This week was a challenge to my heart and my peace. When someone you love is verbally assaulted by someone related to you, it’s beyond heartbreaking. It’s been a while since I’ve grieved over something like this. For 48 hours my peace was shattered, my throat hurt like hell because I could not hit back. … Continue reading In the Shadow of His Wings
It's been said that you always hear yourself better in quiet places. Away from the noise and chatter of the city, they say that if you intentionally soak yourself in nature, God seems to speak to you more clearly. I flew to Davao briefly last week, to find myself some peace and quiet because I … Continue reading Finding God in Hijo
On the 21st it will be his 24th birthday. He was only four years old when he died. But every year, with no fail, as his birthday approaches, or sometimes, on the day itself, God has been gracious to allow a message to come down from heaven to me. It’s always been so clear, whatever … Continue reading Remember Me
Writing has always saved me. Words have been my lifeline for as far back as I can remember. They have pulled me out of the deepest pit, they have been the light that pierce through the darkest of nights. After my father was buried on an April day in 1981, I couldn’t cry for a … Continue reading Words Heal
We had a moment tonight while visiting mom. Sometime during after dinner conversation it was decided that she would pass on the torch to the only actor in the next generation -- my son. Passing the torch meant giving her treasured books on acting -- Stanislavsky, Laurence Olivier, and Michael Caine, to her only surviving … Continue reading 8. My Mother’s Legacy
