Relationships

Till difficulties do us part? Staying married is hard work

In my past 20 years of working with couples and families, I have not found anything new under the sun anymore. With regards to love and marriage, the issues faced by every couple are somewhat similar...

Worldview

“I am worried”: A mum’s take on the Myka Stauffer adoption controversy

My husband, Elvin, always tells me to find a “plot twist” when reading this kind of article or news. When I was a teenager, I also had a youth leader who told me that before judging...

Friendship

Salvom, my friend from Chennai

As Singapore grapples with the ballooning outbreak in migrant worker dormitories, we’ve been given a rude awakening to the kind of dilapidated conditions and inequalities our migrant workers...

Friendship

What am I worth if I can’t keep my friendships?

When I was very young, my parents parted ways. Though my mum remarried, I still never got to experience what growing up in a stable family is like. Essentially, I’ve never had parental figures...

Singlehood

To the girl without a boyfriend

To my 25-year-old self, Hello from the other side. It’s now been three years since you questioned why God wouldn’t give you a boyfriend. Believe it or not, I’m now the girl you envy: the one...

Work

Working from home: Where is God in all of this?

For as long as I can remember, being able to work from home feels like winning the lottery. For that reason, I thought it would be a walk in the park after the nation-wide directive was given. The...

Friendship

10 ways to build an intentional friendship

Throughout the circuit breaker, I’ve grown more comfortable being by myself. As I become more absorbed into my own personal space, finishing my tasks for the day and switching off with Netflix,...

Family

I struggled with the idea of family for 16 years

For a good 16 years of my life, family was a concept that I didn’t understand. When asked about my family background, I always struggled to respond. Did I come from a dysfunctional or complete...

Real Life, Real People

I wouldn’t be here today if my mum wasn’t saved from an abortion

With Mother’s Day coming round the corner, I decided that I would spend some intentional time with my mum. So we had a heart-to-heart talk, and my mum began to share with me more about her...