Three Loaves of Bread
I asked God for a morsel of bread, He gave me three whole loaves. I realized that wonderful answer to my prayer much, much later. So, those of you who are despairing if God even hears your prayers or...
View ArticleFor Giving to the Lord
Something wondrous happened on Friday overnight worship service. A brother in Christ, a young man, testified in the pulpit that before he and his family received the Lord Jesus Christ, they were so...
View ArticleWords That Heal
My blog readers are beautiful. Just read what they say in the comments. Their words reflect their hearts and souls that are steeped of the words of Life and love for the Lord Jesus Christ. From my...
View ArticleGod’s Designs
My beloved husband texted me to thank me for making the banner of one of our Japanese suppliers and inserting it into the slider of our company’s website. (He had previously requested me to please make...
View ArticlePicking Up the Crumbs That Fall From the Table
I could write about a few other things, for one, to encourage, for this is the heart of this blog. But this is a day in which I just like to heave a sigh and write what’s gripping my heart. It’s one of...
View ArticleChrist-likeness {Taking Stock}
The year is drawing to an end which gets us in the mood for counting. Counting the blessings and thanking God for each one. For that’s the least we can do. For most people, they will be counting how...
View ArticleGod’s Treasury
When you pray, what do you imagine? I mean, for those Christians who worship the one true living God in spirit and in truth and not before an image. When you close your eyes tightly and focus on your...
View ArticleHe Colors My World
I have been used to my world, a world exclusive to those who are suffering: dim, sad, silent. Fortunately, I have been endowed both with introverted and extroverted personality. When I was still...
View ArticleLearning the Secret {Understanding Philippians 4: 11-13}
I have one memory of childhood that I have not forgotten all these years. And now that I am bedbound and unable to go out and see the outside world, this memory comes to me more often. When I was about...
View ArticleAll the Love and the Joy
Mango.ph sent me an email regarding their end-of-summer sale, all items 50% off except for new arrivals. This online store has become our family’s favorite. (Although their prices are generally...
View ArticleLife in Trickles
Life flowing in trickles. That would be mine. When inspiration to write about this bathed me, the vision of stalactites came to mind and adhered. I plumbed my brain as to why the thought of stalactites...
View ArticleNurturing Self
I am not writing about how to pamper ourselves because the world is so full of that already. We read it in a cornucopia of self-help books and websites and we see it in heavy doses in ads and even on...
View ArticleQuiet Places
After a whole year of recovering and settling back into my old normal (no more daily hard struggles between life and the shadow of death), the Lord filled me with so much joy and blessings, both...
View ArticleOf Starfishes, Sick Parrots, and Sonship
As you know, friends, the Lord has blessed me with another beautiful gift and that is watercolor painting. Sometime last year, the thought of creating something pleasing to the eyes occurred to me and...
View ArticleHeavy Burden
Are you a joy-bringer or a yoke-giver? Do you encourage and lift up others or do you weigh down on them? Are you a burden to your family, marriage, friendships, church, and other relationships in your...
View ArticleA Palace Strong and Full of Light
A palace strong and full of light. I love this power-packed combination. I pray that my writing of this will be fruitful for you and me. I had written about each topic before, A House Divided Against...
View ArticleThat Our Joy May Be Full
When was the last time that your joy was full? I mean, in every sense of the word “full”? No part fear, no part sorrow. No lack, no traces of longing or dissatisfaction somewhere deep inside. You are...
View ArticleLiving Life in the Hard
I settle in the warm, silky water of my tub, my head nestled in its smooth curve that hugs my back. I close my eyes and utter a silent, heartfelt prayer. (I have developed the practice of saying a...
View ArticleThe Blessing of Ordinary Days
On a Sunday evening, I open my prayer journal in a sudden need of connecting amid the heaviness of my heart. All day long, suffering has been unrelenting, making me feel battered and spent. And at the...
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