Cause for Pain

Once there was a writing workshop entitled ‘Writing out of your Pain.’ I did not attend the event but I imagined a bit what the theme of the event implies. I remember a friend once

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Growing in Patience

As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have

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Growing in Patience

As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have

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Remembering God’s Grace

A journal of thanksgiving for moments of grace written the day after I was discharged from the hospital for my ankle surgery. About 8 weeks prior to this day, my mom had just passed away.

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Nitty Gritty Resilience

Resilience: the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. This brings to mind the scenes of Tom and Jerry stretching and compressing and returning back to their original shapes after

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The Gardener Sees

This new bloom from my okra plant tells me that an okra is coming soon. When I see the flower closes, I expect that with right water and sunshine, the flower will become a fruit.

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The God Present in Suffering

Exodus 2:23 Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their

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No Pain, No Gain. To Do or Not to Do?

This morning, my reading is on Daniel 1 & 2.. quite a familiar story. Daniel, a young captive from Jerusalem taken to Babylon to enter into King Nebuchadnezzar’s service after 3 years of training. Daniel

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