Bailey is our Beagle puppy. She loves to chew on my shoestring and shoes and the wooden stool that’s sometimes near her territory. And my apron buttons when I come home from work and forget I still have my apron on! She’s so gigil! She can’t contain her excitement to bite them. Does she know…
Author: Karen E. Young
Sharing the journey of fumbling my way to pleasing Jesus as His follower, as a wife, mother, businesswoman/ entrepreneur, cook/baker, employer, writer, occasional singer, lifelong learner, and aspiring dancer.
I Haven’t Attained It
Finally, my white blouse (which I happened to be wearing) is in Meg Magazine! And DJ (our beloved hundred year old oven) is in it, too! When I posted the preview photo last month of the fun photoshoot at the shop, friends were drawn to… the blouse! Heehee. The Meg team is a great, hardworking, inspiring team. But their…
Felichi Pangilinan-Buizon: Growing In Grief
Felichi Buizon is one of the hosts of CBN Asia’s 700 Club whose website describes her as a “home-schooling mom, gospel songwriter, and seminar speaker on parenting and early childcare. She is involved in the ministry of teaching at her local church, Christ’s Commission Fellowship.” I met Felichi one Wednesday at CCF last year when…
Don Moen: Let Your Light Shine
Yesterday, we had our Company Advent Break, an advanced fellowship, mini-retreat, and celebration for the upcoming Christmas season (which in the Philippines unofficially starts when the months end in “ber”). Our finale activity was to attend the inspirational Don Moen concert at CCF Center, Pasig. I was immensely blessed to attend last year’s concert and I wanted to…
Glenn L. Yu: Impact of an Inspiring Businessman
He has a kind, unassuming manner and I was sure that he would have godly wisdom and encouragement for aspiring businessmen and businesswomen. I didn’t realize that he is The CEO and President of one of the country’s leading independent fuel company which employs at least five hundred in its head office alone. The humility in his…
Blessings from Guests
Annabelle has been coming to the shop regularly (praise God for her contribution to our rent money heeehee). Last week, she described to me a Crispizza flavor she wanted and so this Smoked Fish Crispizza was born with home-pickled cucumbers, scrambled eggs, tomatoes, whispers of red onion, smoked milkfish fillet, green onions, cream cheese, and…
Thankful for Faith Family
Last week, one of the special occasions at the shop was for this lovely group of ladies: I know them as the Tuesday Ladies because they met on Tuesdays while I was with the group that met on Wednesdays with the same bible teacher, Beth Sanders, who was a missionary in the Philippines for many…
Placemat Sharing
The other night, I was chatting with the last two customers and they started appreciating the food and the details of the shop. I asked them if they saw the verses on their placemats. This was the gentleman’s placemat with Karla Dornacher’s artwork: asked him if the words made sense to him. He answered,…
A Word from Deonna Regarding Divorce
Earlier this month, a dear friend I haven’t seen for a while came to the shop because she was invited to an event there. Before she joined her party, she pulled me aside and asked me about divorce. I asked her to read with me verses from 1 Corinthians 7 about marriage. I then remembered that…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 