Faith and Inner peace
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Dear Solo Mama: Knowing your Identity in Christ.
Let This Be Your Gentle Nudge Back to Wholeness and Hope. Many times I have come across messages both offline and online that disparage, exile and belittle mothers especially single mothers. A message with a target to destroy and taint and to dismiss any attempts at knowing your worth and identity in Christ as a single mother. Today, you get to find out that your identity in Christ is still intact. I’m a woman who’s navigated cultures, questioned systems, and learned—often the hard way—that identity rooted in God is the only thing that never shifts. I’ve worked abroad, lived away from family, and wrestled with human ways and dogmatic religious…
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How Japanese Culture Taught Me to Be Still
Photo by Nina Fiedler from Pexels. When I came to Japan, I found myself thinking deeply about how Japanese culture taught me to be still. I come from a culture where expressiveness and warmth are a kind of social currency. Then I landed in Japan—where composure, emotional attunement to atmosphere, and silence often say more than words. Ironically, Japanese people tend to expect foreigners to be more expressive or even loud by their standards. When stillness became confrontation At first, the silence here felt refreshing—a kind of haven. But slowly, it began pressing inward. The quiet began to mirror my inner chaos, insecurities, and unresolved emotions. It felt like I…
