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Raining Non Stop

tere — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:12:03 +0000

I think it has been raining non stop for a few hours already. A few friends have posted at FB that they are getting uncomfortable already a few hours earlier. It’s past midnight now. I am praying along with many other people that this rain won’t cause any flood at all. But three hours ago according to the tweet by @dost_pagasa ” Flooding are now experienced in some parts of Barobo and Brgy Bigaan of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.” And this one “Continuous rains are being observed over Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro.” Four hours ago, this was their tweet, “Some areas in San Francisco Agusan del Sur are already flooded.”

The flood caused by typhoon Sendong and the damaged it caused is still very fresh. I cannot even watch TV because it is honestly too painful to comprehend the loss of lives especially of children (being a mother myself) and family members before Christmas. Merely seeing people who lost their loved ones bring so much pain and tears to my eyes. I cannot imagine how it is to be in their place now. So the least I can offer is to pray for them to be strong in faith and be given hope to live and move on as they cope with their loss not just of properties but of their dear loved ones especially during Christmas.

It is raining in Iligan now. There is an LPA over Mindanao and tail of a cold front that is causing this rain. Dear Lord please protect your people and keep us all safe!

Praying for Financial Blessings

tere — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:29:38 +0000

It is in every mother’s thought of praying for financial blessings in order to sustain the finances and needs of her family among other things that we continue to pray for. I am also working to save for our lil boy’s education and other needs. I am not just a stay at home mom as what other people think I just am.It is not an easy job I tell you though it could be very rewarding at the same time.

I remain faithful that the Lord does provide hubby and me as long as we continue to work hard and find means to earn in order to save for the future and spend for our present needs. We pray for those who destroy our means of earning. May they know what they have done and may it not happen to them. I don’t want to mind them anymore. I will just continue to pray for financial blessings more so in the more blessed year to come in 2012.

A blessed Christmas everyone and may God bless us all!

Thankful

tere — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:07:33 +0000

I am just thankful for feeling better today. I felt better yesterday while I was in church with the boys. Not feeling well but that did not stop me because I had this feeling before that if I missed mass with the excuse of being sick, I’d feel more sick. I am thankful for making it to the mass yesterday. Even if the boys do not concentrate much on the mass, I am thankful for their presence and effort to join me yesterday. I even hope that dear hubby was able to understand the priest’s homily. He could have learned much from it on doing things that we can do only if we believe we can do it. But if he didn’t which I think he didn’t really, oh well at least they were there in the mass and am thankful for that.

Dear God…

tere — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:19:28 +0000

Thank you dear God!I am sorry but this is true sometimes especially when you are being whipped with life’s troubles and challenges here and there.

Smile! Just smile and move on grateful and thankful to God. There are a lot of things to be thankful for even those tiny, little things in life that we take for granted.

These Will Pass

tere — Wed, 25 May 2011 06:16:05 +0000

There are things in life that we don’t want to happen but they happen because they are inevitable in some way. I know with God’s help these things will pass. As some people would put it the world is round so when you find yourself in the down part of the wheel of life, hold on and life will bring you up and boost you up to the best that life has to offer.

These trials and happenings may come as a reality check for us that life is not all sweet and happy moments. These trials keep our feet on the ground. We just have to remain faithful and hopeful. Keep on praying and with the presence of my boys and family, we will make it through. We just have to keep looking at the brighter side of life.

Allergy

tere — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:53:26 +0000

I have never thought of myself as having any allergy nor having a particular allergy on seafoods like shrimp. I ate some if not mostly shrimps during last Sunday’s early dinner during our family gathering. But I already felt something was wrong Saturday evening after we went home from a dinner at Tn’V new Torres branch. I felt my tummy feeling sore when we came home and more so as we were about to sleep that night. I can’t totally point out if there was something I ate there like the sizzling fish dish that we ordered.

Then Sunday I ate shrimps. My son was on hypoallergenic diet since last week. No shrimps or chocolate for him. Now maybe I would be on the same diet as well until these allergies go away.

I know God is very good and kind ot us and my family. I believe the God Almighty is a great healer and He will heal us!

First Friday Mass

tere — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:59:00 +0000

We made it to the first Friday mass around noon. Dear hubby and I made a devotion of attending the first Friday mass for the past few years now. The church’s chapel was not full with people. I cannot help but be distracted though with the singer who led the mass songs – I am sorry Lord I was really distracted but I tried to ignore it! It’s just the attire like she was in a gig and the style of singing. Oh well I managed to make it through the mass trying to just ignore her. I don’t know if the priest noticed it as well based on his actions or was it just me and my thoughts. I didn’t tell hubby about this for he might notice it and get distracted as well. He didn’t say anything anyway. I hope next month, if she sings again there, I can just simply ignore it.

Lighted Candles

tere — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:59:25 +0000

It has been awhile since I lighted candles for someone’s birthday wishing that someone dear to me a happy birthday. The little boy and I were at church yesterday afternoon and before we left to eat at McDonalds, we passed by the candle section near the church entrance and since the little boy seems to be behaved by then, I decided to drop by and light a candle for my brother’s birthday and prayers for me and my family. It is always a wish for good health, peace, love and prosperity among others. Plus more work opportunities as well! *wink*

Sniff, Sneeze, Sniff

tere — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:14:18 +0000

It has been a routine of sniff, sneeze, sniff not just for me but the little boy as well. Hubby and I are just grateful that the little guy seems to be on his way to recovery. Hubby said we will go back to the pedia this weekend to have the lil boy checked again. So far he seems better than yesterday and the other day and his cough isn’t that hard anymore and I could hardly notice him coughing often.

Dear God please heal the little boy completely as well as hubby and me!

Surviving the Big C

tere — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:09:07 +0000

I was having a chat with hubby awhile ago as the lil boy was still sleeping and we talked about something that made me remember one of my former officemate whose father was diagnosed with lung cancer. The last time we met was in the hospital where we had the lil boy for checkup and she was there to accompany her father to the doctor whose clinic was in the same floor as that of our lil boy’s doctor. That was the time that she first learned about her father’s illness. She was trying to be strong then not showing her dad she was already crying because at that time we talked, her father did not know yet the results of the xray and tests. They were still on their way to the doctor’s clinic. I wish her dad is doing well at this time and surviving the Big C.

I have read some Health Facts about lung cancer before and I remember how we need to be informed about the diseases that affects our loved ones. There are health and medical facts and information as well as health tips that I browsed through there before. Before I did read about the options for surgical intervention for varicose veins which is a concern of my dear mother. I did tell her about those options for non-surgical treatment of varicose veins. She said she will think about it and is more into the non surgical options. Thinking again of my former offcice mate’s dad, I constantly pray we would never have to come face ot face with the Big C in our family.