Is selfcare the same thing as spending time with God? Not necessarily is the short answer. Another way to phrase this question is: Is selfcare the same thing as practicing Christian disciplines (ie: prayer, fasting, meditation, fellowship with believers, etc.)? Again, the short answer is not necessarily. One of the best ways we can take […]
Step One: Return to the One
Scripture Text: Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is […]
A Dream of Heaven and a Call to Follow
I’ve been dreaming about my grandfather who passed away a few years back. In one dream – which happened in that in-between space where you’re half-asleep and half-away, so it was like a dream and a figment of my imagination at the same time – he welcomed me into heaven. I woke up in my […]
Wrenches From God
A sniper is on the loose in this one part of town. He or she hasn’t killed anyone yet, but has shot random cars and people have been injured because of it. My friend lives in that part of town, so when my friends and I were on the way to her house and got […]
Rest and Reset + Giveaway!
I shared a free goal tracker last June. I set a goal to write fiction for at least 15 minutes everyday in July. That did not happen. Now, I’m reevaluating that goal and pressing reset. I’m striking “everyday” from the goal. I’m just going to write fiction in 15 minute increments (at least). I think […]
National Pink Day
Happy National Pink Day! Can you tell it’s my favorite color? There’s a reason for it, too. Maybe if I tell you, you’d think oddly of me, but I don’t mind. 😉 I was a girly girl, but growing up, I was reprimanded for being too girly. There’s a Filipino word for it: malandi. It […]
Breathing Room to Start Over
My best friend gave me some plants. “Just experiment,” she told me. I’ve said it before. Me and plants…well, we haven’t found a good rhythm yet. I tend to kill them. Not on purpose…just out of ignorance. I managed to grow some herbs and spinach from seeds, but I couldn’t get them to the next […]
