Mother's Day Gourmet

To memorise every bit of this sweet memory.

This is the 3rd gathering that the siblings' regular DP time. I see and sense the happy and joyful rhythm in this home.

To make things smooth, I was reminded of returning home not earlier than 7:30p.m. for the wonderful dinner. At 7:10 , I was further advised to enjoy my happy time for half an hour more. My younger daughter apologized that food had not yet been prepared and ready to serve. Some more time needed. I am very happy even though my stomach is complaining.

Before Merry's baptism, she was a nice girl but had a lot of bump with her sister not because she is mean to her sister. But her righteousness especially self-righteousness towards her sister sometimes drained their relationship very much. I had a great headache over this sibling rivalry and prayed a lot and cried and grumbled a lot. She even confessed that shortly before or after her baptism, she even thought I am a responsible mother who does not love them much. I tender them just because of duty and responsibility and can't feel the love. But she recalled how we walked hand in hand and how I walked with her to the tram station every morning and cried outside the school because of the great pain and suffering over those difficult years. She picked up and felt my love towards them.

Somehow in those time (before her baptism and even shortly after that), I feel the same that Merry respects me but not really loves me so much. But this gourmet dinner radically changes me and impresses me a lot & a lot. My daughters grow up and we really love each other in action.....

The dinner menu:-

drinks - apple juice (prepared by Cherie)

appetitizer- tomato basket with salad (prepared by Cherie)

soup - bean soup (prepared by Cherie)

home made bread (prepared by Merry)

main course - lamb chop (prepared by Merry)

Too full, we leave the dessert for the other day. How blessed I have a family like this!!!

I am very very very very happy...... This is my love language.