Dear Joel…

​You are 7 now! 🎉

Here were some things that we did for your birthday this year :)

First, Mommy and Daddy prepared a little surprise for you the night before your birthday.. and you saw the surprise in the morning when you woke up :) There were balloons, donuts and Lego for your birthday presents…

After we celebrated you in the morning, we went for swimming together at Melton Waves. It was a really hot day (40-45 degrees) but we still had a great time swimming. We went for dinner at Sushi Train, prayed together, talked about what we love about you and your birth story :) We closed the day with a movie night at home.. we watched Happy Feet 🐧

The next day we went to watch 13 Storey Treehouses live show at the theatre and it was really fun! We also had another movie night on that day, watching Happy Feet 2 😁

The day after that, the celebration still continued.. It was Sunday, so we celebrated your birthday with other kids at Sunday School.. And after church, Mommy took you out for a lunch date ❤️ You chose to eat pizza and babycino..

We love you, Joel! We’re so grateful to have you in our family and to see you grow.. Hope you enjoyed all the celebrations and always remember how precious and wonderful you are! xoxo 😘 

Happy New Year 2026 🎉

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Happy New Year 2026 🎉

And this is my first blog post in 2026 :)

Today is first Sunday in 2026 and we went to church wearing our tie dye shirts (also tie dye socks for Glenn & Joel) that we made this week 😁 And we took our first family photo in 2026 at church (Thanks Bernie for taking our picture) 📸

I’m entering this year with a new heart, new spirit, new hope, new commitments and excitement.. This year will be a year of restoration for me.. I know everything won’t happen as smooth, easy and instant as I’m expected.. But I want to put my hope and trust in Christ alone 🙏

I also received a message from ci Lia, to build our unseen life with God in 2026.. I’m still taking a break from Facebook and Instagram, and honestly sometimes I feel so tempted to post something on there for other people to see (because not many people see this blog anymore, haha..) But what’s the point of it? Why I want others to see my life and why I want to get approval from others? Why I can’t just keep building my life unseen and seek only God’s approval? So that’s one of my goals this year.. 

Once again, Happy New Year and hopefully this year I can keep posting and sharing on this blog like I used to do before :) God bless!

Our Tie Dye Shirts

This is our second time doing tie dye. The first time we did, we didn’t really satisfied with the results. So we try using another kit this time and hopefully it will turn great 🤞🏻

The instruction of this new kit is a bit different compared to the first one. This time we had to soak the clothes first in soda ash with warm water for about 20 minutes.

I didn’t take any photos or videos when the kids did the tie dye because all of our hands were very messy, haha.. but I’ll show you the results later.. We have to wait for 12-24 hours :)

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So after waiting for the next day, here are the results and we love it! 😍

Messy Garage

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Lately, I love listening to Francis and Lisa Chan’s talks through RightNowMedia app.. I love this couple so much.. And it’s interesting to see that they recorded one of their video series not in a beautiful living room, or in a perfect looking kitchen.. but in their messy garage! They said that they want people to know that their lives are not perfect, they are also a human being that still live in the process, same like other people..

After watching that video, I feel really inspired to also show to other people, my messy garage! Haha.. We live in a social media world that always try to show a perfect looking house.. People try to post a perfect looking photos of their lives, their marriage, their family, their holidays, etc. that can make others feel jealous and insecure.. but nobody wants to show their “messy garage” in social media.. lol 😝 

Here is what we want people to see in the social media (just a little bit part of our life):

But what people don’t know, we also have our messy garage behind the scene, haha.. We have lived in this house for about 6 years and somehow this garage has turned into a storage and we’re still in the process to get it organised 😅

My life is far from perfect.. What you see in social media is not always the same as the reality.. Let’s be real and be open, so others can see how God works in us.. in our weaknesses and in our struggles.. I don’t want to make people jealous or feel insecure when they see my life.. but I want people to see how God still loves me, even in my imperfections.. and my life right now is all because of God’s grace ❤️

2 Corinthians 12:9

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness..”

Our Christmas Day

We always try to make our day simple on Christmas Day. Yesterday we started our day by going to church. And then we went back home to get ready to open all the presents. But before that, we sat down together.. we said Happy Birthday to Jesus and talked about what we love about Jesus (so precious!) and then we prayed together.. we thanked God for his blessings, but we also prayed for others who are struggling at the moment and having hard times 🙏

After opening all the presents, we let the kids enjoy and play with their new toys (we keep half of the toys for the next day, haha..) The kids watched some videos of Christmas stories.. and we ended our day by driving around to see some Christmas lights :) Simple way to celebrate Christmas, but meaningful..

This Christmas God reminds me to think and pray for those who feel lonely, alone and have no family around.. those who just lost their loved ones and in the process of grieving.. those who don’t have enough money to buy food and presents.. those who just lost everything because of disaster.. those who are struggling with trauma and grief after the Bondi attack recently 😢 My heart is heavy for them..

Christmas Day is not about celebration, party or presents.. because Jesus was born in an inconvenient situation, in a lonely manger.. So many baby boys also killed after Christmas and so many families went through grief and sad times.. This is not a happy season for everyone, but Jesus came to bring hope to everyone and light into the darkness ❤️

I pray that Jesus will be the answer for everyone who is searching for hope this Christmas.. Amen 🙏