by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Sep 14, 2022 | Faith
In the last post I explored the concept of repentance and the significance of its presence for sorrow to be deemed Godly (You can see this post here). Repentance is as much a condition of the heart as it is an action to turn away from sin. In today’s Bible...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Sep 8, 2022 | Faith
I came across the term “worldly sorrow” in my Bible reading and it made me pause. When the Bible talks about “worldly” things it refers to the domain of the enemy and things we should not pursue. Surely sorrow is an emotion that we can...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jul 22, 2022 | Parenting
Tomorrow we leave to move our son into his college dorm. Emotions come crashing expectantly and by surprise. It’s a culminating moment for a mama. It’s a theater screen in my mind as I play back snapshots and soundbytes of our son from womb to graduation. All of the...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Nov 11, 2021 | Faith, Life
There are many reasons to say Thank You on Veteran’s Day. I say thank you to those who gave their lives in service to their country. I say thank you because I live in that country. I say thank you to not forget ….the freedom I have today …..the...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Oct 19, 2021 | Introspection
As we sink deeper into the final quarter of 2021, I think about my “end of year review process” (which I will detail in a separate post). That process includes reviewing everything I have written from my journal entries, weekly projects and to-do lists,...
