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Old Patterns, New Lessons
2024: another year of depression and chronic health issues, but also another year of unexpected miracles and countless blessings. 2024 was a year that God allowed me to experience His assurance of peace and purpose through my struggles with sin and my suffering through trials. Through it all, I have learned what it means to…
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Embracing the Journey
As the year winds down, I find myself reflecting on the experiences that I have had in 2023. It has been a year of highs and lows. Each moment has its own moment that makes the year 2023. I started the year by going on a heartwarming journey back to the motherland. I celebrated Chinese…
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Lessons of Life
If I’m being honest, 2023 was one of the hardest years, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. As the picture shows above, I felt like a straight line, still stuck continuing in the same struggles and sins from the previous years. My constant headaches, stomachaches, and fatigue continued every minute of the day, which were made worse…
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Liberation From Self Captivity
As the year draws to a close, I find myself in a quiet corner, sipping my favorite coffee, and reflecting on the rollercoaster journey it’s been. Starting a business was a dream come true, but it came with its share of impostor syndrome. There were days I felt unsure, defeated, questioning my capabilities. Yet, it…
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My Worth Is Not in What I Own
As I reflect over this past year of 2022, I realized that the main struggles I have been facing are my fears and weaknesses. Whether I am facing people, social situations, schoolwork, papers, or exams, I always let fear stop me from going forward in life. I especially have a huge fear with people because…
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Self Awareness & Interactions with Others
Recently, I’ve been learning a lot about myself. I’ve learned about the influence I have on others based on how I act around them. I’ve realized that there are things I should be doing to grow as an individual. These past few months I realize the parallel between how I interact with others and the…
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Mountains and Valleys
I entered 2021 full of anxiety for the future: What college does God want me to go? How will I finish high school? Will I still be alive? Throughout all the unknowns, God reminded me to just take one step at a time and to not worry about the future. So during the first few…
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Into the unknown, yet known
As I’m writing this blog, we have only a few hours left of 2021. As I look through pictures of all the memories of this year, I can only think of the words blessed, change, and unknown. This year has been full of blessings in so many ways that I could have ever imagined. When…
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Hope & Struggles
As we wrap up the end of the year 2021, I’d like to reflect back on what had happened this year. I’d say there were two notable events and some struggles along the way. The first notable event was that I purposed to some girl I met 10 years ago. I know; crazy right? We…
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One Word: Purpose
Regret. Frustration. Anger. Sadness. Depression. The list went on, as I felt like I was falling deeper in my sins. From the moment I woke up to the moment I fell asleep, my mind and heart were overcome with burdens. I did not want to live another depressing day. Another day where I failed again…
Safe and Sound 