Over a month ago, I was laid off. Since then, I have had to update my resume, apply for unemployment insurance, create several profiles on job sites, hunt for open positions, apply to jobs, and wait. In this daily experience of waiting, I’ve been forced to think, a lot! Being laid off from a job…
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Thoughts from this Father’s Day weekend
This past weekend, many countries celebrated Father’s Day. Posts I saw on my Facebook feed and Instagram praised, honored, blessed, and elevated fathers and the impact they had on their children and families. Many highlighted the different qualities and traits that stood out, such as “making his children laugh”, “helping kids with homework and coaching”,…
Speak life
This week, in our small group on parenting, the topic was “Understanding Identity”. The main premise was summarized by Stephen Kendrick, an American film writer and producer, this way: Our children don’t just grow up differently; they show up differently. The Lord has pre-wired them, not only with gender, but with skills and a bent…
Meet me in the middle
Last week, I came across this quote from Gisele Bündchen, football legend Tom Brady’s now ex-wife: “Sometimes you grow together; sometimes you grow apart,” she added. “When I was 26 years old and he was 29 years old, we met, we wanted a family, we wanted things together. As time goes by, we realize that…
The Journey Continues
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Recently, our dear friends’ daughter lost a classmate by suicide. This was devastating news because this young girl was one of the bright students in her class and had a promising future! When our friends told us about it, I went back to my own personal loss many years ago–a close friend, Ace, who was…
First day of school jokes
This past week, our 3 year old started preschool, for two days a week. On his first day, he was so excited and couldn’t wait to head to school. My wife captured that moment with three pictures. In light of the back to school experience that most families here in the US experienced, I collected…
Family and communication
A recent conversation with my siblings touched on the importance of clear, transparent, and honest communication in the family. Interestingly, the following day, I came across an article written by marriage and family therapists, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, titled “3 Hallmarks of Poor Communication Every Couple Needs to Know“. But before I share the…
The Monkey’s Paw
Recently, our good friends, Jim and Ailyn, celebrated a milestone in their lives! Their Facebook post recounted that day’s events, with details that catapulted you to that very moment when Jim suffered a Ventricular Fibrillation outside the hospital, and survived it, thanks to Ailyn’s quick thinking and the family’s fast response to the emergency. In…
Remembering Tito Norge
On May 24th, the family lost a dear uncle, Dr. Narciso “Norgic/Norge” P. Tenorio. He was 89 years old. As my wife and I went through our photo libraries, looking for pictures of him, we took turns in recounting stories and “Norge-isms” and shared laughs and tears together. There was no doubt that Tito Norge…