A Mom and More

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 [...]

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, [...]

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; For my beautiful and loving family [...]

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 and [...]

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 [...]