Author page: Ontonio

He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will. Ephesians 1:5  My dad lost his father when he was 19 years old.  This means I've had my dad 20 more years than he had his father. How my father managed the trials of becoming a…

“…Weeping may endure for a night. But joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5 As I watch different clips and various versions of 2020 graduations online, I have never been more proud of another generation of graduates. For these young adults, life as they knew it, was interrupted and turned upside down. Yet, they adjusted…

“We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 We've been playing happy points and lowest points around our dinner table for almost eleven years.  Sharing the best and the worst part of our days is our way of connecting and listening…

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Last week in my weekly devotional, Psalm 116:1-2 said, I cried out to the Lord to hear my voice and my supplications. Little did I know that I had a…

Growing up, I never understood why my grand-aunt (who lived with us) would wake up at 5 a.m. every morning to pray (aloud), and read scriptures. I never understood why my parents would wake us up at 6 a.m. every Sunday to have family devotion, when at 9:30 a.m. we would be heading off for…

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ~John 20: 21-22 We have just journeyed through the 40 days of Lent, Holy Week, the empty tomb, and…

Now more than ever, I have an aversion to the saying, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."   Life has been giving far too many lemons lately.   Lemons come in the form of financial, physical, emotional, and spiritual disappointments. In one way or another, we have all had to rewrite our days during this time…

I spent most of this week wrestling with Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God."  What does it mean to be still when the world seems to be so busy, preparing for a pandemic? Covid-19 is spreading all over the world, wreaking havoc on what we have come to know as…

When Kadine and I first decided to homeschool, I was ALL-IN. I was so hyped about homeschooling I volunteered to be their principal and their cool art teacher. After Kadine gave an extremely lengthy presentation about learning styles, teaching methods, and curriculums - I nodded my head, yes, but I was already exhausted.  In the…