Dili. February 24, 2010. (This is a late post!)My 3 year old son Tim is down with a sore throat. Yet despite his illness, he continues to be a source of joy (albeit many times, frustration too!), inspiration and amazement for us all!After taking his antibiotics earlier this evening, Tim ended up throwing up everything … Continue reading Guilty yet Grateful

Dili. February 24, 2010. (This is a late post!)My 3 year old son Tim is down with a sore throat. Yet despite his illness, he continues to be a source of joy (albeit many times, frustration too!), inspiration and amazement for us all!After taking his antibiotics earlier this evening, Tim ended up throwing up everything … Continue reading Guilty and Grateful

Ah what joy it is to be a Mom!Despite the stress that comes with parenthood, and motherhood, in particular, there are no words to describe how truly, wonderfully blessed I feel to be a mom.A mom to two amazing, wonderful angels: almost 41 month old Tim, and almost 8 month old Rysse, whom I am … Continue reading The Joys of Motherhood

Ah what joy it is to be a Mom!Despite the stress that comes with parenthood, and motherhood, in particular, there are no words to describe how truly, wonderfully blessed I feel to be a mom.A mom to two amazing, wonderful angels: almost 41 month old Tim, and almost 8 month old Rysse.It seems ages ago … Continue reading Blessed to be stressed! 🙂

My 3 year old son Tim is down with a sore throat. Yet despite his illness, he continues to be a source of joy (albeit many times, frustration too!), inspiration and amazement for us all!After taking his antibiotics earlier this evening, Tim ended up throwing up everything he had eaten and drunk for dinner.  LITERALLY … Continue reading Lessons from a sick 3 year old

Manila Ocean Park is one of the places we went to during this blessed trip to the Philippines 🙂 Tiring but fun, though it was too crowded in my opinion..(of course, what do you expect in a place like Manila? After being used to small crowds in Timor Leste, any large area filled with people … Continue reading Manila Ocean Park Adventures 🙂

A message for me from Facebook: On this day, God wants you to know... ... that it is time to finally forgive yourself. You've carried the guilt, the shame for long enough. You've kept your wounds open for long enough. The time has come to let go, to heal. Keep the lessons and let the … Continue reading AMAZING GOD

Every day, Tim never fails to amuse and delight me with all his cute sayings and antics.. (though there are also bad moments.. when he's too hyper or too stubborn.. but that's for another post!) One of the cutest things he's ever said during this weekend in Subic.. (see dialogue below)Tim: Tomorrow we'll ride the … Continue reading Kids say (and sing!) the cutest things!

The beginning of the blog...Why missionarymom?Because I'm a mom with a mission.. who just happens to be a fulltime Catholic lay missionary at the same time! (Well for now at least..hehehe)And what is my mission? To share with everyone especially all moms out there, how GOOD, how AMAZING, how GENEROUS, our God is...And YOU don't … Continue reading Hello world! And so it begins.. 🙂