Gusto ko ito!

I like it when John and I wear similar clothes. Just like nung Sunday, we both wore stripes and almost the same shoes! Haha! Ang cute lang. Love team na love team! :p

Saan tayo nakatingin?

Are you sleepy my love?

Why am I hiding? lol

Pardon if this is me and him again... I can't think of anything to post as of the moment. :)

Until next time... God bless our week!

♥ Love ♥

I really thank God for this man... for his love and concern to me and for everything else!
Thank God because He is the one who fuels us to love one another... like it's always a miracle! Hehe!
Indeed, we love because He loved us first!
Happy 41st and counting my love! :-*

Mah Ladies!

I consider being a discipler (mentor) as one of my greatest blessing. I never imagined that God would give me the desire, enable and move me to look after these ladies in their walk with the Lord.

Seriously, there are still times that I feel so unworthy to be called their discipler. But the grace of God is indeed sufficient! With the help of the Holy Spirit, I am able to do what God wants me to do in this ministry opportunity that He has given me... That for me is just overwhelming!

And so now, allow me to introduce to you these wonderful ladies that God has entrusted me to disciple and journey with...

The is Olive.
The last time I met with her was October last yr.
Her desire is to desire what God wants for her.
She has grown a lot since we started 3 yrs ago! And I praise God for her!

This is Elise.
I miss her so much! The last time I met with her was June last yr. :(
But I'm happy as she is now happily married to Lance and they are expecting their baby girl in a couple of months!
I kind of like consider her a "daughter" and she calls me "Mommah" in return. :)

This is Ann.
The last time I met with her was in October last yr also.
I see myself a lot in her. I'm not sure if I told her that but that's true! Hehe.
The Lord also led her to become a GG leader and a discipler. Praise God for her life! :)

This Carmie.
We just met last week, the day before Valentine's day. :)
She is like a souls sister to me... because our birth dates are just one day apart! Hehe!
When we started it took a while for us to realize that what we were doing was discipleship.
She is a blessing to me, a great source of encouragement.

This is Jem.
If I remember it right, the last time we met was November last yr.
Sya ang pinaka-makulit at super hyper sa lahat! Hahaha!
I love her so much she is like a baby sister to me!
God's teaching me a lot through her.

This is Donna.
I think it was also in November 2011 when we last met for discipleship
Weird girl but weird good! She is in love with the Lord! ;-)
Lately, we've kind of been doing a semi-discipleship through SMS.
Haha! Thanks to technology!

This is Raymarie.
We met early this month, February 2.
I thought that it wasn't God's will for us to go on the journey together but then, I thought wrong pala! Hehe!
She is a young leader. Very mature magisip and her desire is to just please the Lord in every areas of her life.

This is Fhang.
We met two weeks ago.
I have nothing but good words about this lady... Her child-like faith is just inspiring!
I am reaping what was sown to her and I praise and thank the Lord for that!

They are like my treasure! I really really love them... I just hope they feel it. Hehe. May mga times kasi na ilan sa kanila ang nasusungitan ko. Haha! Not that I hate them nor I'm mad at them it's just that I desire and I always pray for them to grow more inlove with and obedient to the Lord, and that they will just walk faithfully and persevere no matter what... Basta, alam ni Lord kung ano ang heart ko for them all. :)

Now, I suddenly miss them all! Anu ba yan! I'm hoping and praying to meet with them again soon, especially those whom I haven't met for a long time...

Thank You Lord, for these ladies...

They don't know how much they mean to me and how much they are contributing to my spiritual growth as well... I pray that You will continue to lead them to You and only to You!

For your glory to be manifested in their lives and for the furtherance of Your kingdom! Amen.

See also: The sofa with my ladies and Dear disciple posts

Because it's raining, let it snow!

Anu daw? Hahaha! Wala lang! Naisip ko lang yung title na yun kasi nga umuulan at ang ipo-post ko ay mga pictures sa Snow Village ng Manila Ocean park.

I just realized kasi na when I posted our trip last year hindi ko pala naisama tong set ng photos na ito. These were taken from my cellphone. I didn't risk using my DSLR kasi nga sobrang lamig!

We enjoyed it kahit mabilis lang. Puro picture taking lang ginawa namin.

Here goes:

Group picture minus myself

and now minus John. :)

Sama ng tingin mo love ah! :p

Brrr! Lamiiig!

Woooh! Sarap! Natutulala na lang ako! lol

Cute couple

Katara and Don

With the snowman

Say "Ah!" Hahahaha!

Freezer mode...

At naka-nganga na naman ako dito! lol

Grabe anlamig tlga!

Bwahahaha! Tibay mo John-liit! Winner tlaga ito!

Love, manloloob ka ba ng bahay?

Ah, magpapa-picture lang pala with Santa! :D

Now it's my turn and naka-nganga na naman ako! Anu ba yan!

And here's John-liit again... trying his best to look like he ain't freezing! lols

The place. Maliit lang naman sya. Well, sakto lang!

Para bang ibang bansa? Pwede ano?

Namiss ko tuloy ang Ocean Park! At grabe talaga, when I fist saw those pictures naloka ako when I saw na lahat ng pictures ko halos eh naka-open mouth ako! Bwahaha! I really don't why... Maybe because it was so cold!

Anyway, I hope you're having a good rainy Monday! :)

The Lord is good and His love endures forever!

♫ Sing! ♪

♫ Sing, sing unto the Lord,
open up your heart,
make a joyful noise in the sanctuary.

Sing, sing unto the Lord,
lavish Him with love,
let the praises ring in the sanctuary.

Sing, sing unto the Lord,
open up your heart,
make a joyful noise in the sanctuary.

Sing, sing unto the Lord,
lavish Him with love,
let the praises ring in the sanctuary,
sing, sing...

Gotta open up your mouth and give Him praise,
open up your heart and give Him praise.
Lift up holy hands unashamed in the sanctuary.

Gotta open up your mouth and give Him praise,
open up your heart and give Him praise.
Lift up holy hands unashamed, sing, sing, sing! ♪

Where have I been?

Boy, I missed my blog so much! I miss you so much! Hahaha! I want to blog everything that had happened over the last- what, one week na pala?! -yeah, one week, but heck andami nila!

Sorry, been busy and needed to focus on my work and also I have to give up blogging from the office. Hehe. Long story... Basta yun na yon! Will share next time.

Anyway, I went to Divisoria earlier to check out some wedding stuff and here's one of my favorite:

How do I look? :)

Special thanks to my dear friend Claire for accompanying me today.

I really, really appreciate it sis! Mwuahugs!

And so, that's all folks! That's it for now...

Hope you're having a great week! The Lord is good and His love endures forever! :)

Not satisfied wih Him?

"...because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel..." -Colossians 1:4-5

"Sin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God.  No one sins out of duty.  We sin because it holds out some promises of happiness.  That promise enslaves us until we believe that God is more to be desired than life itself (Psalm 63:6).  Which means that the power of sin's promise is broken by the power of God's.  All that God promises to be for us in Jesus stands over against what sin promises to be for us without Him.  This great prospect of the glory of God is what I call future grace.  Being satisfied with that is what I call faith."  -John Piper

A resounding AMEN!

A blessed Thursday to you all! :)

Gloomy

I can say I am doing well today—hindi naman ako irritable, masungit, mataray and mukha namang in good condition ang state ng heart ko but I feel so gloomy… My whole body feels weak, and then may pasundot-sundot na head ache and parang may nagbabadya na pananakit ng puson.

Dear PMS, minsan hindi ka na talaga nakakatuwa ha! :( 

Kayo, kamusta naman Tuesday nyo? Natraffic ba kayo at nahirapang sumakay kaninang umaga sa Edsa?

Hope you're having a good one! God remains to be good and I know I'm blessed to have Him in my life! :)

The Grand Weaver and Crazy love

Just few of my "with eternal value" possessions. :)

I started reading Ravi Zacharias’ book “The Grand Weaver” last year, if I’m not mistaken since August pa. Hehe. Anong petsa na and until now, hindi ko pa rin sya tapos… Hehehe. When it comes to reading books delinquent talaga ako. Ewan ko ba, gusto ko kasi sila namnamin at kaya madalas, hindi ako nagmamadali sa mga binabasa ko.

Last Christmas, I received three books as gift from friends (see: Loved) and I told myself that I won’t read them not until I finish what I’m reading.

But then today, I brought with me Francis Chan’s “Crazy Love” na super tagal ko nang gustong basahin… Basasahin ko na sya! As in gustong gusto ko na talaga kaya hindi na ako nakapag-pigil. Hehe.

I opened the first few pages and sa dedication pa lang nya naiyak na ako. He said:

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your grace. Your forgiveness is SO good that I struggle with believing it at times. Thank You for rescuing me from myself and giving me Your Holy Spirit. Your love is better than life.

Really brought me to tears! And boy, it got me so excited to be reading this book! :)

Pero sana, matapos ko na rin yung kay Ravi Zacharias! Hehehe!

Thank God it's Friday!

The Lord is good and His love endures forever!

See also:

Currently Reading: Crazy Love by Pastor BJ Yu

and Book Review: Crazy Love by Kuya Kevin Sanders 

I don’t feel pretty but I feel so blessed!

Hahaha! May ganun?! :p

Well, I don’t feel pretty because I still am wearing no makeup [foundation and concealer to be exact] due to some kind of rashes/dryness that I have in my face and so I’m letting it breathe for a while (Check Booo! from my photo-blog).

But yeah, I feel so blessed today… Well since last night I’ve already been ecstatic and overjoyed—I along with few members of my second GG (See Connect-Taguig) met for a dinner fellowship and then just a couple of hours ago, I had my first ever discipleship for the year! Oh yeah! How I miss having these kinds of date!

Sobrang nakaka-bless! And because of that, I would like to believe I still look okay [pretty] despite wearing no makeup! Bwahahaha! :)

Hope you’re having a good Thursday!

The Lord is good and His love endures forever! :)

Disclaimer: Joke lang yung I dont feel pretty not wearing makeup ha? I know naman na hindi outer appearance ang important.  The word of God said—Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. – 1 Peter 3:3-4

Do you not know?

28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.

29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.

30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;

31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

-Isaiah 40:28-31