Strong Currents

Here's the occasional drop by to say hi to my lonely little blog. Oh well, there can only be so many things on my plate before everything starts spilling off...

This year has been a crazy one. It's only January and I'm feeling the heat - workwise. I'm in school before 7 daily and leave only after 6. I'm on full throttle and hardly even stop. Work's literally piling up, and I'm demolishing piles of books with a red pen faster than the en blocs project tearing old hdbs down. But they keep coming up, faster than those ridiculously priced condos.

I'm teaching 2 EL classes this year, and they are presumably the HA kids. Yet I still get mediocre work. I thought I could do tons with them, but somehow I have to adjust my expectations regarding their ability. Now there's this gifted child in my class, and I have to read up on gifted kids who are slightly different - in terms of behaviour - from the rest.

Abby and Shalom are thriving despite my absence. Mustn't feel too lousy about it. Oh well, at least I don't bring work home during the weekdays, and try to put them to bed, which is quite a feat, especially for Shalom. They're such darlings! Shalom has his own stroller and baby as well, and I bet he'd make an excellent dad when he grows up, just like his dad.

Abby just told me yesterday that her teacher scolded her. When asked further, she said that she wasn't colouring fast enough, so she got scolded. Another teacher came to her rescue though. She was so sad. I can almost see my own pupils telling their parents that about me. *guilty*

Churchwise, our ladies bible study is having a revival... more honesty, stronger desire to grow in the Lord. We did our goal setting, our spiritual gifts analysis and now gaining momentum for the year. As for SONbeam - the parent-child playgroup I started with Siew Fun - it's growing well. Now we need to be diligent in going for adult service on Saturday, otherwise we'll be dried up.
Personally, I've been reading more. Just finished Heidi & Rolland Baker's Always Enough. They are missionaries to Mozambique, and their testimony is amazing! Now just finished Rachel's tears, the young Christian matyr who was killed in the Columbine tragedy. Also onto Disciplines of a Godly Woman and The Apostolic Cell Church by Apostle Lawrence Khong. :)