KEEP IT SIMPLE ,BE HUMBLE AND CHILDLIKE by: FR. SUAREZ

(above pics are the angels in our family, lacking pic of one of my nephews back home)

Todays healing eucharist mass officiated by the healing priest Fr. Suarez, (his first appearance in this healing eucharist mass and will appear every third Sunday of the month), encouraged everyone to be simple, humble and childlike. ...But according to him,,very easy to say but very difficult for people to do. We just have to pray and believe..We just have to believe that every eucharistic celebration is a healing celebration, a special moment to talk to God and be like a child to talk without inhibitions and without grudges in the hearts and surrender everything to the LORD , then we will all be healed.

Just Anxious

(the above pic is our son while seated on a tram going to the raging waters resort just late summer in San Dimas, Ca.. 'Very serious looking at the scenery which was very serene passing by the lake with a lot of people riding the jetski, on banana boats, mini boat rides and other water fun activities. )

There are a lot of emotions in my system today, anxious about doing or putting into action a decision that would create a big impact in my life. But I am fervently praying and hoping that things will be alright and that the outcome of this big step will be fruitful. I believe that our Lord allowed things to happen in our life that somehow may make us cry or feels down or devastated, but all of these has purpose, for whatever it is, answers will be met along the way. Things might not easy but still we are lucky because we have all what it takes to stand up and pursue life and able to share our time , effort, and blessings to our family . Lord and Mama Mary please help me make it through this big step. Amen.

Let us be Happy for each others success!

(the above photo was taken at Wax Museum , Hollywood, California)

One of my prayers includes that may people will be genuinely happy with whatever success their friends and family have achieved...

"GOD knows no obstacles, never give up"..by Nick Vujicic

(above pic was taken during our first visit in sea world san diego, august 2008)

(the above pic was taken way back 2004 in Bohol, Philippines, this made me smile because the three of us were still"slim"...hehehe...but also shows how we evolved through the years,,,aspects includes physical, emotional,etc etc inspite obstacles, God solidified our family through time..)

Yes! God knows no obstacles, never give up!....by Nick Vujicic...I found out about this amazing person through checking on some blogs of people that i looked up to. I should have uploaded the video of Mr. Nick but I had a hard time uploading it here. Try to check on youtube and search for Nick...You know the first time I saw the video of Mr. Nick , tears kept falling down from my eyes that made me realized how lucky I am and how lucky we are.. Sometimes, problems do came along our way, it felt like the whole world is above us, as if there's no tomorrow, as if there's no more solutions but God is always good. 'Life without purpose, is life without meaning and hope. '..Obstacles made us stronger and better individuals..We have individual purpose in life, to be of help to those who needs our help. We have to stand up everytime we fall. Nick is one amazing person, with no limbs,he still manage to get on with life by spreading the good news of God and telling the world that we are all gifts of God..

" We don't know what tomorrow holds but we know who holds tomorrow' by Nick V....Amen ..Thus we have to consider everyday as a gift of life and a new day to celebrate God's creation and goodness....Thank you Lord and Mama Mary!

Griffith Observatory

One of our son's wish last summer is to be able to go to Griffith Observatory and indeed we made it possible for him. Seeing the look in his eyes during his observatory exploration made us also happy because the excitement was there and the eagerness to learn every activity provided specially to the children. As parents, it was also a firsthand and a new experience for us, its like going through the same stage with our son and it was fun. ' Love the place so much overlooking the whole Hollywood! The weather on that day was excellent which contributed much in appreciating the very beautiful place and scenery! Thank you Lord and Mama Mary!

L.A. County Fair part 1

L. A. county fair for this year is held at Pomona, Ca. We went there on its 3rd day of operation and our son enjoyed it a lot because of the Jurrasic Planet. He is very much into dinosaurs and he has that much awe about their existence, to the extent that he could identify right away the kind of dinoasurs..We ride the sky ride,giant slide,etc.etc. and ate the gigantic turkey leg hehehe..We haven't took notice of the time and it was late already which means we enjoyed every minute of it. With all the hardwork within the past few days, I think we deserve that much needed break...We love it! Most of all, our son enjoyed it a lot..Thank you LORD for this opportunity!

L.A. County Fair part 2

We decided to visit again the LA county fair because there are still a lot of things we missed to see and visit the first time we went there....still we had a blast,,oh my GOD ,,,my diet....reminded me to drink tea,,tea,,tea...but we enjoyed it any way and that matters most!...let us all enjoy the moment with our family..

A personal note

The many reasons why I decided to come up with my blog are-- that I just want to have a souvenir journal (i did have a diary way back in my elementary years), may it be on a daily basis or something that will come up, or any special ocassion , or just any feeling that is dominant or extreme on a special day, to make my photos more meaningful , something that I read that has a big impact in my life,.special thoughts on a special day,..etc. etc.... Others might agree or disagree, but what matters most is that THIS IS ME...I don't even tell friends that I do have an online blog. They just happened to stumble on it while surfing the web and that surprises me though! I just love airing out my side with simplicity and all of it are sincerely coming from my heart...Again, I AM JUST BEING ME..

Gifts!

Simple wish for his birthday is to have some addition to his transformers collection. Seeing the smile in his face as he opened one by one his gifts with excitement , also made us happy. The price in no joke but seeing him so happy and eagerly transformed them , also add up to our fulfillment as parents. He gave us a tight hug saying I LOVE YOU PA AND MA! THANK YOU FOR THESE!.We saved for these collectible toys not just because its his birthday but also because he did exemplary work in school, a good news we received this week!. Thus, surely deserves a prize! Keep up the great job son! God bless you always!

Our son's 10th Birthday!

Our only son celebrated his 10th birthday! Indeed time flies so fast ,soon we are going to have a teenager. .We just had a simple celebration at home after he came from school. We let him decide if he wants to have a small party with his friends, but he preferred to have a simple celebration and would rather send money to his cousins in the Philippines so that they could also celebrate his birthday with them. As parents, we are so touched with his thoughtful gesture of being concerned to his cousins far way back home. We hope and pray that the values that we taught and will continually teach him will always be applied in his daily existence as he also will tackle his own path in the future. His only request though is to add his transformers collections! And indeed his wishes are all granted! Thank you Lord and Mama Mary for always being there for our family ! We love you so much son!

Natal month! Another milestone!

Thank you Lord for the many blessings and good health always You have given me. Thank you for my son, my husband,my family and friends. I know that challenges are part of your plan for me to strive more not only for myself but for other people. With open arms i am willing to forego all the challenges, and embrace it tight because I know you will reward me like what we have now. We only asked for enough, but You gave us more than enough and for these we will be forever grateful to you. Thank you for everything. Please forgive me if sometimes i felt weak,i know You understand me . Again thank you for giving me another year of life!

I just celebrated my birthday with my family...and sent money home for them to share also the moment with me on my birthday. Simple things like that really made me happy on my birthday. Looking forward for a more fruitful years ahead of me.Thanks Jesus and mama Mary!

FATHER'S DAY 09

It's been days that i wasn't able to write an entry about what happened for the last several days . Well, I happened to find a very comfortable time tonight to share what happend last father's day 09. The above pictures showed the preparations of our son as his surprise to his papa, (while papa is at work) .. As I was observing him while he was making HIS THING , i kept on making a guess what he was up to. . I thought that maybe it was a big card because he really likes making his own card for us.He kept on telling me JUST WAIT FOR THE FINISHED PRODUCT MAMA ..well well then, i waited.. To my surprise, it was a crown fit for a king!..He is really a very artistic boy when it comes to making things on his own. So proud of you son!......And his papa liked the crown so much. hehehe(no choice heheh)

A mother's prayer

I am writing this entry early dawn while checking out my son sleeping soundly. As I was looking at him, Wow! time flies so fast that he is almost a teenager. I am made to realize that my husband and I made the right the decision to sacrifice something especially on my part for our son's supervised growth. It's all worth it..My prayer everyday is for our son to grow as a man of values, that God will always lead him to make right decisions in life since in the future he will be manning his own family, that all the teachings, values we instilled and continue to instill in him will be used by him as he would be tackling life, that he will be able to view and do things according to his belief based on what we want him to be. We know for a fact that the world that we grew up with is very much different with the world he will be facing soon but what is more important is for him to apply all the things he knew in life and of what he experienced in life living with us. That Mama Mary will guide him always and embraced him from harm.Amen...

Be a Blessing!

A very touching and nice message I read this morning...."We are to deposit ourselves with God and trust Him to take care of us(1Peter 4:19)..He is our VINDICATOR!(Job 19:25), and as long as we behave properly toward others, including our enemies, God will bring a reward to our lives..The bible says we are to be mindful to be a blessing..(Galatians 6:10) That means that we are to have our minds full of ways we can help others. When our minds are filled with ways to be a blessing,we have no time to dwell on our personal problems. IT GIVES GOD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THEM FOR US!....AMEN!

What a nice message to start the day ! Thank you Lord!

An E-CARD mom's day received

I received this ecard from my family back home. Things like this really made my day. Thank you so much. Miss you all! God bless us all!

HAPPY ON MOTHER'S DAY

Words can't described how happy I was last mother's day! Thank you was all that keeps coming out from my mouth...I would like to thank my hubby for making me really special on that day and to our son aldwin for extending his very thoughtful way to show me that I am special to him . A mother's happiness is just so simple, just seeing her family happy and seeing the result of her sacrifices means more than anything and above anything else. Priceless!

So happy to see the celebration also for my mother back home in Tagbilaran and to my mother in law in Talibon. That day wo'nt be complete without greeting our Mama Mary..Thank you for always embracing us everyday with your love and grace, Amen...

What is it in HOLLYWOOD?

When I was a kid probably 6 years old, I asked my mother once out of curiosity perhaps"MA, WHAT IS HOLLYWOOD?..and if I remember it right, my mother answered, "A PLACE WHERE FAMOUS PEOPLE LIVED AND IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO GO THERE.!" AND AT THE BACK OF MY MIND, I TOLD MYSELF, YEAH I WILL JUST READ BOOKS ABOUT IT AND JUST DREAM ABOUT IT....I know that I still have to see for myself other places in hollywood aside from what I saw in our universal visit, but one thing is for sure, DREAMS COULD BE POSSIBLE..Hopefully, at the right time and when things are stable for us here and responsibilities of our parents back home are also stable such as attending to their roles as active Couples For Christ leaders as well as servants of God, we will give them a treat of a lifetime to visit here and other places in the world!...It will come,,in HIS time!

The Jurrasic Ride!

I have tried so many rides because my family find it as one of our bonding activity,,,but so far this ride made me weak at the end. It was our son's idea because he happened to view it in youtube , so this was the first ride we tried in universal. I already had in mind that maybe it would be like this, like that blah, blah,blah! ..But I never thought that our fall will be that steep and it was very rapid!...(Our faces showed so much of what we felt in the above pic, not much of our son though,,,,!)That might be my first and last ride of that so called jurrasic ride. But our son would like to try it again..Oh my God!

FIRST VISIT TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD!

It was a childhood dream to visit this place, now made into a reality!......This was our first visit to universal studios after a three year stay here in US...heheh! This was the right time, as a gift to our son as a consistent honor roll awardee and at the same time gratifying oneself for hard days work. The three of us were very excited just like kids. And to our excitement we just wore slippers! heheh! It was the idea of our son and when we arrived at the parking lot, we just removed our rubber shoes and off we went with our slippers. hehe!...While walking and viewing the place, my hubby and I hoped that someday we could bring our family here(Philippines) and share these moments with them.Hopefully, Someday!(sigh)

Our son had a blast! One memorable ride was the jurrasic ride! Oh my goodness I swear to myself, it was all charge to experience and i will never take that ride again!

Anyway, the day went so fast and we decided to be back on another day since we have an annual pass...(discounted price...as in a very big discount from work!)We thank God for the opportunity, for the bonding, for the annual ticket price(grin),,,for the safe travel to universal and back home. Indeed a very nice family day!