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Faith Notes for Moms

What are you curious about?

About

I'm not a Christian. I'm a mom trying to understand the Bible — and these are my notes.

Hi, I'm Vega. I live in Taiwan with my two kids, and I grew up Buddhist. For most of my life the Bible was a book other people read.

Then I became a mother, and I started noticing something. My aunt, who has been a Christian for as long as I can remember, and so many of the moms around me — the ones who got through the sleepless months, the hospital visits, the seasons of feeling like a failure without falling apart — were standing on the same handful of verses. Not as decoration. As something that actually held them up.

I'm still not a Christian. But I couldn't stop wondering: what is in these words that makes them that strong? Why does "the Lord is my shepherd" steady someone at 3 a.m.? What does John 3:16 actually say, and why is it on signs at football games? What is the story of the ark really about, and how would you tell it to a four-year-old without the scary parts keeping her up?

So I started reading — carefully, with a lot of questions and a lot of respect — and writing down what I found. Faith for Moms is that notebook: the meaning of the verses, the stories behind them, and versions I can tell my own kids. It's written for moms who are curious the way I am, and, I hope, for Christian moms who want plain-language explanations and stories to share with their children.

What you'll find here

  • Verse meanings — what the famous verses say in context, explained simply, with the public commentaries I read linked so you can check my work.
  • Bible stories for kids — the original passage, a bedtime-length retelling for ages 3–8, three questions to talk about, and what the story means in the Bible.
  • What the Bible says about… — the hard questions (divorce, tattoos, what happens when you die), with the main Christian views laid side by side. Where Christians disagree, I say so.
  • Prayers and devotional pieces — collected as resources, because so many moms use them. The prayers are written for readers; they aren't my own.
  • Free tools — verse of the day, reading plans, memory cards, a Bible quiz, a timeline, baby names with meanings. No sign-up.

How I keep this honest

  • I don't pretend to be a believer, and this isn't a conversion story. I write as a curious, respectful learner. When something is a matter of faith rather than fact, I say "Christians believe," not "we believe."
  • Every verse is quoted from a published translation — the ESV or NIV — with the translation labeled and the reference linked to the full passage on BibleGateway. The wording is checked against the published text before anything goes live.
  • I don't invent theology. Each explanation cites two or three public commentaries — BibleGateway, Blue Letter Bible, Enduring Word, GotQuestions and similar — and where denominations read a passage differently, I note the differences instead of picking a side.
  • I'm still learning. These are one curious mom's study notes, not a pastor's. If you spot an error — a wrong reference, a misread verse, an interpretation no Christian tradition actually holds — please tell me and I'll fix it.
  • No invented statistics or quotes. If a number appears, it links to a real source. Articles show a "Last updated" date.

What this site is not

It isn't a church, a ministry, or a statement of theological position, and it isn't pastoral counsel, therapy, or medical advice. If you're walking through depression, grief, or a postpartum struggle, please talk to your pastor, a licensed counselor, or your doctor — the articles on those topics say the same.

Background

  • Mother of two — a daughter born in 2016 and a son born in 2019
  • Grew up in a Buddhist family in Taiwan; started studying the Bible after seeing how much it helped the mothers around me
  • Former children's English teacher; Master's in Digital Innovation, Tunghai University
  • Founder of the chparenting.com family of sites, including the Pregnancy Guide and Baby Care Guide

Advertising and contact

The site runs on Google AdSense display ads only; there are no sponsored posts. If I've gotten a verse, a reference, or an explanation wrong, I genuinely want to know: [email protected].