Obssessive Thoughts – how to rebuke the lies

This is a letter from a young adult.  He is currently in the prayers of many because he has answered God’s call.  He wanted to be free from his past sins but our spiritual foe wouldn’t let him.  Thus, the enemy torments him. His email: I was very exhausted. I cannot sleep because of the [...]

Noriko Calderon and Japanese Immigration

The article “Choice Between Japan and Parents:  What Noriko Calderon decided?“  is a glimpse of the plight of many Filipinos entertainers in Japan.  An economic recession has been looming the Philippines for decades.  It was brought about by the 20 year reign of a dictator.  Ferdinand Marcos, controlled the major industries in the Philippines and [...]

Choice Between Japan and Parents: What a Japanese Kid Decided?

The article “Choice Between Japan and Parents:  What a Japanese Kid Decided”  is about  Noriko Calderon.  Noriko is a Japanese-born kid.  She  decided to stay in Japan even if she is a minor when Japanese immigration officials decided to deport her parents. Did she make the right choice?   This article is very timely.   [...]

Kids Must Articulate Their Needs

  My husband and I got a chuckle out of this list.  We have a white board in the kitchen to serve as reminders for us on what the children need.  Yes, our children know that we are very busy that they have to do this.  Well, we were surprised last night to find this [...]

Putting our Faith in the Sphere of our Public Life

    I grew up with some Jesuit influence.  Our Catholic school is beside a Catholic Jesuit University.  The key players in the Catholic faith in my neighborhood were the Jesuits.  I find them very approachable.  I thought that they are the “real deal” when it comes to social justice and service to the poor. [...]

McValue Nails Vs. McValue Meals: Have you tried it yet?

  I was fuming upset. Should I sigh and absorb another hit to my patience and let it go? But I think about the nauseating feeling of another woman’s nail in my mouth.   At that moment, I cannot help but wonder if the McDonald employee properly washed her hands or touched her nostrils before her [...]

An Entrepreneur’s Experience with Doba – Dropshipping

    As I have promised my readers, I will give you some inside information on my journey to many topics that interests me including entrepreneurship.   In my effort to find my niche in the online marketplace, I have tinkled with the idea of dropshipping, the easiest way to sell products in the Internet. [...]

A Secret to Fight Bullies in Your Child’s World

If your child is in a “zero tolerance for bullies” school, you count yourself as blessed. Child bullying is so common that it is becoming a norm.  Children are expected to deal with it.  We feel sorry for those children.  Based on our own experiences, we try to teach our children some survival skills.  But, [...]