Recently Mommy noticed that Gabby spoke mean words sometimes.
One day in a car she said, "I love you, Mommy."
"I love you, too." Mommy said. She was very happy.
"Do you love me?" Hearing that Rebecca asked Gabby.
"No, I don't love you." Gabby said.
"Do you love Sisy?" Mommy asked her again.
"No, I don't love Sisy."
That was mean. Rebecca began to cry.
"You can't say you don't love Sisy. It hurts her feelings. She is crying. Say sorry and say you love her." Mommy commanded Gabby.
"Sorry. I love you!" Gabby said.
Rebecca stopped crying.
Some other mean words Gabby spoke were "I don't want Sisy ", or "I don't want Mommy", or "I don't want Daddy."
Another day when Gabby said she didn't want Mommy, Mommy decided that it was time to fix this problem. She told Gabby it was wrong to say that and then gave her discipline.
Gabby cried.
"I love you." Mommy said and gave Gabby a hug. "You can not say you don't want Mommy, or Daddy or Sisy. You can not say you don't love them, neither. Say you won't say that any more."
"I won't say that any more." Gabby said.
"Good girl! I love you." Mommy said and wiped off her tears.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Hide and Seek
“One, Two, Three, Four, …, Nine, Ten! Ready or not, here I come!” Rebecca announced. She walked out of the living room, passed the kitchen and came to the family room. Immediately she found Mommy, who was hiding behind a curtain. It was easy because the curtain was bulging. But where was Gabby? Rebecca thought Gabby was with Mommy because she didn’t know how to play hide-and-seek yet and usually another person had to take her. But this time Gabby was not with Mommy. Mommy hid her behind the Bella Ballerina Dancing mat alone. Before Rebecca found her, Gabby stood up behind the mat and said, “I’m here!”
It was Mommy’s turn to be it. She counted to ten and then walked to the family room. There was Gabby curled under a coffee table. There was nothing under the coffee table to hide her. She might think nobody could see her because she could see nobody. As a matter of fact everyone in the room could see her. Seeing that, Mommy couldn’t help laughing.
“I see some hands. I see some feet. I see a little girl. I see Gabby!” Mommy said.
Gabby was happy to be found. She laughed and came out from under the coffee table. Where was Rebecca? Mommy found her behind the door in the bath room.
This was one of the many hide-and-seek games played by the family. When Grandpa, Grandma and Auntie were here for a visit, Rebecca and Gabby also liked to play hide-and-seek with them.
If there are any games that have been played from one generation to another, hide-and-seek is one of them. When Daddy, Mommy and Auntie were kids, they played it. When Grandpa and Grandma were kids, they played it. Now they play it with their kids and grandkids. In playing this game, they are all connected.
It was Mommy’s turn to be it. She counted to ten and then walked to the family room. There was Gabby curled under a coffee table. There was nothing under the coffee table to hide her. She might think nobody could see her because she could see nobody. As a matter of fact everyone in the room could see her. Seeing that, Mommy couldn’t help laughing.
“I see some hands. I see some feet. I see a little girl. I see Gabby!” Mommy said.
Gabby was happy to be found. She laughed and came out from under the coffee table. Where was Rebecca? Mommy found her behind the door in the bath room.
This was one of the many hide-and-seek games played by the family. When Grandpa, Grandma and Auntie were here for a visit, Rebecca and Gabby also liked to play hide-and-seek with them.
If there are any games that have been played from one generation to another, hide-and-seek is one of them. When Daddy, Mommy and Auntie were kids, they played it. When Grandpa and Grandma were kids, they played it. Now they play it with their kids and grandkids. In playing this game, they are all connected.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Rebecca's Child Talks (3)
At age 3. One day on the way back home from work/school in the late afternoon, Daddy was driving, and Mommy and Rebecca rode in the back. Rebecca showed Mommy the crafts she made at school. They were a few drawings stapled together. On those drawings were God’s creations from day 1 to day 6. Rebecca was very excited at talking about her work. At the end, she said thoughtfully, “Creation is love!” Mommy was astonished at her perception.
At age 4. One day on the way to work/school in the morning, Mommy was driving and Rebecca rode in the back. It was near Easter. So they talked about the death of Jesus.
“Our hearts were broken when Jesus died on the cross.” Rebecca said.
Spoken from a pure heart, those words were so touching! Mommy knew God heard them, too.
At age 5. At the time when Gabby was born, Grandpa and Grandma came to visit. One day Grandpa was watching a video on the internet. It was an interview conducted by a news reporter with a famous Chinese writer. The reporter said to the writer, “I admire you very much, ….” The word “admire” in Chinese is the same as the word “worship”. Rebecca was watching that with Grandpa. Hearing that, she said, “He is wrong. We only worship God.”
At age 5. Daddy picked up Rebecca from Vacation Bible School (VBS) one day. On the way home, Rebecca was very excited. She told Daddy God loved her so much because when she prayed for a sister God gave her one. She was talking and talking, and Daddy was so touched.
At age 7. One day in the car Mommy and Rebecca were listening to music. Rebecca told Mommy she could play out that music on the piano after listening to it.
“You have a very good sense for music.” Mommy said.
“This is your talent.” Mommy continued, “It was God that gave you this talent. He will use your talent to serve Him one day.”
“How can I?” Rebecca asked.
“You know we sing songs to praise God at the church. You could play piano to accompany the singing. That is a way you could serve God. You could also produce music in CDs or something else telling people the love of God and His salvation. ” Mommy Said.
“As long as you have a willing heart, God will use you for his mission. Do you have a willing heart, like Donkey Ollie?” Mommy asked.
“Yes.” Rebecca said.
Mommy turned back from the driver’s seat and looked at Rebecca. She was smiling. Mommy smiled, too.
[Palsm 8:2] “From the lips of children and infants, you have ordained praise.”
[Matthew 19:14] “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’”
[Matthew 18: 1-4] “At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: ‘I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.’”
At age 4. One day on the way to work/school in the morning, Mommy was driving and Rebecca rode in the back. It was near Easter. So they talked about the death of Jesus.
“Our hearts were broken when Jesus died on the cross.” Rebecca said.
Spoken from a pure heart, those words were so touching! Mommy knew God heard them, too.
At age 5. At the time when Gabby was born, Grandpa and Grandma came to visit. One day Grandpa was watching a video on the internet. It was an interview conducted by a news reporter with a famous Chinese writer. The reporter said to the writer, “I admire you very much, ….” The word “admire” in Chinese is the same as the word “worship”. Rebecca was watching that with Grandpa. Hearing that, she said, “He is wrong. We only worship God.”
At age 5. Daddy picked up Rebecca from Vacation Bible School (VBS) one day. On the way home, Rebecca was very excited. She told Daddy God loved her so much because when she prayed for a sister God gave her one. She was talking and talking, and Daddy was so touched.
At age 7. One day in the car Mommy and Rebecca were listening to music. Rebecca told Mommy she could play out that music on the piano after listening to it.
“You have a very good sense for music.” Mommy said.
“This is your talent.” Mommy continued, “It was God that gave you this talent. He will use your talent to serve Him one day.”
“How can I?” Rebecca asked.
“You know we sing songs to praise God at the church. You could play piano to accompany the singing. That is a way you could serve God. You could also produce music in CDs or something else telling people the love of God and His salvation. ” Mommy Said.
“As long as you have a willing heart, God will use you for his mission. Do you have a willing heart, like Donkey Ollie?” Mommy asked.
“Yes.” Rebecca said.
Mommy turned back from the driver’s seat and looked at Rebecca. She was smiling. Mommy smiled, too.
[Palsm 8:2] “From the lips of children and infants, you have ordained praise.”
[Matthew 19:14] “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’”
[Matthew 18: 1-4] “At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: ‘I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.’”
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Happy Goats
On a green prairie there lived a herd of goats in Year 3010 of the goat calender. Their names were Slow Goat, Happy Goat, Warm Goat, Beautiful Goat and Grumpy Goat. Slow Goat was the leader of the herd. There also lived a wolf, Big Grey Wolf, and his wife, Big Red Wolf. The wolves wanted to eat the goats. They thought very hard every day on how to catch the goats. The crafty wolves designed a lot of schemes to catch the goats. Therefore a lot of battles took place between the wolves and the goats. In those battles the clever goats could always escape from the wolves at the end. One day the Big Red Wolf complained to the Big Grey Wolf, “Most of the time you didn’t catch any goat. Sometimes you did, but we never ate them (because they always escaped).”
This is the story that happened in Happy Goats, a cartoon movie series.
On a green desert there live a family in Year 2010 of the human calendar. They are Daddy, Mommy and two lovely girls, Rebecca and Gabby. They love to watch Happy Goats. They also like to act them. Rebecca likes to act Happy Goat because he always had brilliant ideas to escape from the wolves and also to rescue his fellow goats from the wolves. Gabby likes to act Beautiful Goat because she was beautiful and cute.
One day seeing the two “goats” hid in a quilt in the bed, Mommy was then acting the Big Grey Wolf.
“Goats, Ah Goats! Don’t be scared! I’m the Big Grey Wolf, the king of wolves.” The “Big Grey Wolf” sung. She came to the bed and lifted up the quilt.
“Don’t eat us! You Big Grey Wolf!” The two “goats” said in "fear".
“You’re so lovely! How can I eat you? I won’t eat you. I want you to be my daughters!” The “Big Grey Wolf” said.
Would the “goats” become daughters of the “wolf”? Certainly this ending never happened in the movie.
It was spring. On a windy day the wind blew hard on the trees in the back yard. It’s a day for the kids to play kites in the park. It’s a day for the wolves to prey. Inside the house everything was usual for the family. In the late afternoon Rebecca went to her gymnastic class. Mommy was filling the tax return forms, and Gabby was playing by herself.
After playing for a while, Gabby said to Mommy, “Lao Po, I am home!”
“Lao Po” was the nick name Big Grey Wolf called his wife, Big Red Wolf. Hearing that, Mommy knew Gabby was acting the Big Grey Wolf. So she had to act the Big Red Wolf.
“Did you catch any goat?” The “Big Red Wolf” asked.
“No.”
“Go to catch some goats!”
“Ok!”
The “Big Grey Wolf” ran away. The “Big Red Wolf” wondered what goat she would catch.
“Lao Po, I am home!”
“Did you catch any goat?”
“Yes!”
The “Big Red Wolf” looked. In her hands, the “Big Grey Wolf” was holding a baby doll.
“I’ll go to catch more.” The “Big Grey Wolf” put down the baby doll and ran away again. A few seconds later she was back with a stuffed animal in her hands.
The “Big Grey Wolf” was busying catching “goats” while the "Big Red Wolf" was working on her tax return forms.
Daddy was home early. Was that because it was a windy day? Probably. He took the "Big Grey Wolf" to play the kite in Tumbleweed Park. In the park, they flew their Tinker Bell kite high up in the sky.
These are some stories that happened in the family who love Happy Goats.
This is the story that happened in Happy Goats, a cartoon movie series.
On a green desert there live a family in Year 2010 of the human calendar. They are Daddy, Mommy and two lovely girls, Rebecca and Gabby. They love to watch Happy Goats. They also like to act them. Rebecca likes to act Happy Goat because he always had brilliant ideas to escape from the wolves and also to rescue his fellow goats from the wolves. Gabby likes to act Beautiful Goat because she was beautiful and cute.
One day seeing the two “goats” hid in a quilt in the bed, Mommy was then acting the Big Grey Wolf.
“Goats, Ah Goats! Don’t be scared! I’m the Big Grey Wolf, the king of wolves.” The “Big Grey Wolf” sung. She came to the bed and lifted up the quilt.
“Don’t eat us! You Big Grey Wolf!” The two “goats” said in "fear".
“You’re so lovely! How can I eat you? I won’t eat you. I want you to be my daughters!” The “Big Grey Wolf” said.
Would the “goats” become daughters of the “wolf”? Certainly this ending never happened in the movie.
It was spring. On a windy day the wind blew hard on the trees in the back yard. It’s a day for the kids to play kites in the park. It’s a day for the wolves to prey. Inside the house everything was usual for the family. In the late afternoon Rebecca went to her gymnastic class. Mommy was filling the tax return forms, and Gabby was playing by herself.
After playing for a while, Gabby said to Mommy, “Lao Po, I am home!”
“Lao Po” was the nick name Big Grey Wolf called his wife, Big Red Wolf. Hearing that, Mommy knew Gabby was acting the Big Grey Wolf. So she had to act the Big Red Wolf.
“Did you catch any goat?” The “Big Red Wolf” asked.
“No.”
“Go to catch some goats!”
“Ok!”
The “Big Grey Wolf” ran away. The “Big Red Wolf” wondered what goat she would catch.
“Lao Po, I am home!”
“Did you catch any goat?”
“Yes!”
The “Big Red Wolf” looked. In her hands, the “Big Grey Wolf” was holding a baby doll.
“I’ll go to catch more.” The “Big Grey Wolf” put down the baby doll and ran away again. A few seconds later she was back with a stuffed animal in her hands.
The “Big Grey Wolf” was busying catching “goats” while the "Big Red Wolf" was working on her tax return forms.
Daddy was home early. Was that because it was a windy day? Probably. He took the "Big Grey Wolf" to play the kite in Tumbleweed Park. In the park, they flew their Tinker Bell kite high up in the sky.
These are some stories that happened in the family who love Happy Goats.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
A Baby Again
One day when Mommy opened a cabinet in the kitchen, Gabby saw a baby bottle that she used when she was a baby. She wanted Mommy to give her that bottle. Mommy did. She wanted Mommy to put some water in the bottle. Mommy also did that. Then she began to suck the bottle like a baby. Daddy, Mommy and Rebecca all laughed.
On the next day at the bedtime when Mommy was washing her face or something in the bathroom, Rebecca called her from the bedroom. There was something interesting happening in the bedroom. Rebecca wanted her to come over and see it. After finishing her business, Mommy walked over to the bedroom. In the rocking chair, Mommy saw that Rebecca was holding Gabby in her arms. She was feeding Gabby the bottle. With her eyes closed, Gabby was pretending she was a little baby. It was so funny! Mommy hurried downstairs to get the camera. She took pictures of this funny moment.
On the next day at the bedtime when Mommy was washing her face or something in the bathroom, Rebecca called her from the bedroom. There was something interesting happening in the bedroom. Rebecca wanted her to come over and see it. After finishing her business, Mommy walked over to the bedroom. In the rocking chair, Mommy saw that Rebecca was holding Gabby in her arms. She was feeding Gabby the bottle. With her eyes closed, Gabby was pretending she was a little baby. It was so funny! Mommy hurried downstairs to get the camera. She took pictures of this funny moment.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Four Little Chicks - By Rebecca
Sunshine, Nugget, Foggy and John Jr.
One day my class went to Mrs. Robbin's class to see their chicks and say Good-bye to Mrs Robins. She was moving to South Carolina (or maybe North Carolina).
When we got to her class we wished her a good moving time. We ate cookies first. Then some of Mrs Robin's students took the chicks out. Their names were Sunshine, Nugget, Foggy and John Jr. Sunshine was yellow, Nugget was the color of chicken nuggets, foggy was gray and John Jr. was black. Those names fit them well. I held each one of them at least once. Foggy and John Jr could stand on my finger!
Finally it came the time to leave Mrs. Robin's class and back to our own. I had a great time with the chicks and will never forget them.
One day my class went to Mrs. Robbin's class to see their chicks and say Good-bye to Mrs Robins. She was moving to South Carolina (or maybe North Carolina).
When we got to her class we wished her a good moving time. We ate cookies first. Then some of Mrs Robin's students took the chicks out. Their names were Sunshine, Nugget, Foggy and John Jr. Sunshine was yellow, Nugget was the color of chicken nuggets, foggy was gray and John Jr. was black. Those names fit them well. I held each one of them at least once. Foggy and John Jr could stand on my finger!
Finally it came the time to leave Mrs. Robin's class and back to our own. I had a great time with the chicks and will never forget them.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Rebecca's Child Talks (2)
At age 4. Mommy went to Tempe Christian School for a Thankgiving Lunch with Rebecca. Upon seeing Mommy, Rebecca ran to her. Rebecca's friend, Alexis, also ran to Mommy. At that moment, Rebecca didn't want to share her Mommy with anyone else. She said, "This is my Mommy! Not your Mommy!"
At age 4. One day Rebecca was sick and Mommy stayed home with her.
Rebecca: "I like to be sick."
Mommy: "How come?"
Rebecca: "Because I can stay with you at home."
Mommy felt very sorry. She gave Rebecca a hug.
At age 4. One day after dinner Mommy and Rebecca were taking a walk on the community's sidewalk.
Rebecca: "How long will you live?"
Mommy: "I don't know. 80 or 90, probably."
Rebecca: "I don't want you to die. I want you to live with me forever."
Mommy: "I'll live with you for as long as I can, but nobody can live forever."
Rebecca: "Where will you go after you die."
Mommy: "Heaven. I will be with God in heaven."
Rebecca: "Can I go to heaven after I die?"
Mommy: "Yes, you can as long as you believe in Jesus."
Rebecca (excitedly): "Then we will be together again."
Mommy: "Yes. And we will be together forever."
At age 5. One day at bath time Daddy made fun of Mommy's saggy belly (a non-malicious joke). Hearing that, Rebecca defended for Mommy, "That's because she gave birth to me and Gabby." A big smile appeared on Mommy's face immediately.
At age 4. One day Rebecca was sick and Mommy stayed home with her.
Rebecca: "I like to be sick."
Mommy: "How come?"
Rebecca: "Because I can stay with you at home."
Mommy felt very sorry. She gave Rebecca a hug.
At age 4. One day after dinner Mommy and Rebecca were taking a walk on the community's sidewalk.
Rebecca: "How long will you live?"
Mommy: "I don't know. 80 or 90, probably."
Rebecca: "I don't want you to die. I want you to live with me forever."
Mommy: "I'll live with you for as long as I can, but nobody can live forever."
Rebecca: "Where will you go after you die."
Mommy: "Heaven. I will be with God in heaven."
Rebecca: "Can I go to heaven after I die?"
Mommy: "Yes, you can as long as you believe in Jesus."
Rebecca (excitedly): "Then we will be together again."
Mommy: "Yes. And we will be together forever."
At age 5. One day at bath time Daddy made fun of Mommy's saggy belly (a non-malicious joke). Hearing that, Rebecca defended for Mommy, "That's because she gave birth to me and Gabby." A big smile appeared on Mommy's face immediately.
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