Beauty
Life comes in seasons
If we could sit on a sunny patio and chat leisurely over iced coffees tomorrow, I’d want to ask you, “What’s the best part and
Colleen Elisabeth Chao
August 9, 2014
ARTICLES BY COLLEEN CHAO
Author: Colleen Elisabeth Chao
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Author: Colleen Elisabeth Chao
Grief
An airplane and a cave
It was the last place on earth I wanted to be. I’d always loved flying, but this airplane, with all my worldly belongings crammed into
Colleen Elisabeth Chao
July 22, 2014
Community
When someone is hard to love
Her message left me shaken. She said if we had just 30 minutes together, she could get things off her chest; she was angry and
Colleen Elisabeth Chao
June 2, 2014
Community
To the barren one (on Mother’s Day)
This Sunday, you will not be far from my thoughts, dear one. With every fiber of your being you long to be a mom. You
Colleen Elisabeth Chao
May 17, 2014
Grief
The day Death died
I walked reverently between gravestones, mindful that the soil under my feet was rich with history. My eyes scanned epitaphs while my heart filled in
Colleen Elisabeth Chao
April 18, 2014
Grief
Moriah {How Abraham worshiped}
He was old when the promise came, and it pierced through a lifetime of hope deferred. It was an unreasonable promise, laughable at best. (Both
Colleen Elisabeth Chao
January 12, 2014
Admire
As a new year dawns….
For years I religiously observed a late-December ritual of journaling my hopes and goals for the New Year. It was an ambitious, idealistic list, but
Colleen Elisabeth Chao
December 31, 2013
Community
A man like Roy
He stole through the church doors, long, lanky, and strong of stench. His bony limbs were swallowed in oversized tweed, his hair a matted mess
Colleen Elisabeth Chao
November 7, 2013
Motherhood
Parenting by faith {not formula}
Before my son was born, I had enough parenting ideals to create my own currency. I remember saying things like, “We’re not going to work
Colleen Elisabeth Chao
October 3, 2013
Motherhood
When motherhood comes late
[When I wrote this over three years ago, I knew of only one other “older mom” of younger kids. I was in uncharted waters. Since
Colleen Elisabeth Chao
September 13, 2013
Author: Colleen Elisabeth Chao
Beauty
Life comes in seasons
If we could sit on a sunny patio and chat leisurely over iced coffees tomorrow,
August 9, 2014
Grief
An airplane and a cave
It was the last place on earth I wanted to be. I’d always loved flying,
July 22, 2014
Community
When someone is hard to love
Her message left me shaken. She said if we had just 30 minutes together, she
June 2, 2014
Community
To the barren one (on Mother’s Day)
This Sunday, you will not be far from my thoughts, dear one. With every fiber
May 17, 2014
Grief
The day Death died
I walked reverently between gravestones, mindful that the soil under my feet was rich with
April 18, 2014
Grief
Moriah {How Abraham worshiped}
He was old when the promise came, and it pierced through a lifetime of hope
January 12, 2014
Admire
As a new year dawns….
For years I religiously observed a late-December ritual of journaling my hopes and goals for
December 31, 2013
Community
A man like Roy
He stole through the church doors, long, lanky, and strong of stench. His bony limbs
November 7, 2013
Motherhood
Parenting by faith {not formula}
Before my son was born, I had enough parenting ideals to create my own currency.
October 3, 2013
Motherhood
When motherhood comes late
[When I wrote this over three years ago, I knew of only one other “older
September 13, 2013
