“MAN (满),” meaning “full,” represents the fullness of God. Having moved over a dozen times in multiple countries within ten years of marriage, Tam understands the grief and loss of homes, possessions, and community with every move. Yet, God promises a greater reward in this lifetime when we abandon all for Him (Mark 10:29–30). 

The tension between enjoined brushstrokes reflects the constant overflow God has for our lives. Tam and her husband have experienced miracles of being gifted homes by complete strangers, knowing they will give them away whenever God calls them to move again. She challenges readers to trust that God, with His lavish love and abundant resources, is faithful to fill our cups when we readily pour ourselves out for others.

“So Jesus answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.’” (Mark 10:29–30)