During Covid year of 2020 like like most people my family and I were stuck at home for months going stir-crazy. That year my birthday was completely forgotten by my family. Other than one child checking in with me to see if there is any cake, no acknowledgement was given all day, and I cried…
You Are Precious In My Sight (Isiah 42:4) “You are precious in my sight” says the Bible in Isiah 43:4. This was the Bible verse I remember I read when I asked for guidance in prayer just before going to the hospital to give birth to our first-born. What?! Me?? I thought that the babies…
The bomb hit me when I least expected it; my 15 year old asked me “how long do I have to keep coming to mass? Josh stopped coming around my age right?” It hit me like a ton of bricks and I honestly was in such a shock that I did not know what to…
In order for me to mirror God’s love to my older children, I took a hard look at myself and my faith practice. I had to admit my alone time with God, spiritual reading, and small group meetings have slowly worn thin over the years. For me it meant I needed to fall in love…
Showing Love My family and I moved from Japan to Virginia when I was 12, and I did not know any English until 6th grade when my school life became full immersion. So I know a thing or two about cultural differences and language barriers. Sometimes when I didn’t understand what I was hearing, people…