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About On Being and Becoming
Thoughts on life's journey. Author: Rochita Loenen-Ruiz
Come Watch the Sunrise by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz Slowly, the sun rises in the east. A fiery glow fills the sky, radiance and warmth surrounds us, and we are filled with laughter and the joy of life. We lift our faces to the sky welcoming the sun.
Appeared 2007-04-11
A Child’s Faith by Rochita Loenen-RuizThe Bible speaks about the faith of a child, and how having faith like a mustard seed can move even the biggest mountains.
Appeared 2007-01-21
A Total Loss? by Rochita Loenen-RuizWe were still in the midst of computer issues, when my husband phoned home to tell me he’d been in an accident. "I’m okay," he said, "but I think the car is a total loss."
After the initial shock, I wanted to know the how, why, where and when of the accident.
"I’ll tell you about it when I come home," my husband said.
Appeared 2007-01-03
What Can I Learn from This? by Rochita Loenen-RuizOur computer has broken down. Whether it's succumbed to a virus, or simply needs to be replaced is something we still have to puzzle out. At first I told myself I could live without a computer. After all, I’d lived without one before, why shouldn’t I be able to live without one now?
Appeared 2006-11-18
Reflecting on Christ’s Compassion for the Needy by Rochita Loenen-RuizIn my youthfulness, I made the mistake of thinking that making a difference came with huge amounts of manpower, lots of finances, and drastic and dramatic changes. I forgot that making a difference often starts with a tiny seed, tended with care until it grows to fruition.
Appeared 2006-10-05
Reunions and Goodbyes by Rochita Loenen-RuizOur visit to the Philippines was an emotional one. Not only were my parents celebrating their 40th year anniversary, but a good number of cousins and aunts had come home from all parts of the world for a grand reunion.
Appeared 2006-08-23
Recipients of a Promise by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz“But my God shall provide for all your needs, according to his riches in glory, in Christ Jesus.”
When you’ve got that promise, who needs the lottery?
Appeared 2006-07-08
Learning to go to God by Rochita Loenen-RuizHe is the fulfillment of my every need.
Appeared 2006-06-28
The Traveller as a child of Faith 2 by Rochita Loenen-RuizFaith doesn’t always grow easy. For me, it took struggle and conflict and discovering I can’t rely on myself to grow faith. I recognize how faith stems out of a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. It just doesn’t appear right there...it has to have its root in something and that something is me growing a relationship with my heavenly father.
Appeared 2006-06-07
Evolution as a God Thing by Rochita Loenen-RuizBreaking this word open, I recognize how my life is in a process of evolution. The inner me is following a pattern that is produced by a series of movements. From the moment of birth, each step, each decision is a movement towards fulfilling a pattern.
Appeared 2006-05-24
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