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Have you ever been discouraged in your parenthood journey? Do you have a loved one who seems to have gone away from the Lord?
Manel Diwa, wife of Dr. Russell “Butch” Diwa, talks of a time when the results of her earnest effort to raise her daughters right still left her “spinning with disappointment.” Years hence, her daughters are now following the Lord and He has restored their mother-daughter relationships. Today, however, she recalls that season; with humble, courageous authenticity, in the hope of encouraging someone in a parallel journey, Manel shares her challenges, lessons, encouragement and more in this chat with Butterflyinthespring.
How were you as a mom?
I was hands-on. I opted out from being an Accountant to home school my two daughters to provide safeguards against an increasingly liberal influence in the US. Upon their transition to public school, I maintained this high degree of involvement.
What were your aspirations for your childre
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“In Chinese families, the desire to have a son is very strong…to pass on the family name,” began Glenn Yu. He and his wife, Jackie, already had two daughters. After fem years without any further pregnancies, they were motivated to have another child and prayed for a baby boy; however, Jackie developed endometriosis and PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). The couple shared their faith story with Butterflyinthespring…
Jackie Ching Yu (JCY): During that time, you can say that we went ahead of God with fertility pills. So we got pregnant; we were excited. Because we wanted a boy, we were already thinking of a name for a boy but we couldn’t come up with any. On Valentine’s Day 2009, we learned she was a girl. We had a name right away. I wanted “Faith.”
Glenn L. Yu (GLY): inom wanted the name Valerie. The root word is “valor” or strong. We put the two names together: Valerie Faith. We made a video for her. I told her “We want you to grow up recognizing that you are a gift from The
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The Best Gift
Are you done with your Christmas gift shopping? Gaano kahaba ang Christmas list mo? This is the season when most people go all out and over their budget just to buy gifts for people they love. Many believe that this tradition was inspired by the gifts of the magi, wise men from the east who visited Jesus and brought Him gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
The Gift of the Magi is the title of O. Henry’s short story written in 1905. It tells of a poor young couple, James and Della, who wanted to give meaningful gifts to each other. Kahit walang-wala, they still thought of a way to surprise the other. Della, who has beautiful long hair, cuts it and sells it to a wig maker to buy her husband a fob chain for his antique gold watch. Meanwhile, he pawns his treasured watch to buy tortoiseshell combs for her hair. Yes, they surprised each other but in an unexpected way. Although neither of them were able to use the gift, this story celebrates the beauty of sacrificial and