Reva

  Many years ago, I had a collection of seashells that consisted of three cascading shell chandeliers and a box of varied sizes of nautilus, conches, cowries, sundials, etc. A few years later, my interest on the shell collection waned. The chandeliers found their resting places up in the attic and the individual shells are … Read more

Have you hurt someone unknowingly? Or has another person hurt you? Hurt feelings come in many forms and are inflected through many ways. And with different intensities. Simple things such as: a casual and tactless comment, a hurtful snicker, and a certain way you look at the other person—could cause a hurt. A slight shaking … Read more

(I borrowed this picture from the internet for illustration. Of the hundreds of pictures there, this is the closest picture to what happened to me.) On September 1, 2001, I became part of the national statistics of those who had automobile accidents due to falling asleep behind the wheel. Thank God I wasn’t hurt even … Read more

“I don’t know how I made it home today!” I have said these words numerous times in my 23 years of shift work as a chemist. My flip flop schedule had caused me countless sleepless nights and days. Going to work with only 3 hours of sleep had become the norm for me. There were … Read more

(This is a pic of a tent in our Denham Springs backyard. Just for illustration) “We’re going camping! Yeah, we’re going camping!” I can still remember the excitement in their voices. When my sons were young, camping, boat riding, skiing and fishing were their favorites. But I never liked camping. My kind of camping is … Read more

(I illustrated this story using photo shop) A missionary is someone who sacrifices daily “comforts” for the sake of the gospel. Following the call of God, he makes great sacrifices, and he places much faith on the Lord. These great servants of God step out in faith and trust Him to provide for their daily … Read more

Before I became a pastor, I was just an ordinary member of our church in Siquijor. My parents had embraced the Seventh-day Adventist faith when I was a young child. Out of my six siblings, five of us converted to Adventism, while one remained Catholic. Since I was the youngest, I was the last to … Read more

June 19, 1919 is an easy day to remember, but I almost forgot it. Today, June 19, is Mother’s Birthday. I wrote a Sharing Time about Mother many years back and posting it here again. (Mother would have been 105 today.) “A Prayerful Mother” by Reva Lachica Moore I don’t remember exactly how old I … Read more

(I wrote this in 2007 when the word “selfie” was not used yet. Pic taken by Mary Grace.) I do not like to write about grim topics, but if this article could save even just one person who visits the Grand Canyon, my writing would be all worth it. I started writing this article last … Read more