A Look at September 2026

 Extraordinary moments make up the days which become a treasure. That's how September was for me. 

I try to maximize every ounce of free time during the week and often, that looked like working on my books. 

We spent a month apart and I was happy to see my kids again, though the beginning of the month was quite rough. 

Never a dull moment with my favorite Lele. :) 

Cute thinking face

He said "this is me" and then drew him eating ice cream. 😄

Staring out the window together for at least half hour, we had a conversation. We mostly talked about skin color and people from other countries and how Jesus loves everyone, but also he mentioned friends and things we were watching outside. Such a precious time. 

My little friend drew this picture of me and her playing tennis.

Started a new class with Yiyi. 

Flexibility is the name of the game and this day we got to have a change of scenery.

My philosophy: why clean when kids need to learn and can do it themselves? 😀

Give heaps of praise and thanks and they feel so great. Plus, they learn responsibility and to clean up their own mess. 

During a song about the 7 continents, every time they hear about North America, they raise their arms like the Statue of Liberty. 😂

They're so funny. One moment we're talking about motorcycle jumping; the next, shooting guns; the next, spider hamburgers; the next, hunting; the next, how I'm Eskimo and they're African. 🙈 No shock if they turn out to be daredevils. 😂

Not only I'm his chair, apparently his pillow too. 

New POV

Ach 😂

I've been building a relationship with my friend for months by visiting almost weekly, and we enjoy deep talks. Storytelling isn't just for kids. It's helpful for adults too, especially when talking about Jesus. We started with days of creation, and continued with the topics of death, heaven, Satan, and sin. He said he's starting to understand. Please pray for his heart to keep being open and for God to work.

THE SKIES

Many weekends I went ocean swimming.

Gift from little friend

A painting by my sister-friend.

Used the fruits of the Spirit to teach my friends new words and it turned into a discussion about the gospel. Pray for these little humans. Their hearts are very ready for salvation. 

Many parents think that their child's success in speaking is based on observable things: does the child know random words and random sentences? But not being able to have a basic conversation or answer basic questions is not success. 

Every day, my 4-6 year olds and I have discussions to help expand their brain, learn how to think for themselves, and gain a whole vocabulary of words to use in life. The goal is to help them become people who bless others and can go and change their world for better. So, we're tackling good behaviors by using fruits of the Spirit.