Sharing my faith and my life one day at a time.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Thankful
I am thankful that I am – slowly but surely – seeing His will unfold and come to pass. I am grateful that He is always there – patiently showing me the path that He has chosen just for me.
I am thankful that His grace has made it easy for me to be available for my brothers and sisters. To be able to show them love, compassion and kindness.
I am thankful that I have a spiritual romance with my Father. My intimacy with Him has gotten so deep this year. He listens to my most personal thoughts and responds in His usual perfect time.
I am thankful everyday of my life that Jesus died for me. And because of that sacrifice, He gave me a second chance on living a REAL, authentic life. His love makes me complete.
Thanksgiving becomes really happy when you realize you have the unconditional love of the Father. Therefore, I wish all of you a happy thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
He Fulfilled My Secret Wish!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
What I Do: Buzzing Social News Sites
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Waiting For An Answer
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
What I Do: Press Release Optimization
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Oh Yeah, My Husband Can Cast Out Demons!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
I made sure the decorations matched the color scheme of our home. I also put little silver picture frames with photos of our family. And most of all, I put lots and lots of presents under the tree!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
An Afternoon with Ms. Joy Muleta
Monday, October 22, 2007
BusinessSummaries.com
Saturday, October 20, 2007
My Custom-Made Life Planner
My year-at-a-glance page. So that I can immediately see which date belongs to what day. And see which ones are available.
My month-at-a-glance page.
My week-at-glance page.
My very important TODAY PAGE. You will that there is a space for appointments and to-do, to-buy, and to-call lists. I make sure that this gets filled out before I go to bed. I feel less overwhelmed in the morning.
You will also see how I made my tabs: Calendars, Nutrition, Budget, Church and Christmas.
My weekly meal planner. Got to feed the hubby stuff he likes and stuff that are good for him.
Here is my grocery shopping list form. Easy to take out from the binder and bring with me to the grocery.
The trick is do different forms on a trial and error basis on your computer. Do not get frustrated when it doesn't serve its purpose right away. It takes some time to customize forms that perfectly fits your lifestyle.
I strongly suggest that you read the book because it has tons of sample forms there. You can copy the forms until you feel the need to modify. If you would like to take a look at my own forms, leave a comment with your e-mail address.
Happy organizing!
Friday, October 19, 2007
An Inexpensive Do-It-Yourself Christmas Tree Skirt
Explosion in Glorietta Mall
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Sorry, Blame It On Me
As the taxi was moving on Shaw Boulevard, this song started playing on the radio. And suddenly an oh-so-familiar nasal-y voice started singing:
As life goes on I'm starting to learn more and more about responsibility
And I realize that everything I do is affecting the people around me
So I want to take this time out to apologize for things that
I've done things that haven't occurred yet
and things that they don't want to take responsibility for
I was thinking "Ugh! There are just so many things I can't stand about Akon!" I am not a big fan of nasal sounds to begin with.
And then memories of that infamous YouTube video started flooding my mind again -- where he tried to display a simulation of a sexual act on a 14-year-old at a club. Interestingly, this 14-year-old girl is a preacher's daughter.
And then I started thinking about another YouTube video where he toss a 16-year-old boy off the stage.
I was about to kindly ask the driver to turn down the volume as it was stirring up feelings of disgust and judgment. And then Akon starts singing these lines:
I'm sorry for the hand that she was dealt
And for the embarrassment that she felt
She's just a little young girl trying to have fun
But daddy should of never let her out that young
I'm sorry for Club Zen getting shut down
I hope they manage better next time around
How was I to know she was underage
In a 21 and older club they say
Why doesn't anybody want to take blame
Verizon backed out disgracing my name
I'm just a singer trying to entertain
Because I love my fans I'll take that blame
Even though the blame's on you
Even though the blame's on you
Even though the blame's on you
I'll take that blame from you
Then I started thinking, what does it truly mean when I say "Sorry, blame it on me?"
I have always felt that the most authentic "Sorry" is when it means "I am truly remorseful for causing any kind of hurt."
That's it period. Just a genuine repentant heart. It does not matter who is right and who is wrong. Or who picked the fight and who was provoked.
And isn't it the most beautiful thing if all of us are truly committed to forgive and be forgiven? No one keeping tabs on who offended whom.
Funny, because Akon says "Sorry, blame it on me" but went on and on about who is really to blame. So was he really sorry after all?
The good news is I have a choice to focus on that One Person who took the responsibility, took the blame of all our unrighteousness.
He did it without pointing fingers at anyone even though He had every right to do so. He did it because He cannot stand any minute longer seeing us walk in shame.
He did it because He loves us.
Today, instead of corrupting my thoughts thinking on how horrible Akon is, I will make an honest attempt to emulate Jesus -- humbly taking on my life's cross, without any desire to right those have wronged me.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Sitting In The Corner Of A Coffee Shop
My friend Kelly's team was playing against my friend Noy's team. I did not cheer for 1 team harder than the other. I just enjoyed seeing them in their role-model glory.
As I was walking through the mall and looking for Christmas decor inspirations and Christmas presents, I saw a nice, little empty corner in Figaro away from the traffic of mall dwellers.
I immediately ordered a nice iced cappuccino, sat down and took out the book I have been reading.I read a few good pages of The Way Of The Shepherd.
I am not going to talk about the book at this time until I am done. However, reading through it has given my heart this overwhelming sense of gratefulness.
At the start of the year, I prayed to God that He would lead me to people who are willing to find out how much He has done in my life.
Although I always lived a fairly normal life, I made some pretty bad decisions. What God did to me was stretch out His hand, helped me stand up and told me that I am not meant to live a "fairly normal life."
He created me to live an EXTRAORDINARY LIFE! Through the kindness of a lot of people, I was able to go into an awesome journey of knowing myself all over again -- not defined by my past nor by any man-made label.
If I can just write down every miracle He has done in my life and with the people I love... or perhaps I will soon!
Back to my prayer, I told God that I am hungry to tell anyone who would listen on how much I am in love with Him and how much He loves me more.
Today, as I was reading the book and having a conversation with Him at the same time, I was suddenly humbled on how many people I have become friends with this year.
People who were gracious enough to listen to my love story with God. I told God how grateful I am for bringing them into my life.
Every person I was specifically thinking of in my prayers --- they are all now parts of my life in a big way!
It's crazy but then again this is Our Father we are talking about -- so it is really not that crazy. But you know what I mean.
I can't wait until my next coffee shop stop!