As the New Year dawns... I wish you have new hopes, new joys, and new beginnings... Wishing each day brings for you HAPPINESS, PROSPERITY and continued SUCCESS!
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Anyway, they had a lovely wedding though with AVOCADO GREEN MOTIF (this time without his family). They both wore the same gown and suit on their first wedding. All my sisters were their BRIDESMAIDS (they were 4 excluding my sister in Taiwan and myself), our only brother was their BIBLE BEARER and our cute 1 year old NEPHEW (1st grandchild of my parents) was their RING BEARER (that short little man below) LOL... They totally forgotten to include my brother-in-law (father of my nephew)... shame! 
CONGRATULATIONS to both of you, best wishes and make God the center of your family! A double celebration and one time preparation (Wedding and Christmas Eve) good idea sis!!... Hope to see you next time with little James or Joy, but please let us have ours first okay... hehehe...
By the way, another failure.... wink :), we didn't manage to phone them neither Christmas Eve nor Christmas Day, we do apologized! Apparently, they were waiting for our call. Until we received an email from my Dad-in-law (Sunday after Christmas)... bad children... lol!!, aren't we?
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Anyway, I had to spend more than 3 hours to have finally completed my orders! I was the one struggling while my husband was enjoying having a drink with our friend... uuummm... I wasn't complaining here...hehehe :)...Its Christmas, so I chose to do it for the sake of my 2nd family! CONFIRMATION BELOW!
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Pogonophobia: the fear of beards.
There are currently 78 people named S. Claus living in the U.S. -- and one Kriss Kringle.
December is the most popular month for nose jobs.
Weight of Santa's sleigh loaded with one Beanie Baby for every kid on earth: 333,333 tons.
Number of reindeer required to pull a 333,333-ton sleigh: 214,206 -- plus Rudolph.
Average wage of a mall Santa: $11 an hour. With real beard: $20.
To deliver his gifts in one night, Santa would have to make 822.6 visits per second, sleighing at 3,000 times the speed of sound. At that speed, Santa and his reindeer would burst into flame instantaneously.
MAN... I AM GETTING SO FAT I CAN HARDY SCRATCH MY BUTT!!  THIS MORNING WALKS ARE KILLING ME :)  What part of QUITE didn't you understand huh?  OK, NOW DON'T MOVE FOR A WEEK!!  SORRY MOM, I AM NEW TO THIS!! hahahaha  I HATE IT WHEN IT HAPPENS...  I'M SO CUTE, THEY WON'T CARE IF I SHRED THIS!!  I REALLY NEED TO GET GOING, BUT CAN'T REALLY SEEM TO GET MOTIVATED....  HEY, GIMME MY BALL BACK!!!  I SAID, GO TO SLEEP...  NICE DOGGIE, GOOD BOY... hahaha  SLEEPING IN AGAIN...  WHAT DO PETS WHEN WE ARE AT WORK?           |
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I finished work at around quarter to 2 o'clock in the afternoon last Saturday, which I only made 5 hours total! I don't work in Personnel Dept to have been given this task to be "all of a sudden" which then had became our responsibility ("WE Filipinas"). I didn't complain, though I wasn't so convinced to go to their local town until God knows what time we were going to finish, even though I was told that the party won't last after 6pm in view of the fact that they won't be fixing any lights! We drove straight to their local town's primary school (about 20 minutes drive from the camp), we put some decorations. By the way, it was only our Filipina Nurse and myself were left behind with the rest of local ladies who work at our laundry to organize all the decorations, which we managed to finish as early as half passed 3!
It was perfectly fine until he arrived! There was no problem whatsoever, he didn't stay long either! Imagine he arrived late and did not stay long... As soon as he left, on his way out, he told all of them to get inside! CHAOS, absolutely CHAOS!! It ruined everything, since we didn't have much space for the kids to fall in 2 lines (1 line for boys and 1 for girls), so we had to call their names 1 by 1, and didn't help either because it was getting dark and we didn't have lights....
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I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and appreciation for your presence, thoughts and care, for always cheeping in, and dropping entrecards here.
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I remember exactly when it was still under construction, about 3-1/2 years ago when I spent my one month vacation off to work, I used to go running that side!"THE world’s third biggest shopping mall opened in Quezon City on the 12th of December '08, a vote of confidence in the Philippines’ economic prospects amid a global slowdown, its owners said yesterday.
The launch of its 90,000-square-meter annex will make the SM City North the third biggest in the world with a gross floor area of 425,000 square meters, SM Prime Holdings Inc. said in a statement.
The company, a holding firm of Henry Sy, the Philippines’ richest man, also owns the world’s fourth, seventh, and 11th biggest malls: SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City, and SM City in Cebu".
To read more stories, click these links: SM To Open World's Third-Biggest Mall, World's Third Largest Mall to Open in Philippines, World's Third-Largest Mall to Open in Edsa, SM North Edsa Dethrones Mall of Asia as RP's Biggest, SM Prime Eyes Loan for Capex, SM Firms Form Consortium.
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Sources: World News, Daily Inquirer, The Economic Times, The Manila Times, Manila Standard Today, Manila Bulletin
The 21-year-old blue-eyed blonde beauty, who is pursuing an engineering degree, was crowned Miss World 2008 in an extravagant African-themed pageant held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Indeed, she is gorgeous! The second runner up was Gabrielle Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago and the first runner up Parvathay Omanakuttan of India, Parvathy Omankuttan. The new Miss World had also won the contest's top model award and was third in the swimsuit competition. She was a crowd favourite, though not as popular as hometown beauty Miss South Africa, Tansey Coetzee who made it in the final five.
All the 112 slender entrants were garbed in strictly South African couture designs with accessories and jewellery made by some 30 local fashion designers and 20 crafters.
Sources: South Africa welcomes Miss World, Miss World Pageant to market South Africa, Miss World Pageant Heading to Johannesburg
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Can you remember the day you first met your hubby? * Yupp, here in the middle of nowhere, at work!!,, and it was 2 years before we were together, while he was having a relationship with other Filipina, and I was with another guy too! He used to work in other mine site and visited us every time our Chief Geologist goes on leave. When was that? (doesn't have to be specific) * It was early 2002 when he visited us for a month! >> OK THE TIME WHEN HE GOT TRANSFERRED TO OUR PROJECT, that was when we were both available and ready to move on to try again!  I didn't know he had a crush on me! I had no idea whatsoever, I thought he was after of my room mate (our GM's secretary, a filipina too...) This photo above was our first date after 2 months of courting, every single moment we were together, was just incredible! I remember he'd asked me plenty times to go with him around the mines, but my answer was always "NO", I WAS BUSY, I WAS WASHING, as I was too scared to give in with my feelings and will be too carried away!... First impression.  * There wasn't any future cling between us whatsoever! He was a very nice chap though, gentleman, and we used to exchange stories, about life, work, family, etc... All casual!> However, when he started courting me, he was too "naive" that I almost have asked him if he liked me! I JUST COULD NOT WAIT... He's different from among expats I know here at work!  Were you attracted to him?* At the beginning NO.. Casual acquaintance! Were you friends before he became your bf? * Yes for at least 2 years! Photo beside was our first date in the middle of the bush, soon after I gave my BIG YES to him! What was the sweetest thing he did for you? * Writing love letters and giving me flowers every single day, during our courtship period (for almost 2 months)! I love surprises... he used to surprise me of putting flowers or plants outside our garden, and wondered where were those come from and realized in the end they were from him!  What are the things about him that you are thankful for?* He knows how to make me laugh. He's been a very good friend, lover and a husband to me. "He saved my heart from being broken apart, he gave his love away, and I'm thankful everyday FOR THIS GIFT - "TRUE LOVE". :) I love you very much my luv... By the way, GREEN colors - before we were together, RED colors - when he started courting me til we were together! We met here (in the middle of nowhere), became friends, liked each other, experimented if we would have worked together, we fell in love, got engaged, but married in Mauritius (still in Africa) hahaha... See, imagine how meaningful Africa is to us... **Now the rules are simple. 1. Pick your sweetest picture when you were still friends and post it on top of the questions and answers. 2. Another pic now that you are together post it after the questions. 3. Share to how many friends you like. 4. Enjoy doing it c: 5. Let your hubby read it too! |
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"There is nothing wrong with blogging for pay. I earn a considerable income from it, an income we would otherwise not have. I cannot work outside the home due to disability, so blogging for pay is my entire livelihood. I am able to buy groceries for a family of 6 with my earnings (despite Google slashing my PageRank and severely limiting my opportunities). I work very, very hard. I try to write well and write interesting articles, and to keep my blog clean and neat and well-designed. What is wrong with blogging for money? And why are companies like PayPerPost or PayU2Blog mocked and scorned, but for some reason, Google’s AdSense is OK and is somehow more respectable and “holier” than PPP or PU2B? I absolutely refuse to have AdSense on my blogs. For one, I think Google is too big for its britches and are control freaks. Two, have you seen some of the ads they have– some of those links are extremely offensive! And three, who makes any money off those ads?! I hear stories of people *finally* getting their measly $20 after five years. Give me a break. But somehow, AdSense is more noble, more pure…. Personally, I prefer to read blogs with sponsored posts than blogs that are crammed with AdSense and other ugly stuff. I have found some really great deals and learned some great things by reading Sponsored Posts. I wish people would get off their high horses and quit the snooty attitudes, especially when they themselves are “shilling” for money. Give me a break". |
An article of Kim Komado on Earning Money Online, who says:
"Some advertisers offer pay-per-post opportunities. You may receive, say, $10 to review a product on your blog….
ReviewMe, PayPerPost and Blogitive.com are three sites that offer these opportunities. Some have disclosure requirements. But I’m still not fond of these programs. Your readers may desert you if they think you are shilling for products".
THERE WAS ONE OF THE COMMENTS WHICH I DON'T LIKE, WHICH SAYS:
From Bas of Istanbul: "It’s all about ads not finding their way into the content of the blog. The programs mentioned infiltrate the content… and quite frankly, I don’t read blogs with paid posts, except if I come by one to drop on them. This is also why I’m quiting Entrecard. I read many blogs of bloggers who make a living (or who are rich even) because of blogging… They don’t use paid posts. I think paid posts is really bad for blogging to be honest. Good content should be the focus for a blog. I have one blog for my DJ mixes called The MiX-Files. I make some money through that blog because I occassionally link the tracks used in a mix to the place where they can be bought… This is a service and a legit way to make money from my content. My content does not depend on this. If you don’t fully understand my position, and the position of many bloggers alike, send me an email and I’ll explain it in full :-)" |
.... AND I HAVE COMMENTED TOO!!!.....
Hi Rebecca, I salute you for having been able to bluntly expressed the reality in blogging world! I like you for being that… I do agree with you 100%… we are not in the position to say that paid blogs are not good, while you can actually learn fresh topics every now & then! I must admit, most of the sponsored posts in my blog are new to me, so I am earning 2 things here, EDUCATION & MONEY… so what’s wrong with that hey Bas!!!
I have both Adsense & Sponsored posts on this blog of mine, and I do get occasional featured offers from advertisers because of this rank I got which is 3, only after 4 months of blogging, there I started writing sponsored posts! But donnu until when Google is going to keep it… but it doesn’t really matter, I earned more money from advertisers than Google anyway, so why worry…
Entrecard helps a lot of obtaining traffic unto your blog, so nothing wrong with that, who doesn’t need traffic???
Keep it up girl, I like you though….
Paid blogging is very easy, so there are a lot of terrible paid posts (and blogs) out there. But just because they are bad does not mean that the concept of paid blogging is bad. There is no difference between writing a sponsored post and linking to a series of links so you can get a commission. Both are selling something through their blogs, and both are doing some kind of blogging for pay. And if you write a post about your affiliate links, there’s a sponsored post that has “infiltrated content” right there. You did say you knew people who have gotten rich by blogging. The richest blogger I know is John Chow, and guess what– he does paid posts! Google killed his Page Rank, too (up and down) yet he has a base clientele so he still makes the money. “Good content should be the focus for a blog.” Who determines what is “good content”? See, it’s all an illusion, an opinion. I write good content, sponsored or not, although I have my “off” days, sure. So when you say “I don’t read blogs with paid posts, except if I come by one to drop on them” (that is, if you have something to GET from going to such blogs, correct?), and then you also say “Good content should be the focus for a blog” you are immediately making the assumption that no sponsored posts have good content. Au contraire, this is what I mean by a snooty attitude. To this kind of narrow thinking, all sponsored content is not good, therefore there is no good sponsored content. Somehow, all sponsored posts are immediately branded as “not good.” What if a person writes good content for sponsored content? And how do you know anything written is good is you refuse to read it? Is that still bad content, a bad blog? See where I am going with this. It’s all a preconception and circular reasoning. It’s like saying, the only kind of good articles are in encyclopedias, as these don’t have sponsored content. So magazines, newspapers, and short stories are immediately dismissed as poor reading material, because they have sponsored content. That’s ridiculous. This same snooty standard is upheld like some kind of kingly law in the blogosphere, but not in reality anywhere else… |
Please read the whole article on the link above.... Enjoy reading, this is pretty much interesting!!
1) Big on Spirit, Low on Money By Gay Norton EdelmanGay Norton Edelman is a senior editor at Family Circle magazine. She writes frequently on spiritual issues; her favorite gifts are donations to her favorite charities, but she’s not a bit opposed to shiny packages, too. 2) Manage Kids' Expectations  At a time when the financial reality requires that it has got to be the love and not the stuff that matters, let your kids know that you’re opting for a simpler, more heartfelt holiday season. They can handle it. But don’t say, “We can’t afford it.” Say, “We’re choosing to keep it simple and creative this year. We’re going to focus on being imaginative about gifts and emphasizing togetherness, not shopping.” If you believe it, they will, too (even if they do groan and roll their eyes). Help them gain perspective by volunteering as a family (actually having contact with the people you’re helping is the best form of give-and-take there is). Collect donations for food banks or give time at an animal shelter. Show them how much you believe in their giving little hearts and prepare to be awed!3) Creative Cupons  Be honest—if you had the choice between a piece of jewelry or someone to clean out your fridge, wouldn’t you pick the kitchen first aid? Most people would rather have more help than more stuff. Get on the computer and have a ball thinking up things you can do for people you cherish. Then write up fancy certificates or hand-lettered index cards. Give your adult son a coupon for a half-dozen freshly ironed shirts, your teenage daughter a free pass from Saturday chores, your significant other…well, use your imagination and make sure he or she opens the gift privately! 4) Suitable for Framing  Find a nice poem in the public domain, and create something your loved one can frame (or polish and use one of those frames in your bottom drawer, or pick up a simple one at the dollar store). How about the serenity prayer for your 12-step buddy? Or your sister’s favorite Psalm (such as, “Be still and know that I am God,” Psalm 46:10)? Wrap and add a bow--at my house we sometimes use the Sunday comics or, for fans, the sports section, as wrapping paper--and you’re ready to rock and roll! Not long ago my friend Karen printed out a list of pithy healing statements for me in my favorite color, purple (sample, from Mother Teresa, “Intense love does not measure; it just gives”). It’s hanging in my dining room right now. 5) New Game  The best gifts say, “I know you. I think about you. I understand you.” Several years ago I created an acrostic for my friend, Karen, making a simple poem using the letters of her first name. I did it on the computer, but if you have nice penmanship, you could do it by hand. Write the person’s name vertically, then use each letter to begin a fun, loving statement about the person. It was such a simple gift, but she had tears in her eyes when she read it. “Nobody’s ever done something with my name like that,” she said. Another option is to put the person’s name on a hat (maybe with a slogan) or t-shirt (with a favorite photo). 6) Focus on an Interest  It really is the thought—not the dollar number on the bottom of the receipt—that counts. Think about what your loved one really enjoys or cherishes, and gather together simple tools of his trade or hobby. Your friend loves to write—get her a blank book, a pretty pen, and a set of ear plugs. Your husband cherishes his garden–give him a pile of seed catalogs and a promise in writing to do the ordering for him when the time comes. For a baker—create a basket of supplies and a shiny new gadget to spur her on. And if you dare, you can even re-gift or go with gently used goods. I have friend of limited means who’s a genius at knowing what books I like—twice I’ve received a lovely stack of two or three spiritual books, tied with raffia, decorated with a small sprig of greenery, and sporting a heartfelt, custom-written card. Perfect! 7) Grandma, We Love You  Have everyone—the kids, the grandkids, the in-laws—write love notes, with specifics on what they’re grateful for and what their favorite times have been. Embellish with hand drawings. Cover a shoe box with pretty paper, stuff the love notes inside, and watch the feelings flow. Or do you have a relative (like my sister-in-law Eve who never misses a birthday, anniversary, or holiday for anyone in our huge family) who likes to send as well as receive notes of good cheer? A thoughtful gift could be an assortment of lovely stationery and some cool custom stamps. (There are several sites that make them. Or just go to the post office and have them show you their assortment of commemorative stamps.) 8) Share Your Soul  Take a page from the tradition of prayer beads. Make or buy a string of pretty beads. As you string them, one at a time, speak a special prayer “into” it; if store-bought, just touch each bead and say a prayer as you do. Make each brief prayer meaningful for the recipient (e.g. May you find true love, may you make a dream come true, may you do well in school this year, etc.). Find a lovely jewelry-sized box and present it to your loved one with a special note. Either explain that each bead has a special prayer in it or list the prayers. (I’m doing this for my sweet big sister, Anita, who totally deserves this kind of blessing.) You can use the same principle with a knitted or crocheted scarf or afghan—pray with each stitch, then present with a note on the item’s history. You could even go with recipes—copy your favorites into a pretty pamphlet, adding a prayer or a simple, affirming quote with each one, then bake one of the dishes and present it all together. 9) Potluck Dinner  Happiness researchers tell us that it isn’t the cost of the gift that creates the wow but the quality of the love behind it. Even when it feels like the reason for the season is eating, what really matters is all the good energy flowing as the dishes are passed. So plan an extended-family or neighborhood potluck dinner. You provide paper cups, plates, and plasticware—or go green and have everyone bring his or her own plate, cup, and silverware. You also take charge of beverages and hors d’oeuvres. Then set a date and assign half your guest list vegetables and salads, a quarter an entrée, the last quarter desserts. Run a vacuum around the living room, pull out your best tablecloth, and now it’s a party! 10) Fireside Chats  Kids of all ages love to tell and hear stories about themselves. Draw the family close one December night, pop some corn or toast some marsh mallows, make cocoa or mull some cider (heat to very warm, not hot, and add a pinch each of cinnamon, ginger, and cloves), and pull out the family photos—those in albums and the ones still strewn in boxes. Go through them together and narrate. If your kids are older, like mine, they may share a memory or two of their own that might surprise you. In all likelihood, there’ll be some laughter! Take more photos for next time. Resolve to make this an annual tradition. 11) Make a Joyful Noise  Photocopy a dozen favorite seasonal songs, and pull out your old folk song books. Invite your friends to a sing-along. If you’ve got a guitar or piano player in the bunch, so much the better—but if not, that’s fine too. You’re there to laugh and feel closer to each other, not to make the hit parade! Everybody brings a snack, you provide the drinks, and you’re home (almost) free. If you want to go really crazy, get everyone to go caroling house-to-house. Then, back to yours for hot drinks and a debriefing of all the different responses. 12) Schedule a Games Night  Here’s a way to get together with friends and family that will never end in arguments over who’s picking up the tab! Invite a dozen or so people (more gets unwieldy) and ask that everyone bring a snack (some folks can bring sweet, some savory) and a favorite no-tech game. (As in Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, Pictionary, or even that weird unopened one way back on the shelf.) Light the bayberry candles and the fireplace, if you have one, and laugh the evening away. My neighbors and I still recall the night, organized by my friend Barbara, when we all got so giddy over some silly game that tears rolled. You can’t make this kind of memory happen, but you absolutely can lay the groundwork. To get the fun started, stack all the games on the coffee table and get a consensus. Or rotate through the top three or four—who says you can’t be fickle?—and party on. |
In this world of blogging, I do appreciate with what it does especially in making friends worldwide! So far, I have made tons of friends already, filipinas around the globe! Got this award from Dhemz & Ate Cecile (I just grabbed it from Ate Cel), a million thanks from the bottom of my heart (naks nman!!)
JACKPOT!! So I asked my father to go and visit the place straight away, to talk to the owner, take photographs and make a deal. We know it was cheap, but then we tried if the owner was willing to reduce the offered price, which in the end she did not!
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Anyway, shopping is always the first thing comes to our mind when special celebrations (birthdays, anniversaries, chistening, etc) or any major occasion like "Christmas" comes! Sad to say that I had to do mine, ours online. When we were in UK last September, my husband bought my Christmas present already, its a TAG HEUER two-tone watch and have been wearing it since we came back here. I didn't manage to wait til Chistmas.... :) Besides, I have already given my present for him, latest PC Games (5) with Joystick since he likes playing computer games, this was through our South African friend who went on vacation last month.
So, I browsed on EBay, and have had found gorgeous things I would have asked my husband to buy for me if we were at home. They were shipped to the Philippines, did arrive safely, and asked one of my colleagues to bring with him who arrived just this past week! I found this Australian company called Pink Beauty, not so expensive though.
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Only then, with control slipping past me into a haze of drugs and fear, did I make that one, final leap - the leap from control to faith - the leap from childlessness into motherhood.
My next recollection was my husband's hand once again holding mine as he said the words that officially changed my life, "We have a little girl."
The images of the next two months blurred together as ups and downs alternated at break-neck speed. One minute spent holding my two-pound and yet weightless daughter in my arms versus the next three weeks spent holding only tiny fingers through the isolet window-waiting for the next opportunity to take my baby out of the incubator again.
The drugs, powerful enough to keep her safe from infection, again and again blew through her small veins while all I could do was watch, pray, and hang onto the faith that somehow we would get through this. If we could just make it to the next horizon, through the next transfusion and the next round of drugs, then I could live again. Until then survival was my only goal.
In the darkness of a soul in crisis, my prayers became much deeper. No longer were they for selfish requests. Now they were centered wholly on the tiny baby God had entrusted to my care. The Lord has said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain you" (Psalms 55:22), and during those long days, that was what kept me going.
As good as that sounds, however, reality was that my only real positives at the time were formed by the negatives. "It's not pneumonia." "It's not an infection." "We won't have to put the IV in her head-this time." The struggle to live was being waged not only by the tiny baby lying helplessly in the incubator, but by her mother's spirit as well. Fear laced every call to the hospital, every question, every conversation. But always the faith remained. Somehow we would make it. Somehow God sustained me. Somehow.
Then in one faltered heartbeat the negatives became negatives again, and I faced a test of faith more terrifying than my own journey through the abyss - my baby's journey to the edge of the River Jordan. All her veins had been blown, and a new IV would have to go in her head - all the other options had been exhausted.
In utter desperation my husband and I left the hospital, and on a rain-soaked highway with the amber glow of the streetlights flashing above me, I reached a place that I never even knew existed - the place where faith no longer resides.
"Why?" I asked the darkness around me. "Why?"
But God has promised, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5), and I am here to tell you, He does send messengers to help when you ask. Truth is, mine was sitting right by my side - exactly where he had been through the whole ordeal. Slowly my husband reached over, took my hand, and spoke the words that I would cling to not only for this one night but for the rest of eternity. "She's going to be okay. You've just got to have faith."
Every day for the next five years that faith has been tested over and over again. Every time I let my baby-big girl, now-off at play school. Every time my second daughter lets go of my hand and walks off on her own. Every time one child or the other screams in pain or in fear at two o'clock in the morning - the words come back to me, "She's going to be okay. You've just got to have faith."
In the days to come, the phrase will only become more powerful. During the long nights when the girls fail to call and on the days when they experience their own griefs, the words will be there to help me through. Time and again as I hold my children for one brief moment and then release them into the abyss, the words will be there.
Through school, best friends, boyfriends, first dates, first heartbreaks, in partnership with God and my husband, I will remain the rock on which these two girls can build their lives. Until someday in some beautiful sunlit church, I will watch from a front pew as they stand before God and pledge themselves to another forever. Then as they turn, kiss me, and walk away into their own lives, the words will again be there. "She's going to be okay. You've just got to have faith."
The day will come of course when the abyss will stretch before me again "when Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with Him in glory" (Colossians 3:4).
In some darkened room on another cold, hard bed I will step toward the abyss to make my final journey home. However, this time I will have not one but three sets of hands to hold onto. Then, looking up into the eyes of the two beautiful women my daughters have become, the sadness at our imminent parting will be there, but a greater understanding will hold me also.
Beyond a doubt, I know that as I slip the darkness of this world into the light beyond, I will hear that voice one more time: "They're going to be okay. You've just got to have faith."
Got this award from Ate Cecille, thanks a lot for sharing this and the thought behind this award, that you wanted us to feel the "Spirit of Christmas" too. I must admit, sounds pathetic, and sad upon realizing that it doesn't feel like Christmas here, not just yet! I haven't even heard any Christmas songs yet... in fact, we just received our Christmas orders from foreign countries which we ordered 6 months ago!
You'd perhaps thought of doing something about it, to report the numbers? Yes, here at www.reportphonenumbers.com you can check the number(s), search on their database of numbers and know what people had to say about that particular number(s)!
I was reading this article in Glamour magazine a while ago, and it was about these five women who overcame deadly situations and got on with their lives. These women went through a double lung transplant, an open heart surgery and then gave birth to twins, a cancer survivor, a deadly bacterial infection, and one of the women, who was still a teenager like us, survived knife wounds that most people wouldn't survive.
This article got me thinking about how people go about their lives. Life is not a smooth ride. Some people, when they hit a bump, give up and turn around while others find ways to go over the bump or around the bump. I believe that everyone should do the latter and be like these five women and find ways to get around these bumps.
So when you reach a bump on the road called life, don't give up because you're not the only person to ever reach that particular bump and you're not the last. Be an example for your followers!!!
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However, only recently that I became known of this "air-cleaner" / "air-purifier" thing. There are quite few of types for us to choose from, such as: hepa air purifier - HEPA stands for "High Efficiency Particulate Air" which is intended to sieve out enormously tiny bits and pieces that are hanging around in every corner, also this ultraviolet air cleaners, ionic, carbon and also there's such as what they call "electrostatic precipitators", and car air purifiers as well. As far as I know, air cleaner/purifier is designed to fight and remove toxins, any noxious waste on air, which gives us a secure, protected and dirt-free living.
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