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For My Own Sake
I get angry so quickly lately. I am ashamed to admit that it’s been easier for me to snap at almost anyone (often, my husband) even with the smallest of things than to extend love and grace. My...
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I Want To Know God’s Will
“I want to know God’s will.” A household expression within Christian circles that I am sure we’ve all either said or heard. It has evolved into our prescribed answer for questions about the future or...
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Will God Give Me More Than I Can Bear?
No, He Wouldn’t I am not sure when I first heard this encouragement: God will never give you more than you can bear. He will give you only what you can handle. In the early years of my walk with Jesus,...
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Sarah’s Mess
Last year, I had the rare privilege of studying women of the Bible with Chinese women in Beijing. We were cramped in a one-bedroom apartment not too far from where my team’s hotel was. I estimate there...
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{abba’s girl. fearless & fiercely loved.}
“This comes hoping to find you well as it leaves me at present.” (The Secret Garden) I have always loved to read; but this seemingly ordinary sentence, which I read when I was about 10 years old, began...
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Leave
* Part I: A reflection of the time I left home as an Overseas Filipino Worker or OFW. Filipino workforce is the number one export of the Philippines.* It was dark. Nothing was visible. All seemed to...
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I Will Sing Aloud
I absolutely love to worship — to sing aloud to Jesus. For Jesus. It’s one of the many beautiful ‘perks’ of knowing Him that I truly enjoy. I believe He created music so He can speak to our souls and...
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Stay
* Part II: A reflection of the time I left home as an Overseas Filipino Worker or OFW. Filipino workforce is the number one export of the Philippines. You can read Part I here.* Arriving In A Strange...
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Try Jesus
It was a balmy night in Krabi. The air was light, and it felt good against my skin. I was sitting alone in the comfort of my room completely immersed in the world of the book I was reading; I was...
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What Prayer Looks Like To Me
Prayer Luke 18:1 “Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.” If there was one thing that I treasure most about my walk as a Christian, it is prayer. Not to say...
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What I Learned About Jesus While Living Abroad
I left home ten years ago. If you had asked me, then, if I would miss Windsor, NC (where I went), I would have probably given you a resounding “No” for an answer. That took a U-turn—albeit...
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Subtle Lies
Green Card About a month ago, I watched this Filipino TV show where a friend of the heroine suggested a solution to her problem: marry an American guy to get a green card. She is conflicted about this...
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The Weight Of Grace
Christianity Is Easy The clouds were hanging over us as a mass of darkness threatening to overtake all of Krabi. We raced to our car to escape being drenched in its rage. It was a Friday morning. Jason...
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There Is More To The Story
I have taken a long pause on writing. Traveling, moving to a new house, studying Thai, working in the ministry and everything in between has taken up so much of my time: I just can’t seem to sit down,...
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I Am His
I Am His I am more a sinner than a saint. Yet the Father calls me righteous without restraint. Not because I have any merit, but because of the Lamb’s blood spilt on Calvary. O what is man that You are...
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Ephesians 6:18-20 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— 19 and for me, that utterance...
View Article2018: A Personal Reflection
I feel a great deal of angst staring at a blank page. I have been at this since this morning, frantic and uneasy on how to write about my year 2018. It’s now three in the afternoon; ah, what to say? It...
View ArticleAbba, Faithful God, Thank You
Abba, Faithful God, Thank You In my defeat, you not only comfort me, But you pick up the broken pieces To create priceless beauty from the debris. You breathe your Spirit in my being; My everlasting...
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Genesis Clouds moved in and darkness encircled me; the waters roared and wrecked my identity. Sorrow and despair would not let me be; anger and defeat besieged my soul weary. On every side, I saw...
View ArticlePsalm 1: Be A Tree Of Life
A Personal Reflection on Psalm 1 Read: Psalm 1 I was generally a ‘good kid,’ obedient to my mother’s voice and normally fearful of breaking rules. But I did have my moments of committing miscreant...
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