June, by far, is the most memorable month for me this year. I have so many things to be grateful for and words can never be enough to express my gratitude to God for everything He allowed to happen this month.
They say you've
never really been to Singapore if you haven't visited the infamous symbol of
the country, The Merlion. But not only is it symbolic, it is also very precious to our family. It will forever strike a chord in us because of our dear kuya (my eldest brother) who is surely very happy with the Lord in heaven right this very moment.
Oftentimes when I
pray for something, I have like a timeline at the back of my mind for when I
want to receive the answers to my prayers. Good thing, that's not how God
works. His ways and thoughts are higher than ours and His timing is always
perfect. So when is the right time for our prayers to be answered?
SEPHORA is like the Wonderland for Alice, the
Candy House for Hanzel & Gretel or simply put, the Diagon Alley for Harry
Potter. Yes, that’s how I see Sephora. It’s a one-stop shop for all my high-end
makeup and skincare cravings. With Sephora, I don’t need to go to different
stalls in a mall to check on different brands because she has it all! If
there’s a high-end makeup cosmetics brand that I’d like to check, the only
route I need to take is the way to Sephora.
I don't know how I remember this but when I was a kid, about 3-4 yrs
old, Tatay (my dad) would carry me lullaby-style whenever I was starting to get
sleepy. He'd do this even when we had visitors and I really don't know how I can
recall this but I even remember pretending to be sleepy just so Tatay would carry me that way and keep me in his arms because
I knew the moment I opened my eyes, he would know I was far from being sleepy
and would put me down so I could just play and eventually get really sleepy.
That's how I used to buy more time to spend with Tatay.
Six years ago, I made a vow.
To love
this man with all that I have to give and with all that I am...
in the only way I know how:
COMPLETELY AND FOREVER.
Whenever I get asked which app on my phone I always open/use, my answer for the past 7 years has always been the same. It’s YouTube. Since I discovered how magical of a place YouTube is, I never stopped succumbing to its seductive arms. LOL.
You know one of
the best things I truly love about God? His inconceivable patience with me. I
can still remember how I used to always tell God that I love him and that I’ll
make time for Him, just not today coz I’m very busy, I got so much things to
do, I got so much on my plate – that setting aside even a 10-minute exclusive
time for Him just seemed to be so much. But you know what I learned and
discovered all throughout those years that I didn’t choose to give God the time
He so deserves? The more I tried to do everything I want and need to do, the
more I struggled with time. It’s as if there’s just not enough time in the world
for what I want to happen in my life. But what do I really want to happen in my
life?
I love makeup but I don’t wear
makeup on a daily basis especially now that I’m always at home. However, it’s
always nice to have a signature makeup look that I can go to especially on days
I need to go out to run errands and I want to somehow look a bit presentable without spending too much time and effort –
not saying I’m totally not presentable when I’m just in my jammies, but I’m sure
you totally get what I mean, right? Right!
“If
something or someone you’re holding close to your heart makes you question who
you really are as a person, maybe it’s time to let that something or someone go.
Don’t compromise who you are for a thing or person you’re not sure is worthy of
the real you.”
- thelatebloomer11 -
As I’m writing
this, I’m comfortably seated on our couch by the window while anxiously waiting
for the washing machine to finish spinning so I can start with the dreaded
hanging of clothes. Yep, it’s my least favorite part of doing the laundry. Ya know
what’s my most favorite part? Folding of newly washed clothes. YES!!! For some
reason, I find it relaxing. Anyway, this post is of course not about laundry. I
just want to type away my thoughts on a Tuesday, but before I let you into my
messy mind, how was your weekend?
They say the
best thing we can give the person we love is our “time”. I hear a lot of people
saying they love God. I say that, too, quite often in fact. Then I realize
something. In my long years of existence here on earth, how much time have I
given to God? I have 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week. How much of it have I
allotted to God? Hmmm… Gotta be honest here, certainly not enough.
Wait! Don’t I
pray everyday? Well, I do! In fact I always talk to Him in my mind and in my
heart. Then, shouldn’t that be enough?
Hmmm… you know
what? I love my husband so much and up to this day I’m still in love with him.
I can say we enjoy each other’s company very much. We talk everyday, in person
and thru text messages and phone calls. We just can’t seem to get enough of
each other despite seeing each other and being together everyday. Despite this
constant communication that we have, we still go out on dates. It seems there’s just no end to how much we express our love
for each other. Now, shouldn’t we be like this to God, too? If we say we love
Him, shouldn’t we express how much we love Him every time and way we can? He,
after all, is the author of our lives. He is the reason we breathe. Setting a
time exclusively for God shouldn’t be hard. It shouldn’t feel like a task. It
should be something that we deeply desire. You know what’s amazing? Whenever we
set a time for God, we actually also set a time for our soul and spirit. Allotting
an exclusive time for Jesus also means giving our soul and spirit its much-needed
R&R. Because there’s no greater joy than to be in God’s presence because in
His presence there’s love, joy and serenity.
I wish you all a
blessed Sunday and may we all have a wonderful time with our Lord Jesus
Christ today.
NOTE: This was written on 1st June 2017 but was only posted today to avoid starting this month on a bad note hahaha. See my first post for this month here.
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I wonder how many of
you have been so annoyed by SingPost Courier Service. It is actually for
this reason that I am not so fond of shopping online. I always dread the
delivery experience. Imagine being at home the whole day and not hearing a
single doorbell but when you open your door, you’d see a slip saying they tried
to deliver but no one’s around. WHAT?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS IS JUST SO
INFURIATING! What’s the point of having my phone number on the package
if the delivery guy wouldn’t even bother calling my number to check if I’m
home? And c’mon! He didn’t even press the doorbell – the DOORBELL!
It is there for a reason.
This is my
first time to publish a to-do-list entry here on my blog and I think it’s a nice idea
to add this on my to-do-list for this
blog. See what I did there? Hehe :)
I actually had
a not so nice day today because of a delivery incident, which I’m not going to
share with y’all today because I don’t want to ruin the first day of June. So
why don’t we just talk about some things that are worth doing for this month.
