31th wedding anniversary..

In the church with our church people. Treated everyone with ice cream afterward.

it`s 31 long years with hubby.. thank you Jesus for the man you have given me..

dad,

even though you sometimes feel unhappy with the way things are going, don`t ever stay sad for long. I miss you when the happy you is not there. you have been a source of strenght to me. Thank you for the smiles and being there through the good and bad times of our life. I will always be here to help you when you need me......thru all obstacles........ always... :)

continue dreaming dad... it`s not too late!

it`s middle part of june...

Not sure if we`re already into our rainy season - we have moonson rains the past 2 weeks.. yet when the sun appears it still hurt the skin quite a lot.. but i guess we`re on our way to rainy days...

i hope and pray that as you read this post you are all in a state of contentment and peace in your present situations, whatever you are in right now. As far as hubby and me is concerned, ang dami naming "house arrest" the last couple of days... Isa lang ang dahilan, absence of mobility funds! You can all relate with me i know, the crisis is global and we feel it to the bones...Also, hindi na gaanong hectic ngaun..In times like this, i keep my eyes on Jesus. He knows every circumstance in my life.. :-)

We are long way to go with the repair of the house. The 2 men that our landlady assigned to do the exterior repainting ay hindi makatuloy-tuloy kasi laging umuulan. Their one-month contract is up and they have to move onto other jobs leaving the house unfinished.... baka kami na ang magtutuloy ng pagpipintura sa loob ng bahay.....ok lang, basta gumanda naman at malinis ulit titingnan ng mata...

I formed this habit of sleeping very late at night. So with my house buddies (lol). Kung kelan gabi sakavery active at kung ano-ano ang ginagawa. Ito lang kasi ang bonding time namin... nariyan na ung nagkakape, kuwentuhan at iba pa. Tatahimik na lang kapag palabas na ang liwanag.....( parang mga wakwak, haha) kaya siguro laging masakit itong ulo ko. Hindi din ako makatulog sa araw..Ang ingay sa kabilang bahay, across the street sa amin. Ginagawa din. Tinitibag ang pader at dingding ng bahay nila tapos papalitan ng ibang style...Bisnis siguro parang paupahan.....condo or apartel i couldn`t tell. Palaki ng palaki itong bahay na to. If ever paupahan ito, alam kung dadami na ang tao dito sa may amin...magiging magulo, tsk tsk....sana hindi naman..

Very silent ang buhay qu ngaun as usual. My children are busy with their lives.
dave & his wife are going anywhere according to their schedules. Guess by the end of this month they`ll be off for Hongkong. Invited sila sa church anniversary ng Yuenlong and also our company is opening a business center there and they are sending Dave to be their resource speaker, i think for a week... charis, on the other hand is more busy with work. I miss him and verniel during the day. Verniel is back to school. Gabi na kami nagkikita-kita. Si charis very late na, almost midnight.. Bakit ganun? you could sensed if your children are having pain or difficulty in all aspect even if they try their best not to show it.....it`s what i sense about charis...seems like something is bothering him these past weeks... it`s about the wedding, ( i am guessing) anyway kung sila talaga ay sila talaga....I just hope they would both be sensitive to the will of God. As a parent, wala akong magagawa kundi manalangin. Mahirap panghimasukan ang puso.....well...

Weird naman ang title ko for this post. But whether i like it or not its middle part of June, before we knew it december na naman.... how time flies, and then another year is gone... I`m not getting any younger, :-).
We think of you here in the Phil...and we would love a moment of prayer from you too. Miss you pattsclan..

ate gie

May, 2009

guess i won`t allow it to pass without recapping even a bit about how life has treated us this month...

generally God has been so good. We are all in perfect shape physically despite the outrageous heat that we were having on the month of May. Except with my seasonal allergy, no serious illnesses, thank God for "spirulina" - the complete, nutritious food for 21st century that we are taking. This "bean" is just super miraculous! i could elaborate on that if you want me to...

well, yong business na inaasikaso namin as a family is taking shape, slowly but surely. Things that were once a blur has suddenly become as clear as crystal in the 2 months that we give of ourselves in working for this business. God`s promises is within reach now...... that is if we keep on working harder. God sees our labors :-)

One more thing i am happy about is that our landlady sees the need to repair and beautify the house. This week the workers started to repaint the whole house after repairing what needs to be repaired. Sa wakas medyo gaganda na rin itong tinitirhan namin! Hinipo yata ng panginoon ang puso niya kasi talagang walang balak noon... After all this is her house, right? Kahit na ba 20 years pa kaming titira!

This is just a short post.....just an update. My boys are all fine. Dave & joy just came back from preaching engagements in mindanao and also doing the business. They are working so hard...quite a team. charis has been working hard also. Having 2 jobs in a day.. iba naman ang agenda niya, hehehe.... midnight na kapag umuuwi. Naaawa na nga ako, pero natutuwa din sa pagiging responsible na nila. Next week verniel will be back to school na naman. His vacation time is up... hubby and me na naman most of the time.

Generally, we are alive, awake, enthusiastic! i give all the glory to Jesus...