Honesty & Repentance

J asked me before his Bible writing time.

J: Papa, why do I have to write this everyday?

Papa: You may not understand what you are writing, and you may not think that it’s important. But when you grow up, you will be thankful, because the Holy Spirit in you remembers. You will be ready to face challenges when He brings to your remembrance all that you have read and written.

He’s supposed to copy out 7 verses each day from the Bible systematically.

After writing a few verses, he came to me and said, “Papa, can I tell you something? But please do not scold me.”

Papa: What is it?

J: I have been writing 4-5 verses instead of 7 verses. I didn’t do the full thing for many times.

Papa: So why do you tell me now?

J: Because you told me the reason for writing them.

I gave him a hug, and said, “Thank you for being honest. This is the Holy Spirit convicting your heart. He shows you what is right.”

Tears came down from his eyes.

Repentance and honesty should be celebrated, not shamed.

#fathering101 #homeschooling #holyspiritistheteacher

Roasting Coffee for The First Time

Roasting my first batch of 100g green beans using air fryer.

Medium roast. Now de-gassing.

At $25 per kg, it works out to be 25 cents per cup of joe (Pour Over) or 75 cents per latte (with milk).

That’s right. You can do all things through air fryer which empowers you.

Hao Lian

Swimming class is finally resumed. After his class, he said, “Papa, there are only two of us. The other boy is also wearing level 4 cap, but he couldn’t do proper strokes. I do proper strokes and it’s very fast.”

He added, “I’m not sure why I’m so fast.”

I replied, “Can you not hao-lian?”

He answered, “You said that we should not show off outside. But we can only show off at home. So I’m only hao-lian here with you, not outside.”

Gonna swallow back my own words, cos a man swears to his own hurt and does not lie.