Grains of Thought
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Redefining Motherhood in My 30s
Being in your 30s comes with a unique kind of questioning. It’s the age where people…
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Why Should We Trust God’s Plan?
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? What motivates me, more than anything, is the quiet truth that God is…
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Honor Your Recovery
Sunday Slow Diary Some weeks don’t unfold in neat pages—they blur. This one was that kind.…
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Two Worlds, One Holiday
Christmas in England vs. Christmas in the Philippines If there’s one holiday that can stretch across…
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“Mind Your Fking Business” — And Why It Matters
It was past midnight again—the kind of hour when the air feels too heavy for sleep,…
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Fairness in Love: Who Should Provide More in a Marriage?
Earlier this evening, while letting the TV run in the background, a scene from a series…
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The Trouble with Measuring Your Life Against Theirs
It starts quietly.You’re scrolling through your phone late at night, not even looking for anything in…
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Hope Between Pain and Reality
Hope is beautiful when it’s untouched—when it’s a dream in its purest form, untouched by disappointment,…
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Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is rest
A Quiet Pause Before the Hustle Hello, lovely readers Today is my second day off—a rare…
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The Keeper of Forgotten Things
I used to answer this question so differently. When asked what my life would look like…
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The Beauty of Ordinary Moments
A quiet reflection on real happiness, the beauty of ordinary moments, and learning to notice joy…
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What Did This Week Teach Me?
Sunday Slow Diary Some weeks feel like marathons. The kind where you’re juggling shift work, errands,…
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An Evening Walk Through Smestow Valley
joy in small things Daily Prompt After a soul-satisfying Italian lunch at Fiume, my partner and…
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The Life That’s Not Late
On Slow Miracles and Quiet Rebellion There’s a certain weight that comes with being asked, “When…
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Curious About the Unsaid
What are you curious about? There’s a certain kind of question that lingers longer than expected.…
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Paws and Peace
MILLIE Where the Quiet Lives: A Poem for Millie In the hush between two busy days,you…
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More Than Gifts: Birthday Cards, Laughter, and the Kindest of Souls
I just opened all the gifts my friends gave me—and while each item made me smile…
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“Ask, and It Shall Be Given”
“Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and the…
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After the Rush, the Reflection
I’m writing this on my phone, still tucked under the sheets, half-dreaming and half-awake. My body…
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Verses for the Vivid Hours
Some nights To the Me Who Waited When I Miss You
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Extinct Sleep and Sleepless Thoughts
If you could bring back one dinosaur, which one would it be? None—for now, I just…
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The Traditions That Faded, and the Love That Stayed
What I Let Go—and What Found Another Way to Stay Alive To be Filipino is to…
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Beautiful Inside Out, Bea
Dear Bea, As I sit here in the UK, thousands of miles away from home, your…
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When the Words Found Me Again
Today is my rest day. The kind of day that doesn’t rush you out of bed…