Grace, as defined in Scripture, is unmerited favor. When Christ was on Earth, He consistently bestowed grace upon all men: whoever they were...

An unknown enemy, nicknamed by WHO as Covid-19, has come to assault, endanger, and inflict untold suffering upon humanity. It lurks stealthi...

Our only grandson, Adrian, was going to turn 13 , a milestone by any standard. Unfortunately, the corona virus pandemic crushed all odds for...

After abandoning my daily walks three years ago due to my curling toes , I thought I’d never experience walking at dawn again. But the coron...

One of the Beatles’ best songs, A Day in the Life , combines the best of Lennon and McCartney. Lennon writes about disillusionment while McC...

In a pressure cooker where I worked for two decades, Lily was the head of Personnel (Human Resource was still a mindless infant not knowing ...

“Nobody is exempt from _____________.” I asked our group in adult Sunday school to fill in the blank with one word. Our answers were simil...

The first in line—that’s where I belonged in school while everyone was growing up except me. From elementary grade to college, and definit...

Online learning has been a way of life for me for quite sometime now. My library is the cyberspace. Much of the new things and information ...

One of my favorite spots at the SM mall in our neighborhood is the flower section—not to buy, because they are pricey, but to gawk. Some are...

While on lockdown, the words I post on social media are carefully crafted to extol or call down an issue. As a citizen wanting only what...

I have used the word excruciating  only a few times in my life.  These were when the world was at its darkest: seeing my dad suffer from c...

A is my nephew—not by blood but by bond, a mighty bond of shared faith. He’s a kind, caring, and helpful kid (I call everyone kid in our chu...

Rich or poor, young or old, male or female—everyone is a prey of the virulent virus called Covid-19. So are we in the same boat? No, we’re...

Since we lost Ate Vi , our lifelong househelp, we had a quick succession of others who took their job half-seriously and left unceremonious...

In a crisis—especially a pandemic—everything is urgent. It is vital to use simple words that can readily be understood by everyone.  Euphemi...

(Reflections on God’s message:  Peace over Fear , through Pastor Ariel, on my computer screen.) David was afraid for his life, just as we ...

I talk and make sounds in my sleep. Weird? This condition is called somniloquy , defined in medical dictionaries as: a parasomnia that ref...

Itchiness is non-life threatening, but it is totally infuriating. If it runs amok on your scalp, it could turn a perfect day into a total ch...

A menace called Covid-19 has spread its venom all over the world. As of last count, there are almost half a million people afflicted (380 in...

The call to avoid community worship and stay home, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, was getting louder from all directions. Fear of infect...

Do you have difficulty remembering people’s names? I do. I like asking people’s names especially those who provide sincere service (tell...

When I was a little girl, before going to bed one night, my mother taught me how to pray. She said that praying is like saying hello to God,...

“How do angels look like?” my Sunday school teacher asked when I was in grade school. My thought balloon, They’re dressed in long white dr...

Speed reading—that I do, especially if the book is fiction. Between writing and some side teaching, I could read a book in one sitting. It t...

The second half of our clan's (over 300 at last count; half is scattered all over the world) 75th annual reunion was indeed a celebratio...

If that sounds Greek to you, it might well be. It was the Ilocano theme of our 75th (yes, 75th!)  annual clan reunion that ran from the las...