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The Relational Atmosphere
My two older sons sat through Sunday service to watch and hear their dad preach. At one part during the message, Edric admitted to the audience that, “I still struggle with irritability towards my wife and kids from time to time but by God’s grace, I am improving.” The theme of his talk was “Pursuing … Continue reading
The “Happy” in Mother’s Day for Me
The Mangyan women of Mindoro used to take a can of water with them into the bushes to give birth to their babies. They would cut their own umbilical cord using a sharp rock. Alone and birthing in the bushes! My oh my! If they came back alive with their babies then well and good … Continue reading
First Kiss
I wish I had a professional camera to take photos at my sister’s wedding to share with you all. But I had to rely on my Iphone and Facebook to get photos of the event. (Will wait for the wedding photographer’s selections and share them when I can.) It was an amazing wedding, which I … Continue reading
Celebrating Our God-Given Chromosomes
“Mommy and Tiana are…” I used to say this when Tiana started talking and she would finish off the statement with the word, “girls!” And eventually I also taught her that her dad and brothers were “boys.” I don’t know if it meant much to her, but I wanted her to understand that physically, she … Continue reading
The Chromosome Crisis
In an age where social “engineers” are trying to push for the idea that gender is changeable; that there are many genders; and that gender is a matter of personal preference, there is a need, more than ever before, to celebrate who God designed us to be for the sake of the generation we are … Continue reading
“Best Day Ever!”
We spent all of Saturday hanging out with the kids (and mostly, at home). We played Monopoly Philippine Edition, went swimming, drove around in the car to run errands, and put out a big mattress in the living room so we could all lay on it and chill. One of our sons said, “This is … Continue reading
Blessed Pepper Lunch
Edric and I had so much fun watching our two older sons snarf down their meals at Pepper Lunch. After their Taekwondo open house performance, they were craving it so we took them over to SM Megamall. They were thrilled and energetically bounced right up to Pepper Lunch, picked out table # 64, and sat … Continue reading
Popcorn Men
Sitting in theater 4 of Rockwell Powerplant Mall, in the middle of the movie, Edric and I heard a loud clicking sound in the back. We had no idea what it was but it was pretty distinct and annoying. Edric and another guy decided to do something about it and went outside to talk to … Continue reading
Character is a Family Thing
“I will be grateful,” Edan said as he ate a spoonful of vegetables. He didn’t want to eat the salad I served him but we had just learned about the character trait of gratefulness so he changed his attitude. I didn’t have to say anything. He paused for a bit, looked at the spoon, and … Continue reading
The Baton
“In a relay, the most critical point is the passing of the baton.” In Judges 2 we find out that after Joshua and the generation after him died, “there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD, nor yet the work which He had done for Israel. Then the sons of Israel … Continue reading
