Posted in reflections, tagged motherhood, priorities, self-care on April 29, 2014| 2 Comments »
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By Tina Teng-Henson
So much of my life felt thrown into greater chaos and disarray when I had a baby 9 months ago – that at first my strategy was to be super-flexible and just try to go with it. I constantly tried to accommodate everyone and everything swirling around me. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged grace, motherhood, sensitivity on February 4, 2014| 2 Comments »
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By Joy Wong
I have always considered myself a sensitive person, in a rather inconvenient way. For instance, if treated brusquely by someone else, I might ruminate — for a considerably long period of time — over what I did to make that person treat me in such a way. (more…)
Posted in poem, tagged calling, happiness, motherhood, parenting, vocation on January 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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By Tina Teng-Henson
these days I think a lot about my family
I don’t think I would have done this before I had a child (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged motherhood, ordination, vocation, vocational discernment on December 17, 2013| 3 Comments »
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By Joy Wong
The last time I wrote for the blog was February this past year, when all things felt eclipsed by my pregnancy. Fast-forward ten months, and I now have a 7-month-old baby girl; how time flies! When pregnant, I often wondered how my journey in ordination would turn out after I became a mom. Would motherhood render me an “ordination dropout?”
It’s been a surprising journey — one that has required a constant assessment of my needs in order to know how to thrive as a mom. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged comparison, criticism, judgment, motherhood on September 24, 2013| 3 Comments »
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By Tina Teng-Henson
I could probably write for days about all the changes that have taken place in me in the 8 weeks, 5 days, one hour, and 2 minutes since my daughter Beatrice was born. But since I aim now to start and end projects as quickly and efficiently as I can before she awakens from her nap – let me give this what I can. (more…)
Posted in shared stories, tagged equal partnership, hierarchy, leadership, marriage, motherhood, passivity, women's roles on June 4, 2013| 2 Comments »
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After graduating and entering my first years as Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) staff, I found myself sharing with the men on my staff team that I had a “conviction” about women not initiating and therefore would never call them on the phone and would only return calls – even ministry-related business calls. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged letting go of control, motherhood, pregnancy on February 5, 2013| 6 Comments »
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By Joy Wong
I find that I don’t have much to talk about these days. When people ask me how I’m doing, I report a typical “fine” without elaborating much, and when I rack my brain on how I can elaborate (mainly to alleviate awkwardness in conversation), I come up with very little. (more…)
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