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This is my desktop wallpaper in the office. Actually last night, its background was white.  Well, I used the white background for an illusion or reflection as I start having video classes (so that I would look whiter on the screen ^^)  But as I look at it with its black background, I think it's also cool :) Another midweek has come. And I thank God for this another day. Like what's in Luke, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD. I might not know yet what lies ahead of me today in my workplace, but one thing I know for sure, that God is always at work at me! I have been experiencing and facing some "giants" lately.  I know God is testing my faith in Him more. I know He is up to something with me, He's teaching me something. And He wants me to join Him. I thank God for the trials and circumstances I have been experiencing not just in my workplace but in every aspect of my life.  I thank God that despite of our imperfect world , there is a PERFECT GOD with me! L...

You Are Blessed

I was browsing my Ipod last night before I sleep. I was so attached with Chris Tomlin's album "And if our God is for us (deluxe edition)" There's something with his song that uplifts my mind, my spirit. Not because of the "lyrics" or the "singer" or even the "melody" in it. Those were just secondary of my reasons. I believed I was touched by the song because I know it was composed out of his inspiration towards our Living God. Indeed, our God is alive! He was risen and He will come! This coming Sunday, it'll be another Father's Day. Again, another Father's day without even celebrating it with my earthly father. By the way, his name is Mr. George Alpajora Magsino. Let's always celebrate our Father's love for us!

    photo at debragrayelliott.blogspot.com HATE LATE? This slogan of an ad must be familiar to you. You might not be patient to wait for something to fill in your stomach. How about in the concept of PRAYING? Do you pray and always wanting to be answered immediately? or you still pray even if there's no answer yet? They say when you pray, God will only respond in 3 ways: YES, NO, and WAIT. HATE LATE when it comes to prayer? God has never been late in answering our prayers. He wants us to WAIT for He will answer in His own terms, in His beautiful and perfect time. What are you thankful for? "I thank God for His perfect delivery in my prayer!" Let me share you my story... C ouple of weeks ago, I was sending resume to different media companies. I am still employed up to this time, but I still dream that one day, I could work in a media company. As you know, I am an English teacher for Korean students. I am capable of teaching but I am not a licensed tea...

I am personally glad to be part of a team in our company who really works well as a TEAM.  I have always been passionate, idealistic and optimistic working in a team.  I pursue leadership but I believe in order for you to be a good leader, you must learn how to be a faithful and responsible follower or subordinate. I am happy with the friendship that our team had built - in and out our workplace. Our team captain is really passionate in her work. She cares about us (her members) as well. There might be times of DEMANDs, but our team never quits and never surrender. We believe that we can be, not a perfect team, but model for our other co-workers. I do not boast or what, but I think that our team has one thing in common, or should I say two things ! FRIENDSHIP & LOVE Above all, I thank the Lord for bringing me here in this team. 11 months ago, I was just a newbie-employee observing the policies in my workplace. I still do it. I still observe. listen, act and learn. But ...

Last Monday, I was not able to make an entry in my blog! It says:  "javascript: void(0)" Whaat???!  :( I'm not techie so I really don't know what's happening and/or how to cure it. Anyway! I'm back! I can now begin my blog again! yipee!! How's your WEEKEND by the way? I PRAISE GOD FOR..... the beautiful morning today! how about you? anything you want to say praises to God today? God bless you!

Today is our 151st day! Here we go again. We’re so “busy” that we forgot to greet one another! But we’re not mad with each other. We just laughed it off! It was like, “hey! It seems like we’re so serious with our relationship huh?” (The other way around)   Anyway, yeah! I’m busy this week. I am a volunteer in our church children ministry’s VBS (Vacation Bible School). It’s my 2nd day. Second day of getting up early. Second day of my unusual routine. And I love it! By God’s strength, I’m still up! He sustains me and will sustain me for the coming days. You know, it’s a humbling experience that the Lord gives you what you NEED. I need strength and presence of mind. I need wisdom and patience. I need this experience to see HIS plans for me after my VBS experience. I was just tapped 2 weeks ago and at first I was hesitant to join because of my work schedule – FEAR OF BEING LATE IN MY WORK! But TWO days, the Lord brings me at the office ahead of time, safe and sound. An...

After typhoon Ondoy hit the Philippines, we are also included of those who were affected by that tragedy.   There was a terrible flood in area. It happened before way back 2000 or 2001; after several years of stillness, we didn’t imagine it will happen again. (Typhoon Ondoy was really a huge problem last year). We are workaholics.   Time is gold for my mother who operates her own company.   My younger sister’s school schedule then was so tight; it’s her graduation year.   And I, as preschool teacher then, really needs to work harder to earn money.   The whole flood thing in the community really affects us. For a couple of day, turned into weeks, I lived from different places to which I could freely move out from the flooded community and to have a normal life as a working one.   I lived in Guadalupe, Makati.   A family friend of ours, Papa Nonoy, who is a “stay-in” of a construction factory industry, offered his place so we could go through our norma...

Saturday: August 28, 2010 I had a 2 pm appointment to meet at the church but something happened importantly in the house. I was late then ^^ I reached at around 3:30pm. I had to teach some of my church mates on a dance presentation the following day. The team wasn’t complete. After the dance practice, I had to meet my practice for our presentation. We practiced the song “God of this city” with the use of the grand piano... waahh! Notes! I cannot read notes! I must admit that I had difficult time in singing the song although I know the song very well, but please do not let me sing that song using the chords or lyrics to be read in notes. Then we proceed to our Saturday practice- The Praise and Worship practice. It was a bit tiring for me because I really had a tough time prior the practice. I was physically exhausted. At the back of my mind, I haven’t practice yet for my presentation for the Discipleship Convergence. After our practice, I had now the chance to practice my piece. O...

It was PETER MARC SANTIAGO RAMOS' 28th year. It was his day! My "DD" buddies were with him before the clock ticks HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Well, yeah, Saturday was a tiring day yet I thank the Lord for the wonderful memories I could treasure with. I thank the Lord for the wonderful people and the "not-so-people" who apparently been part of his life. I just felt overwhelmed for the time given for me to spend time with him and with my closest friends.   Saturday - at 6am my friend Renniel and ate Ae planned for a surprise cake for him. They baked cake especially made for him. Renniel asked me to help him in designing the cake. But since I couldn't join them in baking the cake, I just told him to choose between Cookie Monster or Astro Boy (does it make any sense? Yeah It did!!) In the afternoon, I went to the mall to buy my present for him. I went in for like 5 stores just to buy a gift that he might like, which makes my job very hard. I only know buying shi...

(This was the testimony I shared with bundles of college students in our churh's ministry : Youth Life Student Center) I want to thank the Lord for the life that He has given me everyday, for every opportunity that I can share with other people how God worked, is working and will work in my life LIFE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.. Way back in High school, I was a hard working student in my studies. Pressures are there because I belong in a pilot section so, I have to do things at my best. I was not belong to those who the “grade-conscious” group or so the “brainiacs” in the class. I belong to the middle, the “commoner” group. What I excelled in when I was in High school was the extra curricular activities, dancing and singing. I love singing than dancing. I remember when there was an audition for the choir group, I was the first one in the class to enlist but apparently, when the result for those who qualified was announced, my name wasn’t mentioned. It was a depressing feeling for me, ...

August 4, 2010 Psalm 37: 4, 7 It has been another important day in my life. Today’s revelation of the Lord to me was about the discipline in waiting. It was not a surprise to me at all – knowing that yes, I am waiting for someone. I have learned the differences of the meaning of waiting as a waste of time and as a necessary discipline. Of course who would have wanted to be discipline? But the grace of the Lord had just poured out on me this day. Five days before today’s revelation, I have left a word that I wouldn’t ask about my status with the man I am in loved with, that I wouldn’t demand anything from because that just causes some fights between the two of us. This day, I learned many things about the connection of waiting and discipline. I thought both of us were heading the right way. Yes, we are in love, we care for each other. But things just don’t seem right. I learned to fall in love with this man February 2008. The feelings just get stronger as I have been with him for t...

July 31st It was a memorable day for me. One rainy afternoon, while walking in a footbridge under the umbrella, in a busy street of Metro Manila, a man came after us, telling something important that I happened to ignore at first. Not knowingly that the man would tell us that my bag was open and that someone might have tried to get something from my backpack. I hurriedly turned around and checked my bag. It was a terrible time for me that I was able to say something that I shouldn't say. It was a disheartened experience that day. I felt that I lost “Chris-like” in me that time, I thought that maybe at that time, Satan had terribly laughing that I was able to speak something that he would wanted to hear. When I checked my bag, I realized that the person who have tried to open my bag and tried to get something from inside would get nothing – he could have got my toothpaste, toothbrush, hair brush, roll of tissue! Cluttered things were inside! But I remember my other phone if it was...

My life before was not perfect at all. I guess there is no perfect life anyway here on earth. I was raised in a family who values the relationship of its every member. I thought I had a perfect family, with my parents, my elder sister; not to mention my supportive grandparents and uncles. But those wonderful thoughts have gone when my parents got separated. There were lots of ups and downs in our family. The income of my mother did not turn out well. We usually get what we want before but those times were one of the difficult situations that my family had experienced. Well then, life must go on instead of living in a miserable memory I wouldn’t want to remember. I am the second child in the family. We were not raised who attending church every Sunday-we were not church-goers at all, not unless there is an occasion. But it changed during my elementary and high school life. I had an opportunity to be involved in our school’s activity, not just for extra-curricular ones but also in jo...