Twins Aggressive Affection

Smack Down!!!

I absolutely love watching Ethan and Niel play together.
It usually starts off sweet. They would toddle around the room chasing each other, their bellies run ahead of their feet.
I can hear laughter, and occasional screams. Good screams, the one we enjoy to hear.
It's a video camera moment.

But not for long….

Usually, in less than ten minutes, hugging becomes flinging.
Niel would usually grabs the Ethan around the waist, leans his head against him, grins and babbles.
Most often, Ethan responds by dropping himself to the floor laughing and let Niel sit on him, giggling.
Flinging becomes wrestling. Wrestling results in head stomping or chest crushing.
Giggles evolve into tears. I should probably stop it before it even begins.
But I can't.

With Malakai, my oldest, I would never let any kid rough-edge him when he was that young. Maybe I was over protective of a boy? Or is it just a first born syndrome?

But with Ethan and Niel it is different.
When I watch them standing there with their arms around each other, their heads together and those untamed smiles on their faces, I am reminded of their infancy. I remember when I would put them down at night crossways on opposite sides of their cot only to find them together in the middle minutes later with their heads touching. Sometimes, they would hold hands.

They don't intend to hurt each other during their rough play.
They just get carried away.
I like to think that they get too aggressive simply because of their need to be physically close to each other.
Aggressive affection. Sweet huh?!

Sunday School

Planting Tiny Seeds...

The church we have been attending is doing a church plant in our neighborhood. I’ve never been involved in a church plant program before, have never realized the type of challenges that the group faces in selecting venues, time, programs, coordinating volunteers, advertising, and maintaining members.

For the past few months I have been appointed as the Sunday School superintendent. My role is currently more of a coordinator/Sunday School teacher, as juggling this ministry while raising 3 boys under 4 years old, is almost already more than I can handle at the moment. I suppose, being a start up church, almost half of the class are my kids, it is also in my best interest to assist in keeping things going. 

Growing up attending Sunday School myself, and had been a helper-teacher preciously for over 6 years, I feel so privileged given the opportunity to plant tiny seeds of faith to children at a very early age.
I really enjoyed bringing Bible stories to live to this wonderful group of kids, whom their parents are also my friends. I am truly praying for wisdom to connect with these very young children at their level, so they would pick up simple concepts of God, Christian living, and loving others. The children still have very limited vocabulary and life experiences, it is quite a challenge presenting Bible stories using words and ideas that they are familiar with. Children grow up much more quickly these days. When they start attending children’s activity groups offered in the community, they will start their journey in discovering their wider world. They would start exposure to fairy tales, myths, superheroes, other characters and live concepts that are much more enticing yet may not completely be in-line with our family’s personal values.

I am hoping that somehow, by starting at an early age, my children can hold on to their values and beliefs, when they reach their crossroads in their teens. They will be at the stage where are reluctant to discuss their issues with their parents, yet I hope, they stay strong and make wise decisions. So I am really hoping, even in such a little way, I can make a bit of a difference in the young lives of the children that attends our Sunday School and of their parent’s.

Graphic Design: Easter 2010

The city's Creative Team came to me needing a Visual Concept and promotion package for the Easter Service 2010.

The theme of the year's Easter is "BELIEVE?"  The brief was to create a Visual concept that is simple and clean, but with a bold and strong message to challenge if one "Believe?".

I must give credit to my husband who came up with the idea of  Jesus challenging Thomas' belief by showing Thomas His nail pierced hand.  So I took a photo of my husband's hand to model for this artwork.
The project had a really tight deadline, but I enjoyed the challenge working with Vivian and the team.  We were all really pleased at how things turn out, and had plenty of encouraging feedback. Praise God!

Project Details:

• Visual concept
• Invitation Photocard design
• Posters in A4 and A3 design
• Street Sign Board design
• BW ad for bulletin