The Little Corners of My Life
About Me
Aside from having a Bachelor degree in Accounting, Marlene completed her Masters in Early Childhood Education with high distinction from the De La Salle University. She also has a graduate diploma in Theology from the Asian Theological Seminary.
She and Andrew celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in 2017, the same year she published her book; Standing Stones of Grace. They are blessed with 3 adult children: Hannah married to Jensen, Abigail, a medical doctor and Michelle, a BS Psych professional.
Marlene reflects and journals her insights to life from reading the Bible.
Besides writing, she loves food, film, music, dance and travel.
My Quiet Place
The Humble, the Proud and the Humbled
From the Chronicles of King Hezekiah and King Manasseh, I realized that the heart of the matter is a matter of the heart… humble or …
The Whispers of Prayer
A Bible study series on prayer entitled Whisper by Mark Batterson is about leaning in close to God’s heart to hear His voice. In discussion …
When Silence is Gold…
What do you say when people wrongly accuse you? How do you respond? How do you feel? I want to defend myself: let them know …
Committed Queen for All Times
Esther stayed true to her purpose. On the second night, the king asked her for the third time: “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It …
Servanthood: The Profile of the Humble Teacher
John 131 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to …
The Lenses of Life
In the medical TV series, Amsterdam, there is a group of cancer patients who play cards together while having their chemotherapy. It is such a …
Strong and Brave – not weak and proud
2 Chronicles 15:1-71 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded, 2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to …
The Way of Love
1 Corinthians 131 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a …
Food Of Ravens and a Widow
The mysteriously amazing ways of God’s providence… 1 Kings 17:1-16 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20kings%2017%3A1-16&version=ESV 1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe[a] in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the …
Before and after… and in between…
There once was a lady who was afraid to read messages her hubby sent her. She was weary of reading criticisms and ‘reprimands’, she would …
The Ways of the Safe and Strong
One morning years ago, I couldn’t get the car engine to start after i pushed the on button. I thought I got the wrong key. …
Jesus, the Lamb of God and the Good Shepherd
The Lamb of God is one of many titles given to Jesus. What and how do saints in Christian history say and explain about Jesus …
Clouds, Skies and Horizons
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
Psalm 19:1-2 NIV
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