When was the last time you had a relaxed dinner alone with your teen daughter? Come, go on a fun dinner date with your teen daughter.
‘Kallos’ means beauty in Greek.
1 Sam 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
Hope to get hold of this lovely T-shirt soon for Big and Small M, as a reminder that they are beautiful inside.
And that’s all that matters.
Everyone had a taste of the popular Nasi Lemak, served in local buffet style at Old School Delights.
Organised by Kallos, which mission is to help young girls to live out God’s purpose in their lives, I thought this would be a meaningful occasion to have a personal dinner with Big M.
Very often, we as parents are guilty of letting grades to define our kids. It is a timely reminder not to allow our children to define their worth solely in terms of academic achievement.
This simple box of memories.
It is personal, old school, childlike, and will not break the bank. Everyone took a walk down memory lane as we shared stories about our school days.
As fathers, we have been shown the brutal truth of how life operates on in many occasions.
Life can be tough when the rubber meets the road. But each time, we try our best to take the lessons we are being taught, dust ourselves off and stand back up as tall as we can.
Sometimes we have been successful, sometimes we have not been, but isn’t that just a part of life?
What was your biggest reality check when you became a father or daughter?
Jason Wong, founder of the Dads for Life movement, sharing with us on ways to build up our daughters’ self-worth and how to support them during stressful times.
Create regular conversations with them make parents aware of what they are experiencing in school and their lives. This is not just about asking their grades or whether they have done their homework.
When parents create an environment where our children can share his/her successes, failures and anxieties, they will be a step closer to fulfilling their calling.
One memorable sharing by Jason was when he was sharing about his late father. When it came to the end of his life, he would make sure there were two books near to him every day – the bible and photo album.
The bible would draw him closer to God (knowing he would be meeting his Creator soon) while the photo album would bring back beautiful memories of how he had spent his life with his family.
Shiwei Quek, Director of Kallos, shared about the undeniable salience of fathering. The role that a father assume can be trying and challenging.
As father, we learn to celebrate the good days and venting about the tough ones – the throwing up by our little ones, tantrums they are creating, and disapproving of the boys they are going out with, amongst others.
Create happy memories for our daughters, that they will internalise and grow up to be healthy adults who are able to deal with life’s curveballs.
Continue to give them the reassurance, to let them have a sense of self worth.
As daughters, tribute our love for our fathers by way of words and actions. It can even be a simple phone call.
This means even after my father has placed my hand into the groom’s hand and I am no longer staying with my parents.
My best bud.
Affirmation time through writing letters for each other before we closed with prayers.
Kallos
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