— The greatest missionaries of all time — He has taught me to never give up, to hold onto dreams even when they’re broken, when others scoff in disappointment. He doesn’t have a college degree, but he doesn’t need one to be something or someone important. He built his future with his hands, built a […]
It’s the middle of Saturday, and Lucia and Benji are taking a nap. (Me time, yay!) I’m sitting on the sofa—my favorite piece of furniture, as I had to search hard and far to find a truly comfy couch (you won’t believe how uncomfortable the furniture is here)—in front of my mini fan, and I’m […]
It’s nearly better than her cooking. It’s like dark chocolate on a stressful day. A cold, glass bottle of Coke in the blistering heat. It nearly has the same effect of a head massage or foot rub at the end of an exhausting day. It satisfies, soothes, cools, tickles, and rejuvenates all at once. Since […]
Twenty minutes after Ash Wednesday service ends, and I’m still stuck in the church parking lot— plagued by the Toyota Noah’s beeping noise indicating my gear is in reverse— overcome by impatient anger that no car will let me back out so I can leave the one-way, gated parking exit. Aya is with me and […]
“How can you be Catholic?” a college friend once asked me when she found out I attended mass. I led a Campus Crusade Bible study in one of the dorms, yet I went to a Catholic church. It was an oxymoron for some. Most of my friends were Evangelical Christians, and I loved them dearly, […]
I strum a chord to signify the start of Bible study at the girls home. We sing “Your Great Name,” one of their favorites and then dig into Scripture. I had noticed the girls were in a lot of stress. School was about to begin and there were still a lot of unknowns; our eldest […]
Renewed. What does that actually mean? It’s not just refreshed, or rebuilt, or replenished, or reordered, or redone. They’re all great, but renewed. To become new again. It sounds simple, but it’s actually impossible. Or is it? A couple who’s been married for seventeen years and signing the divorce papers because the husband is narcissistic […]
“All the nations surrounded me; in the Lord’s name I crushed them. They surrounded me on every side; in the Lord’s name I crushed them. They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like fire among thorns; in the Lord’s name I crushed them. I was hard-pressed and falling, but the LORD came to my help. […]
“At the heart of Satan’s attack upon you is his attempt to rob you of your true identity and destiny.” –Neal Lozano, Unbound My last blog post was an attempt to regain parts of me that I feel I have lost. Satan had done well in distracting me from receiving God’s full blessing. It’s a […]
“What do you need?” I’ve been asked hundreds of times throughout this past year and a half. I’ve always responded with needs of the ministry and my girls. But then a few people persist, “No, I mean you. What do you need?” I didn’t know. Now I do. I need to rediscover the joys of […]
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