Posted in reflections, tagged career vs. family, parenthood, raising a family on July 11, 2017| 2 Comments »
Tina’s children, Beatrice and Peter, with her maternal grandparents
By Tina Teng-Henson
As I reflected on what the Lord might want me to write about, one word kept coming to mind — this Hebrew word ‘toledot’ — which means “generations.”
I recall learning about this word in a class I took on the Pentateuch years ago with Dr. Gordon Hugenberger (who recently retired as senior minister of historic Park Street Church in Boston). (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged career vs. family, community, marriage, mentors on March 7, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Tina Teng-Henson
On Daniel Goleman’s website some years ago, he described the “Traits of a Motivated Leader.” These folk are motivated less by external factors (salary, status, and so on) — and have an ability to achieve beyond the expectations of others. They learn for the simple joy of learning; they achieve success because they have an inherent passion for the work itself. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged career vs. family, parenthood, seasons of life on September 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »
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By Wendy Choy-Chan
The trees outside my window are changing colors. My daughter is happily taking the sweaters out of her closet, while I am dreading about having less daylight and more rain. As each season approaches, we make adjustments. Sometimes, just when we have settled in with the changes, another season comes. Sometimes, on the other hand, we get tired of the same old season, and we gladly welcome the next. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged busyness, career vs. family, parental approval on May 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »
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By Maria Liu Wong
It is a gift to be able to say “no.” And it is a gift also to be able to say “yes.”
No matter who I talk to — whether women leaders in Christian theological education in Africa, Asia and North America, a collaborative mentoring group of female colleagues who are alumnae from my doctoral program at Columbia, or the local church women’s fellowship group I host and lead — the pressure, internal and external, to achieve holds our lives in sway. The world tells us it is normative to be known and valued by our actions and achievements. (more…)
Posted in Joy, reflections, tagged career vs. family, expectations, marriage, women's roles on January 7, 2009| 3 Comments »
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by Joy Wong
“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t have it all. You can have it all—you just can’t have it all at the same time.” A former female boss of mine used to quote this to me, and it always helped me adjust to the different transitions of my life, whether from college to post-college life, singleness to marriage, or moving from the east coast to the west coast. Whenever I found myself lamenting a loss of any kind, I often reminded myself that each stage in life had its own unique set of losses and blessings. (more…)
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