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Recently, our home has been filled with cries for "'Ummy! 'Ummy!" It's what I hear first thing in the morning from ...

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Mark & Sue Lim

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This is a story of our parenting journey. We became parents by Purpose, on purpose. It is our heart to continue this journey in a purposeful posture; and to bring up our children so that they will know and understand their purpose in life.

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