When I Grow Up…

“Everyone thinks you make mistakes when you’re young. But I don’t think we make any fewer when we’re grown up.” Jodi Picoult Ah, the old age wisdom of expecting to have your life planned out at such an early age. Remember when you were asked about what you want to be when you grow up?…

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Unity in Chaos

“The greatest among you will be the one who always serves others”. Matthew 23:11 It’s been a few days since Helene devastated Western North Carolina. And in the days that followed, people from all over NC and the neighboring states, showed the world what it’s like to be American. I read a comment in one…

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{Prayers with You}

In a few days or weeks (depending on the elevation) the mountains of NC would’ve been ours and others trip destinations for their magnificent fall colors. As you would’ve heard by now, Western NC took a devastating hit from Hurricane Helene. The devastation is truly heartbreaking. As I’m here thankful for the sun and the…

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Whose Story?

I don’t think I can call it busyness. Sure I have a whole lot of things to do. There’s work five days a week and appointments in between, then there’s chores when I get home and more chores and errands to do on the weekends. Things that the whole population does everyday of the week….

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Loss for Words

Writing to me is my therapy. This is where I get to released my feelings and emotions; a way for me to express my thoughts. “I don’t care if you don’t want to tell me things. But I do care that what we do tell each other is the truth.” Stephanie Butland Many times, these…

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One Time, One Meeting

Ichi-go Ichi-e I have a very strong fascination with Japanese phrases with deeper meaning. Somehow they have a word or a phrase for everything and I love it. In this age and time, it seems to get harder and harder to be in the present, in the now. There is always something else that we…

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{Be}ing An Introvert in an Extroverted World

“Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.” Brene Brown Yesterday afternoon, my family and I went to an invite only grand opening of a newly built Heart and Vascular Center in our area. My…

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Loss Changes You

If there is one topic that I think we try to avoid, it is death. When Daddy passed away in 2021, it taught me many things about love, living, grief, forgiveness, healing, letting go, slowing down and many other things that we would normally take for granted. Things that we set aside for later days….

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God’s Given Days

A few days ago, yours truly turned another year older and wiser…I would say. There is something about birthdays that makes me extra grateful than what I already am. It’s in knowing that I have another year to add to my memoirs. Days and weeks and months of waking up to a new day, of…

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as We forgive

It’s 1:30 a.m. I can’t count how many times or how long has it been since I would wake up around midnight or a little later and toss and turn trying my best to fall back to sleep. Every time when this happens, I would – most of the times – just lay still and…

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