the weekend that was

• my brother (the father-to-be) celebrated his birthday yesterday, and we had a nice lunch at Kamayan sa Palaisdaan. my sister-in-law’s family was also there, and i always enjoy their company.  a visit at this restaurant wouldn’t be complete without tilapia and crispy pata. ahhhh. great food, great company, good scenery, and the weather kinda [...]

More graces

I’ve thought of 2009 as a year of trials more than anything. And then God turns things around in the most unexpected way.   I’m going to be an Auntie for the third time. A gift of life for our family that has been orphaned six months ago. After all the trials, things can only [...]

Graces

God answers prayers in the most unexpected ways. He shows His infinite grace everyday, and I am always amazed. A seemingly insurmountable problem that almost crushed me about more than a month ago seems to be nearing a solution. A miracle indeed. He just needed me to have faith. He just needed me to be [...]

Not years, not tears.

“ Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” John Lennon I turned a year older a few weeks ago. It was my first birthday without my Father around—still trying to grasp the fact that my brothers and I are orphans. Never mind that we are “old enough” already,  [...]