Today, 9 November 2007, I turned 50. Unlike my past milestone birthdays at 18, 30, and 40 when I wished for, planned minute details and held big parties attended by relatives from different sides and friends from school, work and business – months back, I told my siblings that I will just have a quiet, [...]
Tags: 50th birthday, Family, life milestoneJust yesterday, I talked about different connotations and images which came to my mind when I listened to the gospel about Jesus, The Good Shepherd, laying His life for the sake of His sheep. What a coincidence that tonight another image of a good shepherd flashes in front of me, but this time, in a [...]
Today’s scripture reading and homily about Jesus as The Good Shepherd brought to my mind various images of what a “good shepherd” meant during various times of my life: 1. My first school – St. Domitilla’s School, now St. Bridget’s School, where I studied from Kindergarten through Grade 6. The school was a short 5-minute [...]
Tags: good shepherd, St. Bridget's SchoolI do not yet belong to the group of celebrants of the day: Happy Grandparents. I still haven’t dreamt nor imagined being a grandma in 3 years since (I am glad) my two 20+ year old kids have remained unattached and don’t seem to be really looking for steadies yet. My boy grins and says [...]
Aside from giving birth to a child, I think a women’s other big challenge is dealing with one’s in-laws. When we marry, our internal family relationships change, grow up and make room for a new comer. As moms, we’ve all heard and had a mix of pleasant, funny and annoying stories about dealing with [...]