A mother may get tired and sick, but she never stops working and taking care of everybody. She may yell at times but her heart never stops whispering how much she loves her children. She may not always feel that she is appreciated, but I hope that today, she will. To this beautiful mother, may she be blessed with graces and love, strength and endurance, laughter and warmth in her heart.
I had a dream where I sinned. It was like I witnessed something that I knew was wrong, and I was just watching but did not say or do anything. When I woke up, as I asked myself if it was just a dream or did it really happen, I instantly felt the guilt. The…
How this Holy Week 2020 is different from all the Holy Weeks that we had in the past, aside from the fact that most of what we will be doing with our church communities are being done online. How we can make the next few days a more dedicated time to come closer to the Lord and to look into ourselves more deeply.
Fear is a normal feeling or response, especially when facing the unknown, or when there is a threat that carries with it a lot of uncertainties. But to remain in fear is not okay. It’s debilitating. It’s paralyzing. Whatever is causing us to fear—a widespread disease, a major career move, migrating to a foreign land,…
The Lenten season has just started and I have been seeing a lot of articles and posts online about how we can spend this season as meaningfully and spiritually renewing as possible. Many people posted on social media about what they will give up during Lent. I did not post anything but I was also…
Photo ctedits: Pixabay (Note: Wala kasi akong matinong shot nitong castle. 🤣) It was a month ago, and yet the feeling of magic hasn’t faded. For my 26th birthday, I decided to go to Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California for the first time ever with my mom and her younger sister. I thought I would…
Kung sarili mo'y iyo nang sinukuan,Paano pa kita matutulungan? Iyong isang Nilalang na hinding hindi ka iiwan,Siya pa itong iyong binitiwan. Ikaw ay pagod na't ayaw nang lumaban,Paano kaya kita mapatatahan? Ang para sa'yo'y hindi ko magagawa,Kaibigan ko,Siya na ang bahala. I could have told that friend of mine a million things I thought she…
2019 is almost over. As much as I want to be excited for 2020, I know that I will soon be making some of the biggest decisions that could be life-changing. Whew! Ang bigat! But to prepare myself, I thought I would like to firmly decide that I will leave behind what the Lord tells…
In most cases, I would usually do everything I can to the best of my abilities to resolve a problem, to achieve the desired outcome, or to accomplish the task at hand on my own or with the help of other people. When I have done all that I could and have exhausted all my…
I always want to be in my best mood at the beginning of every day, especially at the beginning of my work week, because I think, how I feel at the beginning of my Monday could mostly likely set the tone for the rest of the week. Or not. Thank God that more often than…
