motherhood
The Relational Atmosphere
My two older sons sat through Sunday service to watch and hear their dad preach. At one part during the message, Edric admitted to the audience that, “I still struggle with irritability towards my wife and kids from time to time but by God’s grace, I am improving.” The theme of his talk was “Pursuing … Continue reading
Sweet Love, Sweet Mom
When I am focused on the world — the material and physical things it conditions me to desire — I am dulled by the senselessness of empty wanting. I feel the pressure of having to prove my worth or be dependent on the praise of others. But when I take pause to examine what is … Continue reading
The “Happy” in Mother’s Day for Me
The Mangyan women of Mindoro used to take a can of water with them into the bushes to give birth to their babies. They would cut their own umbilical cord using a sharp rock. Alone and birthing in the bushes! My oh my! If they came back alive with their babies then well and good … Continue reading
Child of Purpose
Ultra sound room. Third pregnancy. 2008. Edric and Elijah were with me, anxious to find out if our baby was a girl. When the Sonologist announced, “It’s a boy!” My first instinct was to lock eyes with Edric and then with Elijah. When I saw them, my heart sank. They were trying so hard to … Continue reading
Focal Point
Four kids later and I still wouldn’t trade all the adventures and misadventures of being a home-based mom for any other job. This is the profession that lets me have front row seats to my children’s magic moments. It may not pay in monetary compensation but I receive priceless thank yous and I love yous. … Continue reading
Stress-free Homeschooling
I never wanted to be the kind of mom that loses her temper or sounds irritable around her children. In fact, I did not even think I had it in me. Having grown up with an extremely patient mom and an emotionally steady father sort of made me believe I would genetically end up the … Continue reading
Best Job in the World
A homeschool mom, Abi Lasquety Ruelo, shared this link with me on my Facebook page and I couldn’t help but repost it here. It is a beautiful video of moms doing the best job in the world — being a mom! Praise God for moms! Praise God for you! Best Job in the World Bookmark … Continue reading
Celebrating Our God-Given Chromosomes
“Mommy and Tiana are…” I used to say this when Tiana started talking and she would finish off the statement with the word, “girls!” And eventually I also taught her that her dad and brothers were “boys.” I don’t know if it meant much to her, but I wanted her to understand that physically, she … Continue reading
The Chromosome Crisis
In an age where social “engineers” are trying to push for the idea that gender is changeable; that there are many genders; and that gender is a matter of personal preference, there is a need, more than ever before, to celebrate who God designed us to be for the sake of the generation we are … Continue reading
A Life of Rest, A Life of No Limits
Marriage, parenting, ministry, work, pretty much every relationship and every thing I do have taught me one thing about myself — I am not enough. God, on the other hand, is infinite and limitless and desires that we live a limitless life — an abundant life. Marriage and parenting, above all other preoccupations of a … Continue reading
