Debbie Wibowo

Letters to My Daughter, May 2015

26 May 2015

Dear my world,

I thought I knew everything. I thought I could teach you everything.

The truth is, you also teach me many things.

One of that many things is that you're teaching me to have hope and not to give up hope. It started with a simple thing: both of us running, trying to make it on time to the bus station so that we didn't have to wait for another 20 minutes for the next bus. I glanced at my watch quickly, grabbed your hand, and said, "Oh no. I don't think we're going to make it."

And you quickly replied, "We have hope, mommy. Don't loose hope. I have hope we can make it."

It startled me.

And yes, we made it. We made it on time to the bus stop and we did catch the bus.

Then on another occasion, when I shared the news that there was a possibility for me to go to South Sudan. But now it seemed that I won't be going at all. You looked at me and again said, "Don't loose hope, mommy. There's always hope. Keep praying."

Thank you for teaching me this. You keep me going!

I pray that you too, will never lose hope and will never lose faith. And that you'll remember these stories, when it seems that things are not going into the direction you want them to be. And I'll be there...always.

I love you, so much!
Bunda

April's letter.

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Painting flowers with bokchoy

23 May 2015

She wanted to paint, but was looking for ideas what to paint.

I was in the kitchen, chopping vegetables. Then I remembered what I had been wanting to do with her.

I showed her how to make flowers using the bottom of bokchoy and stamping method. I also showed her how to make little splatters using a comb and a tooth brush. She was ecstatic! :) It reminds me that little things can make great things.

Few days later she made a Mother's Day card using these method. :)

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Happy Birthday to My Little Sister

13 May 2015

She exercises
I eat french fries

She's tall and lean like Thai rice
I'm less tall and less lean like Japanese rice

...and I tried to think of any other differences we might have.
And it was hard. Perhaps because we have more things in common...

Happy birthday to my little sister,
who has the world's greatest sister.

Dang! You're so lucky!

I love you, baby sis!

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Happy Mother's Day

10 May 2015

For all that I am today, I owe it to my mother.

Happy Mother's Day, mama. I know you'll love these beautiful, pink ranunculus.

Stop by in my dreams, because I miss you and I'd like to know how you're doing.