posted by Jennie on Jun 5
Thanks to Chris of Mommy Journey for coming up with interesting things on Mommy Moments. This week is Time Out with Friends. Since my son is an “unico hijo,†his friends mostly are adults. No wonder he went straight from babbling to talking. No baby talks along the way.
Once a week he gets to have time with children in church. And boy is he really glad every time, that he never seems to run out of energy. These are some snapshots of times that he spends with friends at church. He actually learned doing that “peace sign” from them.
And his favorite friend in the world, so far. They haven’t seen each other for two years but he can easily locate London from his little globe, where his friend Cham-Cham is. From time to time he would ask about her and two weeks ago, his father and I were flabbergasted when he all of sudden asked out of nowhere, “Mama, can I marry Cham-Cham when I grow up?” Tell me, what do I make of such statement! 
posted by Jennie on Jun 5
Turning down another wedding event is not exactly an exciting thing for me. Lately, I have once again turned down another event that is set for next year. As much as I would love to attend to its preparations, my upcoming schedule with my little kid as we home school has to come first and foremost.
In the last couple of years, I gladly offered free consultation in lieu of my committed service. Mainly because my schedule cannot accommodate wedding planning anymore and I feel awful having to turn down one of the things that I love doing and I should say I am very good at. I do not withhold my list of wedding suppliers – of trade show displays that can be used for wedding events, the banner stands that are now the norm of modern wedding events and even canvas printing services to those I cannot accommodate. I know I have a pretty good list and everyone deserves to have the best wedding ever.
Keeping to a priority, especially now that my son and I will formally start with the home school program in two weeks, is non-negotiable. The bride to be needed an answer soon and I cannot risk saying yes, if I will not be able to deliver. The most that I could do for now is to give out a list and files of my suppliers, from trade show displays provider, invites to makeup artists. I even give out program samples that soon to be married couples can use for their wedding. Â
Hopefully, by next year I can get back to coordinating weddings again, even if it will just be “on the day coordinationâ€. By that time, I should have mastered juggling all the things that I do.
posted by Jennie on Jun 4
In all our nearly eight wedded years together, as with every marriage, ours are loaded with both ups and downs. The first couple of years were essentially the most challenging. I wasn’t exactly the easiest person to live with. I have pretty high expectations for a marriage, mainly because I did not see a good one from my own family of origin. There is no way I would ever settle for that. But I couldn’t expect a good marriage to happen without doing my part of the equation.
To be honest I really think I have always had the Lord on my side. He could have allowed me to end up with one of my previous “wrong” relationships but he did not. He loved me enough (despite me) to give me the perfect person who will complement my very being. A turning point came and I heeded.
This being said, a marriage does not just stop at getting your perfect match. Truth be told, perfect is not even the perfect word. We are one corrupted bunch, which is basically why we needed a Redeemer. Couples should be intentional in pleasing each other, in doing their respective parts in the relationship. Communication is an integral part of marriage. Relationships entail a lot of work. Tantrums can just about break what could be the sweetest of marriage if communication is not healthy. Read the rest of this entry »
posted by Jennie on Jun 3
As much as I would like this to be wordless, I have to explain why this photo for my current Wordless Wednesday entry. I remember a photo of my dear sister with that very same smile, taken when she was around the same age as my Jed. Now I’m off to rummage for it from our ancestral “baul.” 
posted by Jennie on Jun 2
After having recently bought another domain for myself, I pretty much have put more time on it than I did here on my main blog, this past week. Please forgive the less frequent updates on MarriageandBeyond.com. Aside from the blog updates that I had to do across my blogs (a couple of which still undisclosed), my sweet hubby gifted me with another website. I did not have to ask twice. Thanks, Jeff! It just occurred to me that this is a validation to my doubts that the web bug has bitten us.  If it were some years back, I would have found it queer to be gifted by my beloved spouse a blog. Of all things, who would have appreciated a website! Well, I do now. I would probably make a promotion of it in the coming days but I will have to let you in some bits about it, for now. It’s a wordpress blog, no less. A domain of its own and with a title that has been SEO-ed (if you know what I mean). Now I’m kinda stuck what I want more for a gift, Belgian chocolates or a website (good and well thought of one).
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posted by Jennie on Jun 1
Got hold of another treasure book via OMF’s Ukay Bookay! We were able to avail of the 30% discount last week. Â :-) I have always known that loving my child isn’t enough. I should love him right. I have pretty much my own idea of how I should nurture and love him, but the question is does the message get across? There have been a few articles written about the Five Love Languages in this blog and it always pertains to how to speak your spouse’s love language. I would love to better speak my son’s love language that is why I got hold of this book.
When you become a parent, it is easy understand and actually grasp what unconditional love is. The Five Love Languages of Children can help you make your child feel secure, loved and more willing and open to interact with you and your family. A review will be posted as soon as I’m done with the book.
Meanwhile, here are a few testimonials from people who have read this book:
“This volume will, without question, enhance any parent-child relationship.”
- Church Libraries
“Even if you’ve read tons of parenting books, you will truly learn something new from this one – something to enhance your relationship with your child and adults in your life. You’ll probably even learn something about yourself.”
- Mom, Massachusetts
“This book would be useful reading for any parent, no matter the quality of relationships within the family, as well as anyone else who is dealing with children on a regular basis (teachers, grandparents, babysitters, etc.)”
- Yarden, Texas
“I can’t speak of the emotion that fills my heart when thinking of this book. It is saving my family! My husband and I now know how to satisfy our children in the most basic of ways… Love!! And I will tell you a secret: they do their chores now with no complaints!!”
- Mackena, California
