SEGREGATION, FRAGMENTATION AND POLARIZATION Last September, my husband and I attended a dinner reception for social entrepreneurs, journalists, government and academia hosted by the Schwab Foundation – World Economic Forum in New York City. I had the honor of shaking hands with Vice President Al Gore and listened to his speech. His long-time passion is on climate change issues. He…
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An Introduction of the Tjiptadjaja Family By Sofia Tjiptadjaja When I decided to be a stay-at-home mother, I didn’t fully realize what I was getting into. The overwhelming motherly love I feel, coupled with my intense personality, set me on a full-throttle mode. I become a full-fledged machine with the sole purpose to provide safety, comfort, and wellness for the…
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Flourishing Homemaker (Part II) The other parts of this series: Part I. In Part I of this series, I suggested three reasons that might affect how homemakers evaluate their worth and contributions. In Part II, I would like to delve in reason number three, which is how we find and bring out other versions of us (in addition to being…
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Flourishing Homemaker (Part I) The other parts of this series: Part II. Homemaker: A Job REFLECTION My husband likes me to go on trips and conferences with him. Not only can we have some quality time and discuss new things outside the usual topics of kids and home but he also thinks it would be good for me to venture…
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The other part of this series: The Battle of Desires Part I THE BATTLE OF DESIRES No Way Out? Prone to wander Lord, I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love. (Christian Hymn: “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”) Faith comes from the heart is a saving faith while intellectual faith is equal to the faith of the…
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