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I’m with you.
There’s no need to fear for I’m your God.
I’ll give you strength.
I’ll help you.
I’ll hold you steady,
keep a firm grip on you.
Isaiah 41:10
The Message
Monday, May 6, 2013
God's Promises #3
DO NOT BE AFRAID.
Don’t panic.
I’m with you.
There’s no need to fear for I’m your God.
I’ll give you strength.
I’ll help you.
I’ll hold you steady,
keep a firm grip on you.
Isaiah 41:10
The Message
I’m with you.
There’s no need to fear for I’m your God.
I’ll give you strength.
I’ll help you.
I’ll hold you steady,
keep a firm grip on you.
Isaiah 41:10
The Message
Mondays.
I left my mobile phone at home. Bah! What a way to start the week. But all is good. I actually feel good today. I have no idea what's different. I just woke up telling myself it's going to be a great week.
Do you ever get that feeling? I mean, waking up on Monday and just knowing how the rest of the week is going to be?
I worked this weekend. I thought I'd catch up with pending stuff and found myself actually enjoying the time I spent juggling between encoding new releases and watching "The Lucky One" on rewind (that's because I kept going back to scenes I missed while filling out information sheets, haha).
It's mighty quiet at home, what with A spending the summer at my folks' and RL pretending he is the only child. Leave him with his Lego kits, and you're sure to find loads of peace and quiet - that is, until he gets tired (and mind you, this little boy gets bored easily, but yes, we're working on his patience).
Saturday. We were supposed to head out to BGC for "Chak the Walk" but A decided she didn't want to go (because it had rained hard in our area and she wanted to be home when my siblings get home from Boracay) and RL just wanted to stay in bed (after spending most of his morning and afternoon at Trumpets). He actually slept through the rest of the day, getting up at 10pm to get dinner then played with his LEGO sets until the end of the movie (and encoding).
Sunday. I had to check on the new girl manning our Greenhills store. We were late for the 2 o'clock service and pretty early for the 4 o'clock. I guess all the waiting got to RL as he ended up sleeping in big church! Oops. At the last minute, and because it wasn't as traffic yesterday (compared to Friday and Saturday's mall sale traffic), I took RL to Rockwell after church to catch the last day of Make Your Own Havaianas 2013. Yes, yes, I know, a late notice to you readers. I was planning on blogging about it before the actual event (like I always do), but I got caught up with work. Last week was mighty crazy!
I wanted to get lime green flip flops (as it is the closest color to anything flou) but they ran out of the soles! I suppose I should start going on the first day. Two years ago, I had won tickets to their pre-event and got A and I the colors we had wanted. I ended up getting dark gray slims with lime green straps and a hot air balloon to commemorate this year's MYOH. Beautiful pair! I'm not quite sure if A will like hers. She wasn't with us yesterday, since she opted to sit this year out. But I got her purple ones with amethyst straps and a bicycle pin, since that's what she's been doing all summer - bike (and swim).
RL was proud with our finished work, he gladly posed with our loot. Oh, we used our Citibank Card and got a 10% discount! I would have gotten more, only A's enrollment is this week and we're on a super strict budget.
So, I forgot all about finishing this post earlier. Mondays always mean more work, especially since my brother moved to corporate and I'm struggling two positions. In the meantime, remember what I said about knowing today would be a great day (as with the rest of the week)?
Well, today I got blessed with an early birthday gift! Thank you, Mike and Mitchelle!
Then my bff J told me she was coming over tonight with a surprise from her mom (I'm guessing some Durian! So do watch out, neighbors!). It isn't even my birthday until the end of the month! And you know how enrollment's this week? I found out from my daughter that tuition this year is a whopping __ thousand pesos!!! Excuse the blank, but I do not want you rolling your eyes asking me why. But see, I didn't even have time to worry about getting the money. Yesterday, I had to get money from the ATM and lo and behold, when I checked to see how much I had, I realized God was way ahead of me. Half of our 13th month pay got deposited early, and I already have enough to cover the first installment for tuition! And I think I can come up with enough cash to cover books, supplies and uniforms. Isn't God grand?
I am feeling the love! Thank you, friends! Thank You, Lord!
Great times!
Do you ever get that feeling? I mean, waking up on Monday and just knowing how the rest of the week is going to be?
I worked this weekend. I thought I'd catch up with pending stuff and found myself actually enjoying the time I spent juggling between encoding new releases and watching "The Lucky One" on rewind (that's because I kept going back to scenes I missed while filling out information sheets, haha).
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| Filled up information sheets for permits for these new releases... |
It's mighty quiet at home, what with A spending the summer at my folks' and RL pretending he is the only child. Leave him with his Lego kits, and you're sure to find loads of peace and quiet - that is, until he gets tired (and mind you, this little boy gets bored easily, but yes, we're working on his patience).
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| RL putting together a LEGO Firetruck all by himself. |
Saturday. We were supposed to head out to BGC for "Chak the Walk" but A decided she didn't want to go (because it had rained hard in our area and she wanted to be home when my siblings get home from Boracay) and RL just wanted to stay in bed (after spending most of his morning and afternoon at Trumpets). He actually slept through the rest of the day, getting up at 10pm to get dinner then played with his LEGO sets until the end of the movie (and encoding).
Sunday. I had to check on the new girl manning our Greenhills store. We were late for the 2 o'clock service and pretty early for the 4 o'clock. I guess all the waiting got to RL as he ended up sleeping in big church! Oops. At the last minute, and because it wasn't as traffic yesterday (compared to Friday and Saturday's mall sale traffic), I took RL to Rockwell after church to catch the last day of Make Your Own Havaianas 2013. Yes, yes, I know, a late notice to you readers. I was planning on blogging about it before the actual event (like I always do), but I got caught up with work. Last week was mighty crazy!
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| Deciding which pins to put on his sister's pair. |
I wanted to get lime green flip flops (as it is the closest color to anything flou) but they ran out of the soles! I suppose I should start going on the first day. Two years ago, I had won tickets to their pre-event and got A and I the colors we had wanted. I ended up getting dark gray slims with lime green straps and a hot air balloon to commemorate this year's MYOH. Beautiful pair! I'm not quite sure if A will like hers. She wasn't with us yesterday, since she opted to sit this year out. But I got her purple ones with amethyst straps and a bicycle pin, since that's what she's been doing all summer - bike (and swim).
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RL was proud with our finished work, he gladly posed with our loot. Oh, we used our Citibank Card and got a 10% discount! I would have gotten more, only A's enrollment is this week and we're on a super strict budget.
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So, I forgot all about finishing this post earlier. Mondays always mean more work, especially since my brother moved to corporate and I'm struggling two positions. In the meantime, remember what I said about knowing today would be a great day (as with the rest of the week)?
Well, today I got blessed with an early birthday gift! Thank you, Mike and Mitchelle!
Then my bff J told me she was coming over tonight with a surprise from her mom (I'm guessing some Durian! So do watch out, neighbors!). It isn't even my birthday until the end of the month! And you know how enrollment's this week? I found out from my daughter that tuition this year is a whopping __ thousand pesos!!! Excuse the blank, but I do not want you rolling your eyes asking me why. But see, I didn't even have time to worry about getting the money. Yesterday, I had to get money from the ATM and lo and behold, when I checked to see how much I had, I realized God was way ahead of me. Half of our 13th month pay got deposited early, and I already have enough to cover the first installment for tuition! And I think I can come up with enough cash to cover books, supplies and uniforms. Isn't God grand?
I am feeling the love! Thank you, friends! Thank You, Lord!
Great times!
Friday, May 3, 2013
Jars of Clay CD Winners!
Sorry! Sorry! I was planning on posting this a few weeks back, but events at the office got in the way, and I completely forgot this was still pending. As such, I am throwing in a couple of freebies (secret!) when I send out your prizes!
Without any more delays, here are the winners for that Jars of Clay promo! Each winning a Jars of Clay THE SHELTER CD plus something... uh... secret. Hehe.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Without any more delays, here are the winners for that Jars of Clay promo! Each winning a Jars of Clay THE SHELTER CD plus something... uh... secret. Hehe.
DIANE CAMILLE ADRAQUE
JONATHAN BLAS
JOVIL OROZCO
JAYLORD RODRIGUEZ
PAUL MICHAEL CO
Congratulations, winners! I shall send you an email over the weekend on how to claim your prize. Please expect it on the email address you used to join the giveaway.
Special thanks to House of Praise for the Jars of Clay loot!
Okay, now that that's done... it's time for another one... SOON!
Eleven!
My daughter A celebrated her 11th birthday three Sundays ago. Yes, ELEVEN! Can you believe it? Wasn't it just yesterday that I wrote her this letter for her 8th Birthday? That was the year that tested our faith, and hey, I must say, we came out strong!
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| Too embarrassed to be center of attention. Photo courtesy of my little brother. |
A will be in the 6th grade this school year. How did that happen?!
Gone are the days when I can carry her with one hand while doing household chores. Nope, she's almost as tall as I am, and now wears a shoe size 9! Crazy.
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To A,
Because it is #FlashbackFriday (actually publishing this on a Friday but initially wrote this post for #ThrowbackThursday), here is a throwback photo blog of my favorite photos of you - taken through the years - eleven years! Happy birthday, Beautiful! Momma loves you very much.
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| A's first Christmas, with her Little Tikes Coupe from Ama P! Another photo, similar to this one, made it to the second issue of Smart Parenting. |
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| Her first Enchanted Kingdom visit. It rained that day, and we got FREE tickets to go back. Hehe. You can't sit on the Wizard na now. We tried to duplicate this shot with RL. But the guards were quick to stop us. |
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| With our super poodle, July. A still misses him. R gave him away when we moved out of the condo. |
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| A feeding our cockatiel, Chippy. |
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| This photo of A at Davao's Crocodile Farm made it to Smart Parenting! |
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| A's very first trip to Disneyland! |
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| First school presentation. Wearing Achi KY's Casa Graduation outfit. |
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| Flower girl at my friend A's wedding. |
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| A - the Littlest Pet Shop addict |
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| A is a great big sister to RL! |
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| All she wanted that Christmas? Her two front teeth! |
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| This is one of my favorite photos of the kids! RL loves to photobomb, even as a baby. Hehe! |
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| A, with her favorite teacher and second mom, Teacher M (from her old school). |
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| Because we used to live in a condo with a pool, A learned how to swim on her own. She is even better than me, and I took formal swimming lessons for three whole summers! |
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| Isn't this a beautiful photo? Hehe, lucky shot at HK Disneyland. |
Happy Birthday!
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