I will probably be back blogging Sunday afternoon, the earliest. It was after the documentary shoot of a group of Letran college students conducted here in our home this evening that I realized our schedule is packed for the whole weekend.
The hubby and I are thrilled to attend the blogger’s event that is going to be held in SM Marikina tomorrow. I just might be able to catch the last batch of their sale promotion, while I’m there. I will just post some updates in the coming days.
Children often do not understand why parents instruct, correct or limit them. Your kids likely question your wisdom and motivations. Although your children may resist your parenting, don’t give up. there will be times when you’d rather escape than confront, rest than correct or do the job yourself instead of instructing your children to do it. Parenting requires sacrific and work. Be courageous in challenging your children inspite of their resistance.
Hebrews 12:11 reminds us that discipline isn’t easy to accept, “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful.” A child screams when he’s about to get an immunization. He doesn’t care whether it’s going to prevent a disease or not; he just doesn’t like pain.
None of us wants pain in our lives. But discipline does involve pain. Whether were doing physical therapy, trying to lose weight, or saving money, we must give up some things in order to gain something we want.
Be careful not to let resistance from your kids get in the way of their training. Children don’t usually have the foresight needed to work hard unless there’s some kind of immediate reward.
The hubby and I are so looking forward to a neat adventure this coming week. It will be one whole day thing and we have to gear up for that Amazing Race type of adventure. He is so clueless how I am going to endure anything physical, I told him off with my watch-and-see look. Which reminds me that I have to be more regular with my workouts. As we prepare for that big day, we had to check all the essentials. The hubby definitely needs a pair of decent shoes that he will need to over take everyone else in the game.
Incidentally, I found what is possibly the neatest internet shoe shopping site Shoebacca.com. It fits us to a T. I am so meticulous when it comes to online shopping and this is the only one that guarantees clients up to a 120%. The guarantee is that if you find another site that lists the same exact product that they have at a lower price, they will refund us 120% of the price difference. What online shopping site offers that? None!
After seeing the Retro Air Jordans that our little guy received for Christmas, I am looking into getting a pair of retro shoes of my own and maybe a pair of Retro Nike for the hubby to match ours. Â It has been a number of good years already that online shopping has provided convenience for me and the discovery of sites like this makes it all better. I do not just experience convenience but am actually guaranteed a better value for our money.
The hubby and I have just finished watching the latest episode of 24′s Season 7. It is our weekly fix. As expected, the plot just got thicker as it reaches its last few episodes. Next week will be the last two episodes for this season and both will be shown on the same day. What fun!
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In episode 10, Dubaku’s team’s cover was exposed by the ever so genius Chloe O’Brian. Boy, do I just love her! Her being all straight forward and weird sure make her a darling. We saw her bloom from the previous seasons. The moles inside the inside the FBI were revealed despite their attempt to reformat the main drive because of her.
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Towards the end of that episode, Tony Almeida revealed to Jack Bauer that it isn’t over yet and another attack is upcoming. Apparently, the very Senator who has him under trial is one of the conspirators inside the government. We see from this trailer that the White House itself will be the target. How they will all come out of it, we will find out in a week’s time. We should also find out how the first Gentleman would do after the surgery. It’s a two hour special. Jumba will threaten to kill President Taylor. Critical consequences will come of Jack Bauer’s uncovering of the masks of the conspirators. This next high impact terror will sure to glue you to your seats for two straight hours. I can’t wait!
Finally! After a long while of trying to figure out how I could ever be more regular in doing my workouts, I have found this support group for mommies who do their routine via Wii Fit. I honestly feel real good whenever I get to workout regularly and sluggish in days that I don’t. I feel heavier around the middle that I would have to take Fenterdren if I don’t watch it.
I just chanced upon that site a couple of days back as I was doing my rounds on EC dropping. It is like having my very own accountability partner that would get me committed to working out on a regular basis.
It has been a while since I last joined the PhotoHunters.  Their theme for this week is warm.  For lack of finding  a better shot, I took a picture of the trusty stove top that cooks our food and heats left over ones.  We have long gotten rid of the nuke machine – to give way to a healthier lifestyle.  I’m not much of a photographer as the hubby is.  I want to learn all right, I just don’t have the diligence to.  Maybe when I got a hold of that dream D60. Happy photo hunting, everyone!
It was when the hubby and I came home last night that we found out that the little guy has fever. He doesn’t have colds nor cough, so it’s really a puzzle for us what is causing his fever. I refuse to worry. Aside from the fact that it is a low grade fever, he responds well with the Lemongrass juice that I give him every so often since last night.
This is my second mommy moments post. It surely made me go back memory lane and felt thankful that I was able to capture all those moments. These photos were taken either from the traditional film camera or my then Sony Ericsson S700i.
This shot was taken the day after I gave birth to our son via lamaze/bradley method, almost four years ago. Â The labor lasted for almost two days and gave birth with almost zero anaesthesia. Â I had to be drugged a little during the closing up of the episiotomy.
The hubby and our son. Â This was taken in Pancake House at the Fort after one Sunday morning service. Â The hubby happily attends to our son as it was my turn to eat my lunch without having to mind the little guy. Â The baby came after three years of being married. Â Adjustments were sweet instinct. Â The inconveniences almost became immaterial. Â This little guy slept through the night from the second month. Â Thanks to Babywise. Â
His first semi-solid was Cerelac. Â I did not know better then. Â After a couple of months, I bought a grinder and started cooking organic brown rice alongside mashed fleshy veggies and fruits. Â He still eats brown rice to this day. Â The first attempts to semi-solids were funny. Â His instict was to suck the little teaspoon and kept making a mess all over his mouth. Â He soon got the hang of it. Â
Was it only a couple of months back that we were actually rejoicing over the big slump of gas prices? It is bad enough that the prices of commodities did not follow through. Now it is slowly retracing to where it was. Hard times- it’s inevitable and has definitely gone global. We just choose to thank the Lord whatever our circumstances are. He is the ultimate source of provision. Truth be told, whatever profession we all are in, He could easily just take it away if He wants to. We are totally at His disposal and it comforts my heart big time that He will never have us want.
I’m relieved that the hubs has stopped talking about getting a motorbike, even in passing. He used to be so convinced it’s going to save us on gas. The thought of him riding the two wheels really scares me. Especially so that we don’t have anything like motorcycle accident lawyers Los Angeles, in the third world. If you’ve seen him drive a car, you’ll understand why. The gentle man that he is, overly compensates in the way he drives. Even when our son was still two years old, I remember Jed being so thrilled as he says goodbye to all those cars that his father leaves on the road.
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Imagine the shock of my life when our son Jed told me yesterday, “Mama when I grow up I am going to race for you.†Oh no! I actually had to ask him to say it again.  His father was not around then to give me the look. Oh my son! I told him that he doesn’t have to do it for me and he quickly quipped, “I have to,†with complete confidence. What can I say, I’m totally at a loss for words. I know that sooner or later he is going to do things that I do not necessarily approve of. I just pray that the Lord would provide me the wisdom to teach and strength to let go, when I should,  in each and every phase of his growing up years. Meanwhile, I am going to enjoy loving my baby and nurture him in this family that the Lord has provided him.
Are you an exhorter at home? A lot of times, we tend to act our best when we are with other people outside our own homes and tend to act unkind towards our spouse or children. Because of this we need to cultivate a relational skill called exhortation to be effective parents to our children or partners to our spouse.
Exhorters are people who spur others on to higher levels of achievement. When we become these, we help turn the members of our families into better people.
The apostle Paul demonstrated this skill in his exhortation for Timothy. To be effective influencers in our homes, we need to learn a variety of communication techniques to exhort those around us to strive for higher levels of personal achievement.
Is there someone in your family who might be spurred on to great things as a result of your exhortation?
A quick date was what the hubby and I had last night, right after the Sassa Summer Collection Fashion event that I attended. We rarely getaway from our little guy. Not that we don’t want him around, but a married couple has got to take time alone together sometime. It’s one of the inconveniences of being nanny-less, I admit. But we’re doing good so far.
The hubby and I were invited last Thursday to a gathering over dinner in connection with the Tulay Program, a partnership of Microsoft and Blas Ople Foundation that provides free computer classes for OFWs and their dependents. As ministers, this venture is an encouragement to both me and Jeff. After all the negativities of our society and the current situation that can really gripe our senses into hopelessness, if we dwell on it, the existence of such program can really be a refreshing one. Apparently, the project dates back to 2003 and now they have launched they it across the country, even overseas to reach out to Filipinos working abroad.
with fellow bloggers, graduates of the program, trainers and a couple of media people from Inquirer.net
The hubby and I were given the opportunity to meet with a few of their pioneers who graduated from the program. The first that told us her story was Elisa Moran, she used to be an OFW based in the Middle East and she is now a queen of her very own business which started last year. It was a blessing to know that at 60 years old she unraveled the path of technology starting from scratch. I went giddy when she went excited over announcing she now has her own Facebook account, which I found really groovy. ;-) These social networking sites aren’t just for the youngsters, you know. The program emphasizes the importance of the knowledge of OFW families to know how to go about communicating via the internet. This will save the families a lot of money instead of going by the traditional overseas calls.
Lilybeth Deronia and Lola Buhay Tan
I was the most fascinated by Lola Buhay Tan’s story. She is also a graduate of the program and she is 80 years old! She is a living proof that the saying “Old dogs can’t learn new tricks” is a total fallacy. What ultimately motivated this sweet lady to acquire the computer skills that she now has is the hope that she will be able to communicate with her nine children. Some of her children are based in the United States, Middle East and Europe. And mind you, she also has her very own Facebook account. What an encouragement.
with Laurie Mae Moreno, PR Manager of Microsoft Phils.
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This shot was taken on Valentine’s Eve via my camphone (I forgot our digicam). We knew that the next couple of days were going to be extremely busy -ministry wise. So we made sure we spent time together and swung around Serendra (the closest commercial place to our local church) and grabbed some good food from Conti’s Pastry Shop and Restaurant. Spent the eve with my handsome boys.
A quick date was what the hubby and I had last night, right after the Sassa Summer Collection Fashion event that I attended. We rarely getaway from our little guy. Not that we don’t want him around, but a married couple has got to take time alone together sometime. It’s one of the inconveniences of being nanny-less, I admit. But we’re doing good so far. 
