The Isaac of Money
When my kids do anything noteworthy in their lives, I attribute it to the Lord. I know that I am a flawed mother and it…
Category: Bible
What Is This Love?
Brazilians are very much like Filipinos — warm, relational, and sincere. It’s been such a joy to interact with them and get to know their…
Bible, Character, Christianity, Father, God, Love, marriage, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships
Vomit
It’s not a pretty title but it’s my descriptor for what happened this afternoon, in the car, on Edric’s leg, on his leather shoes, on…
From Head to Heart
My second son, Edan, is reading through the Bible. But he has admitted to me several times that he finds it tedious to do so…
I love you even with your braces and bangs.
Braces and bangs…what was I thinking?! I didn’t realize how awkward I would look. And I must admit that I struggle with vanity from time…
Confessions of An Imperfect Mother
I lost it with my kids yesterday. We were looking through homeschool math kits and materials and I found out that Titus, Tiana and one…
The Triumvirate of Unconditional Love
Let me begin by saying it’s absolutely impossible to survive a marriage without forgiveness. It is one of the three triplets that define unconditional love,…
HOPE
Sunday morning I was invited to speak at CRIBS, a center for abused women. When I was praying about what to share, God impressed upon…
Bible, Character, family, Home, motherhood, Obedience, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Thoughts
Sweet Beedie Dies
What a sad morning. Beedie, one of Edan’s cockatiels, died at about 10 AM. We were all pretty devastated. But Edan was especially despondent. When…
Two Become One
My parents are literally East meets West, a Chinese and an American. When they met one another in the Philippines, they were from two distinctly…
Real Socialization
Do homeschooled children know how to relate to other children? A lot of parents ask this when they are considering homeschooling. From an outsider’s perspective,…
Go to Heaven Together
Between Edric and I, he is perceived as the “stricter” one by our children. It’s not that I’m not strict. I also set boundaries and…
