DR&KIDS

A couple years (2 or 3) back we had the idea to collect bottle caps from Orange Juice bottles. Initially, the intention was to use the caps for an art like project. We collected the bottle caps and put them in a box. However, we never got to run the art project and the bottle caps were left stored in a box

Fast forward, a few weeks ago, our eldest daughter came home from school and requested to donate the caps to her school. Apparently, someone was collecting caps in return for donations towards a good cause.

We delightedly let her take the box of caps to her school. We were surprised to learn that the school officials were very appreciative of her kind gesture. They awarded her a Philanthropy Award!

I do not believe in coincidences…certainly there was and is a Divine Power behind all this…And thanks be to Him.

I witnessed an interesting prey and hunter battle as in the cellphone photo above. Although not so clear since I could not get close enough, the hawk had in its keen sight on a praying mantis.

What struck me was that the mantis did not lay there and be eaten. It put up a fight and the hawk had to hop around it before throwing the last blow. In the end, the praying mantis lost, and the rest is history.

While simple and almost easy to just ignore the whole scene, it got me thinking. Life is an uphill battle. At times, the thought of throwing in the towel crosses my mind. That would be the equivalent of the prey just lying on the ground to be eaten, yet despite the formidable enemy, the praying mantis held its ground until it could no longer do so.

I have a renewed perspective of the many challenges I face in life. Keep fighting, a solution maybe just a stone throw away; won’t you?

 

My spouse decided to give up her one tablespoon of sugar for her morning cup of tea during the Lenten Period. She went a step further by actually putting that sugar in a separate container.

40 days later, I was shocked to see just how much sugar we (her or I) consume. I mean, our tea mugs are about 16-18 oz. So adding a tablespoon of sugar makes the tea just have enough sugar to taste. In 40 days, the sugar is a whooping 1lb 3 oz. (0.54 kg). At this rate, it means she or I consume approximately 10lb (4.9 kg) per person per year in just that morning cup of tea.

On top of that, there is sugar already added in bread, or breakfast cereals, also in the juice for lunch snack etc. To put it in perspective, there is just so much sugar consumed per person in any given day…

Check your sugar consumption…you maybe shocked just like us. Thanks to my spouse, I am certainly taking steps to cut back on the SUGAR I consume per day…Have a sweet day.

 

 

I once worked at Tutoring Club. My custom was to get there before the client arrived and sharpen the pencils ready for use. Any time I had to use a blunt pencil, I felt my mood decline. Interestingly, the owner of the Tutoring Shop took over the tradition and would sharpen the pencils before my arrival.

Long and behold, a few years later, our 9 year old son has the same habit. He will sharpen his pencil a couple times while completing his homework. I know I did not teach him that. He picked up the habit by himself. I have started to encourage him to use mechanical pencils to minimize the trips to the sharpener.

I guess the apple does not fall far from the tree! Can you think of a similar instance?