes Jesus Love Me
The Bible Tells Me So” 
It was just a simply transparent pocket file, he refused to listen to me, and neither did I. We were both log headed. BUT, inspite of that, he still sat there patiently “listening” to my explanation, he didn’t defy, but patiently waited for his turn to speak his point of view.
We finally worked out our differences, I heard his point, & so did he. He was near to tears actually, and said to me
“Why didn’t you give me a chance to say my point of view?”
Actually, today’s episode is really my fault. Apologised to him promptly, and the sweet boy said:
“Its ok mummy.”
and we hugged.
What happened today made me sees that my Mr E seems t have grown up! His reaction really impressed me. But it is also a reminder for me to be patient, and hear him out. He is no longer the little boy who only do things the way he is instructed. He can think, he can perceive, he can decide, and he will learn his consequences, all these, under the watcful eyes from we, his parents.
To help me track my household’s timeline better, I’m putting a link here whenever I have update over at my homeschoolez blog.
New Update today:
If there is such word…
Was chatting with a couple friend who also has a daughter. Apparently, their daughter also has a habit of gumming the food in the mouth for a long time.
From the way they talk about it, both do seem frustrated with this.
Phew!!! I certainly feel much better knowing that it is normal for me to be “a little” impatient over this.
Having said that, I just found something that my Ms Z likes!!!
Prawn fritters!!!
Not difficult to know why right 
Introducing the new Mr E!
I’m usually the one who cut Mr E’s hair. Only ones a year, will I bring him to the pro, ie, around Chinese New Year. This hair cut is done by my dearie hairdresser friend . Something different from the normal, I like it
Zoe::: Fever
Ethan::: Blocked nose, sore throat, ulcer
Me::: Sore throat & headache
All these happen after 2 days of baking & munching pineapple tarts with my in laws.
And this Sunday is Eve’s off day, which means no one to take care of the sick kids, which means, I can’t go church!!! 
On a lighter note, a friend from The Philippines came to visit and took pictures of EZ. I love the way she captured their smiles. Very candid and natural.
“Ms Snow, glad to see you in Singapore, hope to see you and gang in The Philippines or Singapore soon. And thank you so much for the lovely pictures.”
A faithful blog reader of mine asked for tips on getting 3 & 5yo children to be interested in devotion.
Since my children are currently only 3 and 5yo, I may not be the best person to answer this question. Probably those with older children will have better credibility. I can only share my view on this and what has worked in my household so far.
Setting an example
I believe in this so much so that it is probably one of the key reasons why I am now more consistent in my devotion than before.
If I myself am not spending time with God, how can I expect my children to be interested?
I don’t hide my devotion time. I am not shy to show them that mummy is doing her devotion.
Every morning, I do my devotion even before I brush my teeth. My children are so used to it that when any of them come knocking on my door, and see me reading or praying, they will just close the door and go out to play without any words.
It didn’t started this way. Initially, there were lots of reminder to tell them mummy is spending time with God, and they have to wait till I’m done. So, be prepared for lots of interruption when implementing this. By now, in a household of only 2 children, they are both very used to leaving me alone till I’m done.
Letting the child experience God in their own life
I have experienced God’s love in my life, which is why I am hungry for God and want to spend time with Him everyday. Likewise, for the children to have the desire to spend time with God, they have to experience and know God’s love in their life. Else for them, it is meaningless and may even become another ritual.
An ex-leader of mine told me this: “You can’t force our God unto our children. For them to believe in our Jesus, they need to experience the goodness and love of God in their own life.”
This became the goal in the way I teach my children about God. It really started from very simple thing like praying for a taxi, a good weather, a particular friend to be at the playground/playgroup, etc.
God is really good to children. He answered my children’s prayer 95% of the time! I really believe through all these experiences, Mr E know that our God is real, Jesus is real, Holy Spirit is real. This makes devotion time real. Cause he knows that he is spending time with someone real, and not just with a book call Bible.
Prayer
Last but not least, prayer. Pray for their spiritual health, no other prayer for our children is more important than this.
Other practical tips
Hope this helps.
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Don’t get a shock if you find the skin to my blog changed. The old theme’s RSS seems to have problem. I’m testing out other themes to see if it is alright. (My homeschoolez is alright. Strange!)
)The first 3 happened at the same cafe, even the old lady sitting at the table next to us was laughing at our ‘mishaps’, and so did we!!! :D
Bus broke down means free bus ride home!
So what do we do when seemingly bad things happen to our day? – Laughter is the best medicine!
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28
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