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 *written 11/13/20212, revised 5/30/16* A day where we all remember those who have fought bravely for our freedom. A day where most care mostly about the sales and the free meals but a day that I will never take for granted. You see, I came here for freedom. My whole family did! I wasn’t born into this brave and free country, we escaped to it to have a better and safe life. To make the long story short, we came here on Christmas Eve of 1989 from the Philippines. After years of thinking that we moved to the US for my parents to work atRead More →

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Let’s face it, life is not always easy! We get knocked down, pushed and sometimes, we fall, to a point where it is so hard to get back up. Life comes with all its joys and also its heartaches. When the darkness comes you have a hard time seeing your purpose in life. You lose all sense of balance from joy of simply waking up each morning and smelling the roses. You become blinded by your current sadness and situation that you fail to even see the blessings of the past, present and even the future. But when you put your trust in the Heavenly Father,Read More →

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I recently went with Chris to take a group of students to a youth rally this past Friday and the theme was Surrounded. As I stood back during the altar call, I saw a flood of students raising their hands in surrender to the Lord but what stuck out the most were those who came and prayed with them, hugged them and loved on them. They were SURROUNDED by a sea of people who truly showed their support. In life, we go through things that make us truly happy and there are those who are sincerely happy and rejoicing with us! They give us highRead More →

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I have always been a little sentimental when it comes to cards, notes, artwork by the kids. I think I have all the cards that Chris has given me over the last 13 years of marriage tucked away somewhere. We have moved several times but I have some tucked in my dresser drawer. I also have kept little notes from the girls or some of their artwork tucked away also. I am a collector of these items. I love reading over them! I have to honestly say that the last few months, I have struggled very badly with bouts of depression. I thought for sure IRead More →

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Fear is crippling. Fear says a lot of things and when you hear fear a lot, you start believing it. Fear is learned for the most part unless it is part of the fight or flight response. For example, I try not to tell the kids I am afraid of something unless I have tried it. Like riding roller coasters-I don’t like to ride them and they scare me because I have tried them. Fear keeps you from doing anything you set your mind to, especially the thing that God wants you to do. I have let my fears get in the way a lot.Read More →

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Beautifully Broken’s new logo is brought to you by Simple Designs by Jennifer. I am so blessed to have had her be a part of this vision of mine by doing the logo! It simply means that through Christ death we have freedom to choose to live. I have come to learn and understand that depression is an illness…like the common cold(I know, it’s more complex than that) sometimes you get it from time to time and get better. With depression, there are days where I can have the most positively awesome day and then really dark days. I am learning to choose to LIVE. Sometimes,Read More →

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I see you not believing Not trusting Not having faith Believing you are a lost cause Stop listening to the voice of the enemy saying that you are not worth saving That you are a waste of time That you are not worth His blood This is what the voice of the Father says, Your Creator, You are Dearly Loved I died for you and for all the things that you have done Rise Up Put your trust in Me I will always be here for you and I will never leave you You are not a waste of time You are the one that was goingRead More →

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In 2014, I shared with the whole world what I was facing! I remember the day so vividly because I feel as though I had hurt some family and friends in the process by not telling them about the REAL me, my REAL struggle with depression. I knew God was asking me to share about it. I fought and pleaded to the Lord but He won, of course, and I could not shake the calling to share and so I did. I know that the postpartum depression started shortly after Bella was born and carried through past Gabbi and even Zac. I look back onRead More →

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I am an emotional train wreck, full of ups and downs, full of discontent when I lose myself in myself… Life as I make it, can be completely messy and hard… When I lose sight of God, this is what I see. When I just completely see all the things that I am working on, the things that I have not completely surrendered to God and try to fix on my own, all I see is failure! In my place of surrender, I see ALL the Beauty in the ashes that God made completely for me, just for me! That in the depths of my despair,Read More →