Do you sometimes stop and wonder why you are doing the things you do? I do and that is why I write things down and make a list. Recently, I have decided to challenge myself with many things that could help me to deepen my relationship with God and though my intention was good, I soon got caught up in the nitty gritty of my Christian acts and forgot why I was doing them in the first place. Instead of opening my ears to listen to God, I was more interested in the number of pages I read in the Bible. Instead of deepening my relationships with my fellow Christians, I was more interested in ... Read the Post
A Merry Heart
"When your heart is broken, you see cracks in everything." I remember hearing this line from a TV show called Felicity one night in college and I never forgot. It's probably because my heart was broken then from a thing called life and I cried many nights on my knees wondering if the pain would ever go away. My heartache was too much to bear and it felt like everything around me was broken indeed and I saw no hope. Our heart is a very interesting part of our body that is so strong and yet so delicate all at the same time. All our strength comes from our heart but it gets easily hurt and ... Read the Post
His Higher Ways
"How could your God let you go through this horrible tragedy in your life? Does He not love you?" My sister, a non-believer, said over the phone soon after my husband and I miscarried our second child a couple months ago. Though I had my share of difficulties in my life including abandonment and both physical and mental abuse, they were nothing compared to losing a child, so I understood what she meant and her frustration. Just few days before, a friend of mine told me a story of her friend who just lost a baby girl three hours after she was born due to a birth defect - having no ... Read the Post