"Hindi pala talaga sumusuko si Lord sa pag pursue sa mga naglalayas na tupa."Several years ago, I was fervently praying for a dear relative who had been wandering away from the Lord with all her wounds and hopelessness. Yesterday, in the church, just when I was approaching the stairs to the choirloft, God had a…
Recently, I came across a post that says, "You can burden me. Our friendship is not fragile." (by Jervy Fermin). That hit so hard. I wish I could say that to other people, too, o kahit man lang sana sa mga kaibigan ko. However, I am currently having a hard time staying kind when I…
Gradually becoming aware of your mistakes and shortcomings is painful and difficult enough. But when they are being rubbed to your face, "Teka lang! Dahan-dahan naman! Ang sakit ha!" 🤣🤣🤣Pero sige lang. Siguro, kailangan yung ganito para mas matuto, para mas maging malakas. Pero Lord, I need Your grace to go through this process without…
What has been restricted for a very long time is now demanding to be released. May pagkakataon pala na ang kailangan ko ay hindi comfort, but the chance to grieve para sa mga kailangan kong ipagluksa. Kahit pala ang mga bahagi ng pagkatao ko na pinatay at pinapatay, kailangan palang ipagluksa. It is only now…
I have watched the 2021 Disney animated movie "Encanto" quite a few times. Yet, I still found myself reflecting on each of the characters, realizing with amazement that each one resonates with me in a particular way. At first, I thought I am somehow (but not exactly) like Mirabel when I see myself as being…
"Hindi sa'kin nangyari, pero ang sakit ah". The breakup happened to others, not to me. But it hurt quite significantly. I'm not specifically talking about the recent celebrity breakups (I no longer stan any particular couple like I used to), although they made me realize this type of emotional experience that I have gone through…
Recently, I attended a free webinar about book-writing by a seasoned, sought-after author and speaker, who teaches an online class on book-writing. So, upon receiving an e-mail invitation for this free webinar, I honestly thought: “maybe, this is her way of inviting and encouraging more people to sign up for her class by giving some…
Karaniwan na yung pagrereflect, pagbabalik-tanaw, at pananalanging puno ng pag-asa kapag nagsasara ang current year at papabukas ang panibagong taon. Pero kahit na parang ang common na o ang corny na nga kung iisipin minsan, doing these practices can still be somehow helpful for me to properly process things inside my head which is essential…
5 years na pala. ❤ This made me look back to December 14, 2015. First day of work. Napakabigat ng loob ko. Napakaraming bagong information na kailangang matutunan in a very short span of time. That week, I wasn't sure if I can do this. But I thought, "If I cannot do this, then what…
Upon knowing the Truth, we may have the tendency to become self-righteous and condemning toward those who (we think) do not know and share this Truth. Some of us may have been correcting them harshly and accusingly rather than gently and lovingly. Ganito rin ako lalo na no'ng umpisa. I thought I just wanted people…
Growing in Love 