Do you have a support system?

Moving to a new place is no joke. It's exciting, but it's also exhausting. It's full of promise, but it comes with pain. In spite of the challenges, I realized that there's much to be thankful for because God makes sure I have everything--or everyone--I need. Sometimes I just don't see it. ©iStockphoto.com/joeshmo

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Five Ways to Get Your Joy Back

My word for the month: OVERWHELMED. I have been so overwhelmed with all the things that I need to do: between Christmas shopping and Christmas gatherings, weddings and training sessions, I am just about ready to fall apart. Plus I need to start preparing for a big move in January. Whew! I’ve been so overwhelmed [...]

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Should you go on a faith journey?

What does a “faith journey” look like? One can say that our entire lives can be called faith journeys, but for this blog post, I’m talking about real journeys, real trips–the ones that involve some geographical distance and usually a mode of transportation. But faith journeys are not your ordinary trips. Here’s how I define [...]

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With a little help from my friends (2nd and last part)

Gosh…time flies! Just when I thought I had more than enough time to prepare, the last few weeks flew by so fast! I’m grateful that I got to spend quality time with people who mean a lot to me. There were so many others I wanted to spend time with, but I just ran out [...]

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With a little help from my friends! (Part 1)

In just a few days, I’m leaving for a two-and-a-half month trip around the US. It’ll be the longest amount of time away from the Philippines for me since 2002. While I believe it’s going to fly by fast, the extended time away gives me a good excuse to meet up and catch up with [...]

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God-encounters and the other things I loved about my Singapore trip

My trip to Singapore last week was filled with blessings. :) Here are the top 5 things I loved about Singapore, in no particular order: 1) THE FOOD! Hainanese Chicken Rice, some scallop-and-noodle dish, and cereal prawns at Boon Tong Kee on River Valley Road, kaya toast and coffee and a Milo Dinosaur at Toast [...]

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My 2009 :)

Where do I begin??? There’s so much to say about this Christmas season and this year as a whole–it’s hard to put into words! So in the meantime (once again), I’m going to have to leave you with photos. Lots of them! Hover over the photos for the captions.

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