Refiner’s Fire

 
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.
That week, the woman called a silversmith and made [...]

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A mangyan song

“My friend,
thinking of you makes me sad
Rivers deep are in between
Forests vast keep us apart;

But
when I think of you
with
love,
It is as if
you
are
here,
sitting by my side.”

For the love of my life… who I never missed thinking of.

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A prayer of thanks

I just turned one year in japan technically. Looking back, major overhauls happened in my life in this span of time. I can honestly say, with the whirlwind of emotions that I had…my God stood with me, quietly supervising my every move. I can imagine myself running towards my Father’s arms after a life of [...]

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Killing time

musta na uli? busy ba sobra?hay… the boredom sickness strikes again! waahh.. wala na naman kaming matinong ginagawa. di pa tapos ang specs at napapagod na akong maghintay ng oras. busy ka sobra? buti ka pa. kami dito, nakatingin na naman sa ceiling at naghihintay tumunog ang orasan. 3PM pa lang. tatlong oras pa …
di [...]

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Of Marriage and Japanese visas

In Japan, visa issuance is very strict especially for Filipinos like me. Though I am a working visa holder, it doesn’t give me anymore assurance that my husband can be with me. He has no specialized skills to mention, and his previous work experience is on the government which is not beneficial to the [...]

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Unforgotten Goodbye

Frida, as interpreted by Betsy Alejo
I thought I am completely healed. I thought I already moved on. And so I thought wrong. Everyday for two weeks that I returned here in Japan, I always remember my baby. Each time I remember him, he made me weep.
This morning while attending the Sunday service, I happened to [...]

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Culture Shock and Effects

I learned a handful from the japanese culture, the people and their values. I am an outsider looking in — a gaijin (foreigner) figuring things and trying to understand the way things are.  On my solitude, I realized I am like a a bird losing its strength to fly — trying myself to assimilate [...]

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Unforgotten Goodbye

I  thought I am completely healed. I thought I already moved on. And
so I thought wrong. Everyday for two weeks that I returned here in
Japan, I always remember my baby. Each time I remember him, he made me
weep.

This morning while attending the Sunday service, I happened to talk
with two pregnant women. Their babies are on [...]

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