My 50 symbolic and real gifts
It made me feel young once more as a child by the Christmas tree: awed by the size of the gift box and eager to know what could be inside it for me. When I opened the box, I was amazed that it contained not just one but 50 individual […]
Read the rest of Turning 50 In One Red Land, Differently, part 4 - gifts
Do you still write personalized birthday notes?
I try my best (but choose tiny notes cards to limit the words I have to think of and scribble).
But, most don’t write anymore — with too much hustle and bustle in our daily lives leaving us less time at our disposal, our multi-roles as mom, wife, career/business woman, […]
Read the rest of Turning 50 - My Mom’s Handwritten 50th Birthday Note For Me
My 50th birthday prayer
Inspired by the familial love I felt all around me and in thanksgiving for God’s gift of a half-century of life on earth, I prayed before our usual graces:
Lord, thank you -
For your gift of life and love for the past 50 years;
[…]
Read the rest of Turning 50 In One Red Land, Differently, part 2 - prayer
Does it matter if you have a room full of flowers, candles burning whole night long, visitors complimenting you for your unforgettable good deeds, hearing about how you’ve touched people’s lives, and perpetual mass offerings — when you are already dead?
Oftentimes, when a close relative or friend passes away unexpectedly, we feel sad […]
Read the rest of I would rather have flowers NOW
Life is filled with paradoxes and the gospel today (Luke 18: 9-14) states one of these seemingly contrasting truths we have to live with “… for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted…”
I learned how to be really humble through an experience I went through three […]
Read the rest of Learning what true humility is