Ministry

3 months already lor and i've been confirmed :)

It is very encouraging to think of myself as a part of the Ministry of Healing :) My Director of Medical Services (the No.2 man in the hospital), an inspiring boss, always reminds us that doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, pastors, medical social workers and volunteers are all part of this important ministry (in which, he adds, the reward is most of the time not immediate, but in heaven, lol)

My immediate boss who heads the Medical Social Department is my church friend of whom i've known for many years. But it is only till now, that i saw the depth of her professional skills. i learned a lot from her. Many a times when i catch a glimpse of how involved she is, in the operations of the hospital, i am thankful i'm not in her position, LOL.

Many of my friends who continued working after having children, are in position of seniority now. It really takes a lot of effort to balance both work and family. i salute those who have done it. But i am happy that i chose otherwise. The period of full-time homemaking has been very fulfilling too. A friend of mine who heads a department prior to resigning to be a homemaker, recently went back to work in the same department, but as a part-time contract staff member dealing with archives. She doesn't mind the "drop" in status in the least, cos as she said, she needs a "no-brainer" job at the point of time where her kids are still young :)

i think there is a time for everything (or rather i always use this biblical verse to encourage myself, lol). My boss asked me to think about increasing my hours in the hospital but as at now, i still like the current arrangement where i teach some hours in the poly and work part-time in the hospital. One MAJOR advantage is that for the poly job, there are holidays!! During the recent 3 week break, i went back to Ewan's school and do a reading session and thereafter caught up with my close mummy friends. It was such a good morning :) Also, because i only teach 2 hours, i visit my mum after school and spend time with her during the weekdays in addition to visiting her on Saturdays. Don't think i can do all this if i work full time at the hospital. A minor reason is that i think it is good to be in the company of both young and old. Each group inspires me in different ways.

A friend whose career took off slower than expected in the past year told me he has no regrets cos he got to spend precious time with his mum in her remaining days. So there, back to: there is a time for everything :)

i am happy with this period of my life.

Confirmed :)