The message at my church last week was titled “Act Absolutely According to God’s Will,” this week, another message was given titled, “Consider Absolute Faith as Life.” The first message was about realizing how the people sent by God who act on His will always experience suffering in every period. Yet, we must act according …
TRIGGER WARNING: mention of suicide (though very brief) In middle school, one of my friends came to school crying one day because she said her brother committed suicide. My best friend’s mother visited that friend’s mother to offer her condolences. When she did, the mother looked confused and said she didn’t have a son. My …
Have you ever felt so tiny? So weak? So helpless? I do, especially when I play soccer! I never played soccer growing up, and I never thought I would, that is, until I started attending my church. Whenever a flying object comes towards me, whether a volleyball, tennis ball, basketball, beach ball. You name it! …
I am my grandmother’s caretaker and power of attorney. I am the sole remaining family member of my grandmother in America. I drive my grandmother to her doctor appointments, go with her to the doctors, talk to them, translate when needed, and advocate for her. I pick up groceries for my grandma and drop them …
What’s your deepest darkest secret? I’m talking bout your dirtiest laundry. The stuff you’d imagine your secret FBI agent knows. Yep, that kind of stuff. Every person in the world has things they’ve done they absolutely regret. Maybe there are things in your past you wish never happened, past mistakes you wish you could revert. …
“God help me make the most out of this season. I don’t want to live in complaint or wish away the winter. There are treasures to be found in this place that I don’t want to miss” This week Houston was under a week-long cold front. Rain, fog, cloudy skies, and wet roads made for …
You ever mess something up so wrong you have to apologize, but you don’t want to because you feel ashamed? If you have the kind of family who never apologizes, you know. Maybe they only do so in a heartfelt letter once in a blue moon because saying it aloud is too hard; perhaps they …
Today is January 15th. Yep, two weeks of January were knocked out just like that. Right around now, reality might be sinking in. Your goals will take more time and effort to accomplish than you expected. You might be realizing you stretched yourself a little too thin. It’s hard to keep a schedule and hold …
Happy New Year! Wow, it is 2023! I can’t believe we made it to another year of life and another year of blogging! About an year ago I posted my first blog ever! I’m proud of all we’ve accomplished! When I was younger, I always wondered what my future would look like. I thought about what …
Hi everyone! It’s been almost two months since I posted anything! I hope you all didn’t forget me. Let’s catch up! I’ve been spending lots of time singing in the last two months! At my church, we had a ‘giving glory to God’ event at the end of the month to offer all our thanksgiving …
