Birthday Wish List

I'll be turning 31 on the 25th of this month. Wala naman siguro masama na magsulat ng wish list ko ano? Hehe. Libre naman ang mangarap right?

In no particular order:

• More time to rest and more time to be busy at home - no explanation needed. Haha!
• A trip to Baguio on my own - to have a personal silent retreat. And yes, Baguio talaga! Gusto ko ma-enjoy ang OMF Baguio Home or PBTS siguro, if possible. 
• A large teddy bear - I wanted a dog sana kaso di pa namin kaya ni John mag-alaga money and time wise, so I thought having a teddy bear that I can sleep with and hug at night will do. Haha! Natatawa ako sa explanation ko. 
• Foot massage - my feet are just tired like me. 
• New mobile phone - because what I have now is giving up on me again. Twice na ako nagpalit ng battery, few months old pa lang ang charger ko and yet bumibigay na naman ang baterya. Hindi na ako mag-sa-Samsung after this. 
• A weekend picnic date in UP Diliman Sunken Garden with one or two people dear to me. 
• Slow juicer - baka sakali na ma-engganyo akong seryosohin ang healthy diet. LOL!
• Vacuum cleaner - para mas simot ang dumi sa bahay.
• A date with my discipler-ninang-teacher Carol - which will happen this month! Wohoo! Sana walang aberya on the date she've set for us to meet. Hehe. It's been a year since we last saw each other, August 2014. 

So there... If God would allow it lang naman, those'll be great as birthday gifts for me! Pero kung hindi naman, kahit yung rest na lang po Lord please? Hihi. May tawad pa di ba? :-p

Anyway, itutulog ko na nga ito. Gabi na. Ktnxbai. :)

On Leave

I have just "filed" for a leave for one month from my Connect Ministry involvement.  I'm taking a break so I can physically rest and at the same time, Lord-willing, further assess/discern where I'm at in my walk.

I have been in touch with a number of counselors in our church and REST is one of their major recommendation for me. Which is an affirmation! Yehey!

I'm still praying that my application for a Leave of Absence (LOA) from work be approved.  I'm also looking at taking a break from work for 30 to 45 days so I can rest and be busy at home with John.

While "on leave" I'll probably be updating this blog more often.  I want to record my journey on this trying phase that I'm going through right now.

Sigh. I'm really super hoping and praying to be really okay soon. 

Happy birthday, my God's best!

My forever crush. My forever love, my John-lord! ♥

I am just thankful right now for how the Lord has been very faithful to my dear husband. And I'm looking forward for more years of God's faithfulness to him, kasi 'matic, kadamay ako kahit hindi naman ako deserving. Grabe, nakakabless si Lord!

Cheers!

I'm very happy that before he left for work kanina, he looked very happy.  I'm also happy because of the flood outside na hindi nakapagpa-pasok sa kanya sa opisina ng maaga, we got to have a birthday salubong toast! Yay! :)

I've been celebrating with him his birthday for the seven years now and each year, it gets harder and harder to think of a gimmick to surprise him! Hahaha! And so as I look back sa mga nakaraang taon, these pictures just made me smile.

Note: not all are from his past birthday though.

Throwback Thursday for my husband's birthday!

Wedding nila P.Eug and Osie nito

July 24, 2010 - surprise birthday bash for John. Here with us is our mentor, ninong and the one who officiated our wedding, Rev. Raul Caguin!

Baguio Trip in 2011. My fave picture with him for that trip. Haha!

Kunwari pre-nup shoot daw namin nito! Hahaha!

July 23, 2011 at 12:00am, in his office

He was surprised! ♥

Happy birthday again my love!

♫ I wanna love you, forever I do.

I wanna spend all of my days with you.

I'll carry your burdens and be the wind at your back.

I wanna spend my forever - forever like that. ♪

Okay

I just want to be okay again.  For the past months, I've not been "stable" really. My disposition are more inclined to the negative things that I have learned to dwell on and boy it's really not healthy anymore. I'm tired of feeling this way.

I want to go back enjoying things as it is, being thankful no matter what is going on in my life and being a source of blessing to the people around me.

I really want to be okay. I'm tired of crying over things that I have no control of; things that I could not change. I want to live out what I've been saying in my textblast-- that God is sovereign, therefore He can surely be trusted!

I just want to be okay. 

Overflowing favor!

Connect in Bahay Tuluyan Volunteers

If it were not for God's overflowing favor and provision, the Connect Outreach Program Year 3 for Bahay Tulyan last July 4, 2015, will not be possible. And that is why I'd like to express our overflowing thanksgiving to the Lord for these people whom He used to bless the children of the said center. 

On behalf of the Outreach Planning Team (Alex, Fhang, She, Rose and Clark), a big thank you to the following:

• USANA - c/o Clark and Diane de Guzman for the shampoo and vitamins
• Jollibee Foods Corporation - c/o Jeff Tan for our lunch
• Universal Robina Corporation - c/o Pstr Bj Sebastian for our snacks
• Mark and Sarah Mendoza - for the slippers
• Clark and Diane de Guzman - for the hygiene products and devo kit give away
• Mr. Jessie Balajonda - for the sack of rice
• Connect Growth Groups - for all their financial, time and energy contributions

Sharing few photos:

Social worker, Ms. Tin for a quick briefing.
And notice, may ginawa pang banner ang mga bata where it says "Welcome to Bahay Tuluyan"

Lunch time!
Thank you Jollibee and URC!

Snacks for the kids courtesy of URC. 

Gifts for the kids!

A pair of slippers who made this kid happy and shocked, I guess! Hehe. :)

We hate to say goodbye but we will see ou again next year!

Special thanks also for the support of our church, Greehills Christian Fellowship (GCF Ortigas) -through the Board of Elders, our Senior Pastor Larry Pabiona, Ate Chette King, Pastor Emer Manaloto, Pastor Eugene Geanga, our ministry assistant, Phoebe Guerra- had given us, also to the people who weren't able to join but still gave of their resources Bea, Rose, Lem and Thon and also to those brethren who prayed for and with us for this outreach.  We have an endless thanksgiving because of God's overflowing blessing and favor through all of you! Thank you all so much!

And of course, thank You so much Lord, because ultimately all good gifts come from You!

Thank You dear Lord for allowing us to be usable for the furtherance of Your kingdom. Amen.

See you again next year, Bahay Tuluyan! 

Depressed

Yes, I've been feeling very depressed lately. I lost count na pero ilang weeks na akong walang lumilipas na araw ang hindi ako umiiyak at papasok sa trabaho na namumugto ang mata.

I feel lonely and unappreciated. Most of the time I am criticized, seldom do I get affirmed. I'm thinking yan ang pinang-gagalingan ng issue ko sa ngayon but I'm still not sure.

I want to rest from everything. If I could, I want to stop thinking about all the things I have in mind.

I just feel very tired and really sad.

Praying I'll get through this very soon. 

My Buzz Group Members

Looking at these pictures the other night made me cry... because I miss them! I just realized that even with the 4-day youth camp, bitin pala ang time namin together! And so I'm really praying I could spend more time with these girls, not just only inside our youth growth group meeting every week but also more one-on-one dates with them!

L-R: Cure, Janine, myself, Iris, Arielle and Shane

I lovingly forced them to do my signature pose! Hahaha! :D

Here holding our commitment banner. Mine says "#FaithfullyConsistent."

I can't believe may mga bago akong minamahal sa buhay through them!

I pray that God would find me faithful in walking along side them as they grow in spiritual maturity and Christ-likeness. They are just like a breath of fresh air for me! Mga bata na pampawala ng stress!


Love you girls! :)