Giving Birth and Why the Context Matters
I saw this photo in my files. This was the night I gave birth to Catalina in St. Luke’s Medical Center in BGC. It reminds…
Tag: motherhood
Five Things My Mom Taught Me About Being A Wife
Of all the lessons my mom passed on to me, I am most grateful for the example and principles she taught me that prepared me…
The Last Twelve Months of Boyhood
Elijah is turning twelve this month. He hasn’t experienced puberty yet but I am anticipating that it will happen soon, which kind of frightens me….
Modeling Womanhood
Tiana, my four year old daughter, likes to copy everything I do. I am her reference for womanhood. The other day she was talking about…
At 11 months
Catalina is nearly 1 year old. Has it passed that quickly? It’s been 11 months of loving my baby through sleepless nights and soiled diapers….
From the Heart the Mouth Speaks
I was sitting across from Elijah while he finished his curry and noodles over lunch. He said, “My eyesight is getting worse. I can hardly…
Moms be Proud: Shout You The Mom!
By the time a child reaches his second birthday, his mother would have changed his diaper 7,300 times. By his 18th birthday, she would have…
Sweet In The Arms Of…
Catalina reached out to me for the first time today. She is five months, going on six. It was a wonderful feeling to be wanted….
Mommy Matters Makes Magic Mom-wear
When Mommy Matters asked me to be a brand ambassador for their breastfeeding clothes, I was like, yay, what a privilege! But at the same…
Back in the Hospital
My daughter, Tiana, curiously asked me one morning, “Where is God? How come I can’t see him?” This was a follow up question to a…
Happy Hostage
It’s 6 AM and I have about 10 minutes to write a post before my darling baby, Catalina, wakes up and wants to be fed…
The Milk Cow Season
With breastfeeding keeping me preoccupied nearly 24/7, it feels like I am getting nothing done. I am a very activity-oriented person, always busy with something,…
