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Category Archives: Presence
Visits
One of the things I truly loved and appreciated in Ima is her practice of always going out of her way to visit friends and family. I remember during Christmas day, we would always make the rounds of families and … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Family, Friendship, Presence, Relationships
Tagged Blessings, Doing good, Gratitude
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Languages of Love
I can be very dense sometimes. I often miss what others are telling me specially when I fail to see or read between the lines. I am disappointed when I don’t feel loved just because the other does not love … Continue reading
Finding My Way, Seeking My Truth and Living My Life
My life has been a journey. And I have tried to keep to the straight and narrow path. But the paths I have taken have often not hewn to the straight and narrow. My way has taken me to places … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Generosity, Life, Photography, Presence
Tagged Blessings, Grace, Gratitude, Humility, Poetry, Serendipity
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Recognizing the Cause through the Effects
Sub-atomic particles, like the Higgs boson, are so infinitesimally small they cannot be seen even by the most powerful electron microscope. Yet, scientists know they exist by their effects. Some phenomenon happens or exists that can only be explained by … Continue reading
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Tagged Learning, Wisdom
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The Good Shepherd in My Life
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday. I think of and thank the Lord for all the times He has led me to verdant pastures and restful waters: I could have stayed and spent my life in Angeles City and that would … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Eternity, Gratitude
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Counting My Blessings
Flesh to eat? Blood to drink? So that I can have eternal life? To even believe that there is life after this one? then to love and serve others before myself? To be the last? To be humble? Indeed, these … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Presence, Relationships
Tagged Blessings, Grace, Gratitude, Prayer
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Good Morning!
I wake up every morning full of love and gratitude. I could have died in the night, for a million things could have gone wrong. My heart could have failed me. A fire could have broken out. A burglar could … Continue reading
Spirit Synergy
Synergy is an astonishing concept: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It has its applications in many aspects of life. There is drug synergy where two drugs combined are able to combat more pathogens than just … Continue reading
Walking the Road to Emmaus
The Emmaus story has always been a source of endless inspiration for me. Three figures walking on a long and dusty road, talking about recent events in their lives, two burdened with sorrow, the other listening with a caring heart … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Encounter, Photography, Presence, The Good News
Tagged Blessings, Easter, Grace, Miracles
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My Ultimate Well-Spring
Often these days, I would catch myself looking at the mirror and thinking, “That is how I my father looked like.” I also see so much of him now in my mannerisms and behavior, his smile particularly. I would catch … Continue reading