Letter to Immanuel #47 Uncle Keenan's Adventure with Us And Little Snippets of Faith Journey
Hi Imm!I think the last ten days was indeed a special one for you when Uncle Keenan came! Nowadays, Mummy has to inform you about special events, eg a timeline of good things that are going to happen when you feel tired and reluctant to go to school. Maybe we all need that, like adults need to be reminded of an upcoming hol / special event so we can drag ourselves to work. So about 1-2 weeks ago, I will tell you "you go to school today, then weekend, another few days, we cook together, we go to church then another weekend, you sleep and the next day Uncle Keenan is going to come!!" Of cos at certain occasions, I truncated some parts when I desired so you feel it is going to happen the very next day. :) So there you are, waiting eagerly and impatiently for Uncle to come. Daddy made you crane your neck and anticipate him so you will have something to do.
At last Uncle Keenan arrived!
We brought him around and also for church the next day. I thought this picture was rather cute. Koko was busy coughing while you had a cute peace sign while Uncle Keenan is praying.
This is Daddy and Uncle Keenan. They have known each other for the longest time, since 7 years old. Mummy hopes you will find good and everlasting friends who will support, inspire and share with you their lives just like how it is with Daddy and Uncle Keenan.
There we are at the Old Biscuit Mill for breakfast while you had your sausage bread. Imm is super fond of sausages and Mummy tries to limit your intake.
We were at Waterfront for dinner and you enjoyed your pasta very much with Ko. Look at your happy face!
Dancing around with Uncle Keenan after that. Both of you will try to get his attention. Most of the time, Mummy and Daddy are worn out by both of you so Poor Uncle Keenan has to bear the brunt of it. I am sure the weariness of the 10 days will take a toll for a while. Luckily he is safely back in Spore now. :)
The 3 men. Cheers!
During this time, Imm was super cranky as you had stomach flu for the past few days. This made you super uncooperative with Mummy and Daddy being very irritated and impatient by you.
We sent Uncle Keenan to the airport as he left to go back to Singapore. We will meet him again in Dec! We went off to a play area and you played happily on the trampoline with Ko. When you play, you seemed to forget about pain and discomfort. Ko kept trying to lie on you and you got quite mad.
After we played, we went to Auntie Lilian's house where she and Uncle Trevor cooked an amazing meal for us! It was like Chinese restaurant style.... You didn't eat much cos of your stomach but enjoyed playing with the 2 dogs. After a while, Auntie Lilian played games on the ipad with you as she said her grand children love these counting games. Uncle Trevor also kindly gave us some biltong that he has made himself. It is soooooo delicious! We always have a good time catching up.
We also made a bit of progress in our faith journey (I think). Mummy and Daddy were playing the scriptural rosary on our phone when you and Ko lie in your bed for some months. Our purpose is actually to let both of you get acquainted with the rosary but Uncle Keenan suggested we could do more of thanksgiving and then The Lord's Prayer. You always asked "why we cannot be put to the test" and we would give you answers that it is a heavenly test. Matters like these are always hard for us to explain to you but we certainly hope you can grow in faith and we will always try our best to guide you despite our limitations. Just know that we love you a lot boy, despite being angry, despite scolding you and saying things like "Next time we don't want to bring you out" or compare you with other seemingly more well behaved kids when you embarrass us, we love all that you are and will always do. So far, Imm has always surprised us with your sudden understanding and we are still groping in the darkness with our parenting journey. Just as when we have figured out all about parenting, we might have to let go as you get older (it feels pretty long still but Mummy is always aware of the ticking clock in my head) After all, it is God who will be the author of your life and we hope that you will always trust that He has the best plans for you. For now, you are the best boy in our hearts.
