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I can still remember how I found out about the vacancy post of what eventually became our apartment unit. I was about to be married and desperate to secure a place for my husband and me to live once we did. Counting the days before we finally move in together, I saw an ad on…
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We packed most of the things we had accumulated over the two years of our marriage into five medium and three large boxes. While it took us two weeks to sort out what we’ll sell, give away, and bring home, it took more than that to detach myself from the stuff I’d given sentimental value.…
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While I was thinking out loud about how I wish we still had calamansi that I could add to my warm cup of honey drink, my cousin-in-law told me that I could pick them fresh from the backyard. It was probably my addled brain, still trying to put into context my change of environment—from the…
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It’s that time of the year again to commit to reading the Bible in one year. 🎉 I used to read the Bible in one year every year (which I wrote about here) until a significant life transition reorganized how I spent my days, which in turn encouraged me to focus on reading and rereading…
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We booked a pet transport service to help us bring Novo from Manila to Davao. It took 17 days for Novo to finally arrive home due to various reasons, including delays in airline booking confirmation, expiration of pet transport documents, and offloading. The whole ordeal must have stressed him out, since he lost weight. But…
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I had a dream I had a dream, and in it, my husband said we should find a pearl. But then, after some contemplation, he said, “Why not let’s look for an oyster, and perhaps we’d find more pearls than we could ever have than just by looking for THAT ONE PEARL.” We thought about…
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There was a night when I thought about what family actually meant. It wasn’t about obligation; it was about showing up to lift a member when they are struggling without waiting for them to cry for help. Being in a family means you are willing to carry a load that’s not even yours to carry…
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