Life With the In-Laws

Mr Kwek and I have had the privilege of having our very own Kwek Kampong ever since we got married. And I really enjoy having our own space. So when Mr Kwek suggested we spend a week at the Kwek Parents' Kampong, I was slightly hesitant. But as a dutiful wife, I packed our luggage and embarked on the one week adventure. 

The Kwek parents don't say very much, but I have come to see that their hearts are so big that their love for their children have extended to me as well.

On the first day, they welcomed a slightly sniffing Mr Kwek and I to their home. That evening, Eu Yan Sang made a lot of money as they came home with lots of remedies.

Mom and dad Kwek also made sure they bought us breakfast and dinner everyday. So I was wonderfully fed at the Kwek Parents Kampong. Each morning, I had an apple, a bun and a packet of milo prepared for me to take along to work. And when I got back from work, dinner would be on the table. Such is the earnest and dutiful love of parents. And I was reminded of the verses "what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!" (Matthew 7:9-11 NKJV)

I am thankful for both the Kwek and Gan parents, from whose examples we have learnt to love. But greater still is the love of our Heavenly Father which is freely given to all of us. My prayer is that we will grow in our understanding of His love and to respond in love as well.

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