Are you an Advent Woman?

Posted by Audrey Chin on December 19, 2013 · 5 Comments 

Advent is a woman’s season Advent is the time of year when my hours are disproportionately occupied being wife, mother and daughter. Advent is when I sally out into the city to trade my time and money for meaningful tokens of regard for friends and family. Advent is when my hands busy themselves with the creation … Continue reading →

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HOW TO SING SINGAPORE BETTER – LET IN THE GATECRASHING PINOYS!

Posted by Audrey Chin on December 26, 2012 · 3 Comments 

WE DIDN’T INVITE THEM   I’ve heard them practicing in the park from my study.  I’ve passed them on my walks.  I’ve kept them at a safe arm’s length. What they do on their day off is their business. I let them be, them and their singing… But now they’re in my driveway. “There some carolers … Continue reading →

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Advent: Do miracles happen?

Posted by Audrey Chin on December 15, 2011 · 2 Comments 

I spent the second week of Advent on a silent retreat in Chiangmai contemplating the mystery of God becoming man. It’s a crazy notion if you think about it with the eyes of reason, as outrageous as the idea of a virgin birth or the fact that a single crucifixion can redeem a whole world … Continue reading →

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