We Are Expecting! by Glitteryguts
Proud Big Brother To Be! Mr.Biggles! Super late in updating my blog on all the news and changes we have had the past few months! As you can see in the picture of our proud boy Biggie, we are expecting our rainbow baby in October this year! This week I am 16 weeks (12/05) and […]
Glitteryguts shares her experience being pregnant and having a stoma. Please read on here at We Are Expecting!
The kids were playing on the road, in front of their terraced houses. They stepped aside each time there were oncoming cars returning home from work.
A girl, Wen Li, noticed an old lady neighbour lying on the floor of her car porch. “Popo*, why are you lying on the floor?”Just as popo’s hands weakly beckoned her.
“Mom, mom, popo is lying on the floor and unable to move!” Her mother, Li Na tried to open the gate while some kids had already climbed over to see her. Just then, the old lady’s children arrived home from work. She was sent to the hospital that evening. But she never returned.
A month later, it was Wen Li’s birthday. After singing and blowing her birthday cake, she sat pensively, looking out of the window. Li Na noticed and went to her, “a penny for your thought?”
Her lower lip jutted out, “I don’t want any more birthdays.”
“Why?”
“Because, when I grow older by one year, mom and dad will grow older by one year too. When we grow older every year, my own granny will grow older too. And she will die!”
Caught unaware on how to answer, Li Na pulled her close and hugged her.
*Popo means old lady or granny in Chinese.
Chen S.P. @T.P. Tan, 2 Jan 2021
Remembering Max
In memory of family pet dog who had been a friend, a protector, and a family member for fourteen years.
Quote:-
“Over the years I have felt the truest, purest love—the love of God, really, I imagine that’s what God’s love feels like—is the love that comes from your dog.” – Oprah Winfrey
The Strawberry generation
I like reading comments by bloggers. Here’s one with high expectation!
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‘Yes… I hope kids as they grow to be teens and young adults continue to have tenacity and grit. So far they have been named strawberry generation, which is not good… sigh! ‘
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Some of our children exceed our expectation. Some do not.
Do we ourselves exceed our parents’ expectation?
Thank you JOYCEMARYJ for nominating me for this award.
Do visit her site ” A Life’s Journey Little things matter” for beautiful poems and stories.
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Rules:-
• Thank the person who nominated you with the link to their blog.
• Make a post of the award (with photo).
• Post the rules.
• Ask 5-10 questions of your choice.
• Nominate 10-30 other bloggers (or more) and notify them.
• Follow Vincent Ehindero to qualify for a free blog promotion, shoutout and more blogging opportunities.
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My answer to her questions:–
What gives you the inspiration to write or take pictures? What’s your muse? Past experiences, recent issues in news, other posts and comments.
After writing your content, do you edit or erase certain words or sentences to make sure that you don’t offend your readers? A second thought? Yes! If it makes reading better!
How do you exactly feel after pressing the publish button on your blog? – Ah, task completed!
Do you anticipate that your blog will be a hit? Does it make you anxious? The ones I least expect good responses to became a hit instead!
How do you explain your life before and after you started your blog? I have always wanted to write but couldn’t find the time. Covid-19 has enabled it to happen. I may slow down once other activities return. That is, if Covid-19 ever clear! Besides being a home-maker, I do part-time work at hospitals. I would love to take my son for his bowling practices again!
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There are so many good bloggers. I am still learning. So here, I nominate:-
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My Questions for these new nominees:
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Should kids experience fall and get up on their own?
Today’s children are well-cushioned;
helmets, elbow and knee pads.
So they don’t experience injury and pain.
Will this soft ‘brick’ withstand ‘hard knocks‘ ?
Quote:
The greatest glory in living is not in falling,
but in rising every time we fall – Nelson Mandela.
Faithful Friday-a prayer to take Covid-19 away!
“I am praying very hard. Is God listening?”
COVID-19: No one should die alone
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I read a post "No one should die alone" referring to dying alone in a nursing home. My mind goes to the many COVID-19 patients in Intensive Care Units who had to die alone without their loved ones around them. "Nurse, I am scared to die!" " Uncle, I will chant a prayer together with you." Another Buddhist nurse said: "According to a Buddhist monk, it is better to inform the dying to remember the good deeds they have done so that they may reborn in a better realm." A Muslim healthcare worker would hold the dying patient's hand and say a prayer during their last breaths. A Hindu nurse said, "We can chant Om Shivaya Namaha or Om Namo Shivaya." A Christian nurse said, "I would do this: With both my praying hands held over her/ his praying hands and recite Psalm 23: V 1 - 6" ********
When everything else seems futile, spirituality offers great solace and comfort.
Even a Hindu doctor had recited Islamic prayer for a patient on death bed!
Motherly Monday (poem, haiku)
Motherly Monday
The baby clings for dear life
… till it swings itself!
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Quote:
“Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” —Susan Gale
每日一位访客 (google translated)
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.“
– Mother Teresa, (1910-1997)
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在亚洲医院的病房里，
参观期间热闹非凡
与关心的亲戚朋友，
带来水果和家常的最爱。
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不经意间，靠墙，
站着一位老神职人员
身着神职人员服装，带有文职领，
双手紧握在前
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看了一会人，
他坐在椅子上
旁边没有访客的病人。
而且，他只是静静地坐在那里。
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当病人试图伸手去拿杯子时，
他帮助引导他颤抖的手和杯子
到病人的嘴唇，下巴下的手帕。
然后他给了病人一个皮的橙子。
另一个是临终病
谁不能说话也不能动。
自入院以来，没有人拜访过他。
这位照顾者静静地坐在他身边，安详
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他是每天的访客
对于一些没有访客的患者。
无论是流浪者还是家人
可能远在农村和内陆地区
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客气话不必是“话”。
因为手势可以代替文字。
但它们的效果是持久和治愈的。
Chen Song Ping @ TPTan
Chen Song Ping 