A Mom’s Musing on Wising Up
May 10, 2025
We mothers are proud of our children. We have big dreams for them. We hope and pray that they would do something important and make a difference in society. And how do we do that?
Parenting
Legacy of Service
May 7, 2025
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the
Legacy of Caring for Others
May 7, 2025
When I was in early grade school, I remember tagging along with my mom to visit an elderly aunt, the wife of my dad’s eldest brother, whom we referred to as: 大伯母(first aunt), and my
First Standing Stone: God’s Presence through Childhood
April 30, 2025
Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. –Proverbs 22:6 There is a Chinese saying: 饮水思源。The literal translation is: 饮(drink)水(water)思(think)源 (source), or
Musings of an Orphan…
February 26, 2025
When my dad passed away, a friend said to me at the wake: Lubusan ka ng naulila. (Now you are truly orphaned.) Yes, indeed, I became a middle-aged orphan. Let me share my thoughts as
Lessons I learned from My Chatty Dad and My Deaf-y Mom
September 12, 2024
I am often amazed at God’s humor: bringing together my mom and dad. One is hard of hearing and the other loves to talk. I used to visit them every Saturday. One would sit on
When your Parent Becomes your Child
September 3, 2024
“When your parent becomes your child’ is the title of the book a friend gave me. The author shared the challenges of taking care of his ageing mom. Indeed in many ways, elderly people have