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lauraoka

Hi! I'm Laura. Follower of Jesus. Wife to Hiroshi. Mummy to the ever adorable Kara and Ted. I love interior, I love reading, I love crafting with my kiddos, I love my church and I love living in Japan! I am here to encourage and uplift families living in Japan or else where in the world. Please join me as I grow as a mum and share my adventures!

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These are the times our kids will remember. Maybe the days are Monotonous, maybe the routines are in and maybe it all seems to blur into one. But they will remember, what we said, how we talked to them. Because it will change who they are. Now we have all the time we could need to plant those seeds of good words, of appreciation, of encouragement, of love, of warmth, tales of faith, prayers together, songs from our hearts, words of God. My kids basically copy what I say, they speak like I speak, if I say “no way” I’ll hear it resounding from the roof tops. And there are plenty of other things I have said that I didn’t want to hear repeated! But when I hear my daughter saying “I appreciate you helping me” “you are always encouraging me mummy” I know I have been doing a good job, I have been breathing life. I wanna hear them say great things about themselves, I want to hear them speak life to each other, I want to hear them tell stories of Jesus and speak words of love and encouragement to others. Words build life. So it needs to start from me! The story being written in our homes now, is woven from the words we speak to our kids. These could be life changing words, change how they see the world, how they see themselves, how they live their life. And we have all this time with them now, so how are we gonna use it?

Happy Mother’s Day! I’m beyond blessed to love and nurture these 2 amazing kids! They truly Gods gift to me and the rest of the world, they light up everywhere they go! I can’t believe I get to be there mum! And can’t wait for this year to make me a mum of 3!!!!

The parents are gonna be outnumbered! Number 3 is coming this November! When you next see me my belly will be huge! 3人目ができましたー！予定日は11月1日ですーーーー！今年の終わりには5人家族になりますーーー^^ みなさん公私ともによろしくですー！

In this season, let’s sew this verse on our hearts ❤️ “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:4-7‬ ‭

So a lot of us are quarantined, some alone, some with family. Conditions are different for all. We are not totally quarantined here, but staying in doors a lot and trying not to go to public places! Anyway it got me thinking about what kind of places and houses we have built for ourselves that we are quarantining in? Well, I’ll be honest, it has been easy for me with all the media surrounding us, to quarantine myself in a place of fear, judgement, criticism and frustration. And without even knowing it we can be sucked into that loophole of gathering information about what’s going on, and feeding ourselves off it. It can be dangerous and not healthy. But I read Psalm 84 and remembered God doesn’t want us to quarantine ourselves in a place of fear. He wants us to reside in his house, a house that is full of praise and faith, where blessings are shown through valleys, where we can go from strength to strength, where he is our sun and our shield! He gives us a place to be uplifted, even in the darkest of times. Sometimes it’s hard to walk away from the noise around us, but there is freedom when we trust in God and dwell in his house. I guess I this is a good time for me to reflect and change how I have been quarantining myself, how about you? #stayhome #quarantine #breakthrough

All the sweet days ❤️

Recently everything with them is so much fun! #growingup #bigkids #halfkids

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