Feb 12, 20216 minTaking the Good with the Bad: A COVID-19 StoryThere would be many days that I would come home so excited from a great day at work only to be greeted by anger, resentment, and depression.
Aug 4, 20208 minHope Remains: A COVID-19 StoryHe looked around and came a bit closer as if all set to reveal a secret. “There are rumors that a few inmates are infected with the virus
Apr 10, 20208 minWhat I’m About to Tell YouAs I begin to tell you my story, please know that it is painful. Even so, I wish to do so for all the victims out there so that...
Mar 30, 20207 minI Look to You, Dear DaughterAs the baby of the family, I was the apple of everyone’s eye. My dad was a businessperson who worked at a supermarket...
Mar 20, 20207 minPain and Humor In the year of my birth, 1952, our desolate Texas prairie lured only the wildcatter oil tycoons from the east coast and the hardworking...
Feb 14, 20207 minThe Greatest HonorMy father made little money as a government officer and could not afford to take care of us kids...
Aug 23, 20198 minNow I Know the DifferenceGirls married right out of high school at 18 in my neighborhood, like an unspoken tradition. I thought I’d follow the same path...
Jul 25, 20198 minOff the IslandThey say that life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you. In my life—in chasing my dreams, in fighting to provide...
Jul 9, 20198 minWithout the VowsBy Georgia, my parents got divorced. After seeing their marriage decay, I stopped believing in love. I stopped believing that I would be...
Jun 25, 20198 minI Fear No EvilThe seeds of generosity and good will that my parents instilled in me were certainly part of what sparked my interest in becoming a nurse...
Jun 21, 20197 minThe Quest Lives OnIt’s crazy to look back on my life and see that I went from a nun candidate to a mother of five. For years, I wondered why...
Jun 10, 20197 minUntil We Meet AgainWhen it happened, everyone claimed that the grief would only last a year until I was able to move on, so I consoled myself with this...
May 9, 20196 minAn Ocean ApartSince I was a child, I’ve been an open book and eager to have new experiences. I wanted to “see the world,” and perhaps, find...
Apr 10, 20196 minAs the Fog ClearsMy childhood was full of laughter, smiles, and love...I thought back then that nothing could bring me down...
Mar 29, 20197 minEver AfterI grew up in Taiwan, South Korea, and Hawaii, floating back and forth between the three places to see my father who was an influential...
Mar 22, 20197 minAs I Looked into the Eyes of My True LoveI did not come into a perfectly happy world upon my birth in 1883. My mother had always blamed my father for disappearing into his dirty...
Mar 18, 20197 minA Hundred Years, a Million MemoriesAt 100 years old, I’ve roamed the earth longer than many. I watched the Prohibition, Elvis Presley, and over a dozen presidents come and...
Mar 6, 20198 minThe Missing Pieces. My mom moved us to Detroit, Michigan where she later married her second husband, a man who, unfortunately, would beat her...
Feb 20, 20197 minThe Beginning of the EndQuitting often means you’ve failed at something, but for me, this was like turning over a new leaf. Now, quitting isn’t exactly a habit...
Feb 19, 20198 minOnce, There Was a PrincessI planned to climb out of my castle and ride my white horse to victory. To me, it sounded simple. Unfortunately, no one told me that a...