Yesterday was somewhat a colourful day. Or should I say it was a very yellowish day for me. Let me explain it more, my dear son Jonathan did a "Poo Art" in his room. He put his hands in his pull-up and smeared the poo onto the wardrobe mirror door, the wall, the brand new carpet, his bed and any other things that he could reach. Needless to say, I had to spend nearly an hour cleaning up the mess and we still need to get a professional cleaner to come in and clean the room. I must admit I was really really angry when I was cleaning it, but now I think I have accepted it and can joke about it.

When I woke up in the morning, I prayed to God that I would do what is right and would have a great day with my family. Little did I know God had something special for me. I guess I could call it "The Poo Test". Guess what I now passed with flying colour (maybe more yellowish brown). I need to be thankful of what a healthy son I have and the joy and happiness that he has brought since his birth. I also learnt to forgive Jono as God has forgiven me. Lets' hope there will be no more "poo art" in the future.

Words: John­son Oat­man, Jr., in Songs for Young Peo­ple, by Ed­win Ex­cell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: 1897).

Music: Edwin O. Excell (MI­DI, score)

When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Refrain

Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing as the days go by.

Refrain

When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings. Wealth can never buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

Refrain

So, amid the conflict whether great or small,
Do not be disheartened, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

Refrain

This hymn came into mind when I was reading a friend's blog today. She stated how down she felt and was asking for God's strength. I immediately thought about myself and what do I do when I am feeling down. Praise be to God I can count my blessings. Every single one of them from small to big. Just like the hymn says 'it will surprised you what the Lord has done'. There are no more burden, no more worries, no envy and doubt! Yes, let's count our blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

This morning I took Jono, Esther and my mum to visit one of our local parks. Jono likes to go to the park and play in the playground. While we were there I met another mum. She is from Hong Kong and has two beautiful children aged 5 and 4. The older one is a boy and the younger one is a girl. Immediately, I saw a picture of what Jono and Esther would be when they're older. Yes, they will play together. Wow, I couldn't wait really. Since I missed out in my childhood to grow up with my siblings, I really love to see that my children would have a different experience. My brothers are much older than me and they left home pretty early for study and work. I kind of grew up playing with my neighbour's kids. It would be a great joy to see my children grow up together and enjoy each other as a family.

We feel really blessed to have 2 healthy children. Esther is 7 weeks old this week and she is developing well. I also had my post-natal check up with my ob Dr Cattanach. I now feel like I'm ready to move on to get back into shape and enjoy life with Dane and our 2 children. I do miss being pregnant especially feeling the baby movement everyday but it's also great that I can wear normal clothes again and do normal thing. Life is good!

For the first time this year I made it to the Sunday School. I really enjoyed being there again and also in the bible class. Esther was very good and she slept through the bible class with no hassle. I was a bit unsure whether I should go this morning but I'm glad I did. The morning meeting was good even though Jonathan was a bit grumpy. Dane and I had to discipline him by smacking. All in all it was a wonderful Lord's Day!

Feeling ill today. I think I got "tummy bug". Not sure where I got it from but I'm worry that Esther will get it. She's too young to be sick. No parents like to see their children sick. I remembered when Jonathan was about 15 months old, he had a temperature of 38.5 degree celcius and was very lethargic so we took him to the emergency department. We were worried and didn't want to risk anything.

Once we got there, the triage nurse did some assessment on Jonathan and we're asked to wait to be seen by a doctor. While waiting, I saw many parents brought their children to ED to get treatment. There were kids with broken arms, sick babies, kids with asthma attack, and kids with other issues. It was so hard to be there and seeing the kids in pain and suffering while their parents were trying to comfort them. However, I know we can't stop our children from getting sick. I guess we'll just have to deal with it and be there for them.

My husband and I are born again Christians. We are very blessed to have two beautiful children - Jonathan 2.5 yr old and Esther 5 weeks old. I came from Malaysia and have been in Australia since 2002. I was trained as a special education teacher working with students with special needs. I am currently staying at home full-time looking after my two children. The reason I'm starting this blog is to write down my thoughts and experiences in life. I pray this blog will be a blessing to whoever that reads it.