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Back on the grind…
The Christmas songs have all been stopped from playing on the radio and in our malls. All the holiday decorations are being put down and kept back to the different storage areas. I also took down our lantern from the … Continue reading
“Please pray that I may follow in his footsteps….”
This was the statement of a 12-year old boy whose father died last January. I did not know his Dad and his Mom very well because I only met them once at a Couples’ Dinner hosted by a local church. … Continue reading
Posted in counseling
Tagged bereavement, death, fatherless, griefwork, grieving, hope, orphans, pastor, resurrection, sadness, widow
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” Would I Be Enough?”
Driving home late one evening, about 2 weeks before Christmas 2008, I felt a stirring within me. I was having a quiet driving conversation with the Lord and I was telling the Lord how Christmas has become a season for … Continue reading
Posted in battles, being loved, desire, faith, family, God
Tagged blessing, broken families, Christian, Christmas, contentment, counseling, encouragement, faith, families, family conflicts, God, grace, gratitude, hope, life, love, painful events, prayer, stressful events, surrender, tragedy
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Serenity Prayer
This is my first post for 2009. The Christmas break is ending soon and it seemed like it just came and went. Now the Christmas lantern needs to be taken down and other christmas decors need to be put away. … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, battles, being loved, counseling, faith, weariness, Word of God
Tagged AA, benediction, blessing, encouragement, God, grace, gratitude, healing, hope, prayer, serenity prayer, surrender
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The depth of our broken-ness is seen in the light of our wholeness…
It was the most difficult Christmas. We stayed at home because our difficulties started on the 23rd. Because things are not finished yet, I could not divulge the details. There are still insights to be gained. Events to be carefully … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, care, challenges, counseling, death, faith, Father, fear, God, healing, Jesus Christ
Tagged broken-ness, Christmas, despair, encouragement, family healing, family tragedy, hope, joy, live, love, suffering, wholeness
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When the young ones kill themselves
This news item from South Korea hardly made it to the big broadcasting networks. Even the Asian subsidiaries of these giant networks did not broadcast what has been happening lately to the young people in S.Korea. Within a span of … Continue reading
Posted in care, counseling, family
Tagged counseling, death, hope, South Korea, Suicide, Teen Suicide
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Deaths from Natural Disasters – 1st half of 2008 = Dec 2004 Tsunami Deaths
I was speechless while watching CNN yesterday morning during one of their reports on deaths caused by natural calamities. It was staggering to realize that in Dec 2004 when the great tsunami hit and claimed approx 225,000 lives – that … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, faith, God, Jesus Christ, prayer, surrender, Trust
Tagged 2008 deaths from Calamities, catastrophe, CNN World Report, deaths, disasters, earthquakes, hope, natural disaster, prayers, relief, tsumani
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Update on Dad Fen
I visited DadFen last August 29th. It was my first visit since I last saw him before the summer camp. I must admit it took awhile because after all the summer camp activities, we had to prepare for the visit … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, cancer, care, dying, God, Jesus Christ, prayer
Tagged care for the dying, DadFen, dying, hope, hospice care, medicine, morphine, oncology, palliative care, stage 4 cancer
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In search of Oasis in the desert of difficulties. . .
ABS-CBN news reported last night that there has been an increase of filipino families not eating 3 meals a day. In recent nights, they had also reported that crime against property has significantly increased when compared with other crimes. The … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, care, God, Jesus Christ, prayer
Tagged apathy, climate change, deliverance, difficult economy, economic depression, endurance, gasoline prices, hope, hunger, millenial agenda, miracles, poverty, prayers, recession, security in the Lord, sufferings, surrender, Word of God, world conscience, world hunger, world peace
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I don’t even know where home is…
Year 1992. We were headed for Winter Break. The students had already made plans where they will spend winter break. I was going with Ron to his home in Buffalo, New York. Plans had been made and we were just … Continue reading