I hope you know what it’s like to hold the hand of a homeless child in Tondo,walk through make-shift living spaces and past people crammed on the streetsto teach kids who can’t even afford to go to public school,because they’re either orphaned or their parents are poor; flood waters swirl underneath your feet and your…
Read MoreI smiled sweetly at the friend in front of me, a woman I thought to be of wild courage and beauty. It was all I could do because I didn’t quite know what to say at the time. “Kung hindi niya ako gusto, bakit ginawa pa niya lahat ng yun? He took me out on…
Read MoreAs a business graduate, there’s one rule I got out of my accounting classes that I continue to live by today: never assume unless otherwise stated. Being such a stickler for rules, I made sure to adhere to this one. Apparently, that one went down for better and for worse. I literally never assumed –…
Read More“Why did you even let the relationship go on for as long as it did?” I looked my friend right in the eye and refused to budge my line of questioning. Here was a man who fell in love with a lady he knew from the beginning wasn’t the one God had for him. He…
Read MoreI say a prayer every time I think of you. Every. Single. Time. I pray that you’re allowing what the Lord is doing in you during this season. That you are completely yielded to the Holy Spirit and where He is leading you. That you are fruitful and growing in wherever you are, whatever you…
Read MoreIs there anyone here not familiar with the story of Ruth? So often cited in Christian circles as justification why women can make the first move, we look at her story with profound interest. I’ve always been intrigued by the lives of the women mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus and every time, I find…
Read MoreSabi nila wag ako masyadong umasa kasi wala naman talagang kakapitan, ano nga naman ang pwedeng panghawakan. Sabi nila wag ako masyadong umasa kasi sakit ang kahihinatnan at ayaw lang naman nila ako makitang masaktan. Sabi nila wag ako masyadong umasa. Siguro, kung aasa, yung konti lang, yung sakto lang, yung naglalaro sa linya, sa…
Read MoreDisclaimer: I wrote this as a creative challenge to myself more than anything. (Putting that disclaimer up for my dad more than anything 😂). Isa, dalawa, tatlo, apat, lima Binibilang ang araw hanggang tayo’y muling magkita Isa, dalawa, tatlo, apat, lima Binibilang ang beses na sinabi sa puso, tama na Isa Alam mo bang ako’y…
Read MoreI’m not talking about the guy who arrogantly flaunts and flirts and personally tags himself as God’s gift to women. (Hi. If that’s you, I’m telling you straight up: you’re probably not, actually. Sorry). I’m talking about you who care so much about Biblical manhood that you’d invest time and money into learning how you can…
Read MoreTo be honest, from the moment this blog blew up back in 2015, this has been one of the things I have always wanted to say. This was something I constantly expressed to my friends, but somehow had a difficult time putting it into words considering how ironic it would be to come from someone…
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