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Reflections and Refractions

by Stephanie L. Wong

This page records my reflections as I discover the realities of Life, Leadership and Education.  Then the "refractions" of how we are to respond to these realities.

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A 10-PESO ICE CREAM

Last October 30, 2025, I went with a team to a temporary shelter for families displaced by the recent typhoon in northern Cebu. Our goal was to reach out to the children through fun activities. We left the city at 5:20 a.m. and arrived at around 8:00 a.m. We started by helping the children write their name tags, then they were free to choose which activity stations they wanted to join. There were four stations, namely: balloon twisting, face painting, bubbles blowing, and gos

THIS LITTLE LIGHT

This little LED light in my small rechargeable fan has been doing its job as a power indicator ever since I started using the fan. I...

WHEN YOU CAN’T SEE THE BEGINNING NOR THE END

How would you feel when you can’t see the beginning nor the end? 2 weeks ago, I wanted to make plant hangers using my extra silver cord. ...

LOVE LIKE JESUS

As the world celebrates the love month this February, I have been contemplating about what love really is in the Bible. I asked the Lord...

DO NOT GIVE UP!

When my children were in their preschool age, I used to read stories for them every night. One of their favorite books was entitled “The...

2 Amazing Things About Plants

Thanks to those strict quarantine days that rekindled my love for planting and growing plants. It’s amazing to learn how different kinds...

W.W.W. (Working Without Walls)

8 months – yes, it’s already 8 months since we were literally forced to stay home due to the CoVid-19 pandemic. Since the schools were...

F.O.O.D. (Fear of Online Disconnection)

Does the alarm with the warning sign “Your battery is running low” bring you on your feet at the split of a second? Does the appearance...

Succulent Plants

That day after his plight from crossing the borders to be able to come home before all sea travels were shut down, my son brought out a...

8 HABITS OF GENUINE LEADERS

A Reflection and Refraction on John 21:1-17 It has been a month since my first blog post about leadership in crisis. Nothing much has...

FEED MY SHEEP

“Feed my sheep.” Here is another command in this series which entails more than just doing something at the moment, but it comes with a...

BRING THE FISH YOU CAUGHT

“Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” It was like telling the disciples: “Hey! Show me what you’ve got!” While Jesus stood on...

Throw Your Net

He (Jesus) said: “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” After a sleepless night of trying but unable to...

Come and Have Breakfast

“Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “Come and have breakfast.” These 2 sentences speak more than enough about the speaker and the listeners....

Snakes and Ladders

One of the most loved board games in our time was the “Snakes and Ladders.” I like its simplicity with the real-life experience of sorrow...

June 2020 (COVID 19 Drama - The Conclusion)

Everyone in Cebu City waited with excitement in the anticipation of the community quarantine to be loosened. I myself was ready to work...

May 2020 (COVID 19 Drama - Episode 3)

May 2020 ushered in with a spike of confirmed CoViD-19 cases in Cebu City and the next few weeks have became “blurry” for us. I’m sure it...

April 2020 (COVID 19 Drama - Episode 2)

March 2020 ended with much anticipation that the pandemic will be controlled and the community quarantine will be lifted but it turned...

March 2020 (COVID19 Drama - Episode 1)

After two and a half months, I was finally back in my office (in school) and my desk calendar said it’s March 2020. I sat on my chair...

Birthday Candles

“Make a wish and blow your candles!” It has been a long time tradition to celebrate one’s birthday with a cake and candles. Some believe...

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