happyemk

Hi there!  Hi me!  It's been a while since I last posted my entry. I have been very "busy" these past months. Oh that sad word B-U-S-Y :( Because of being busy, I got disconnected with people I dearly love. I haven't heard news about them. And that's bitterly sad for me since I cannot take back the time I lost with them. And same thing with my prayer life. I always remind myself to stay connected with God whom I recognize as my loving Heavenly Father. Reminding myself to make prayer a natural act from my inner desire of communing with Jesus Christ. However, there were times when I do not pray - that I just shut the door of my heart and go with the flow of my everyday "routine" in life. And so things fall apart, and I do get disappointed on things and on people. Then I would ask "God, why do allow these to happen?" And God would point out to me, "My child, why do you allow these things to happen?" And so I need to get back...

February 25, 2017 Your daddy and I left our house to visit Tito Jerahmeel before he goes to Japan the next day. We didn't bring you with us for the reason that we'll go straight ahead to church to prepare for the camp's fundraising. In fact, we left the church late at night. Your daddy and I were exhausted but Jesus truly sustained us, son. We arrived home and you were sleeping soundly with Nanay Monet. We kissed and cuddled you carefully that we didn't want to wake you up. You seemed so peaceful son. I envy you! :)  February 26, 2017 Church day! Your daddy and I left the house early in the morning to attend the 1st worship service. We needed to prepare for the fundraising after the service.  And while I was selling books outside the church, with my two big eyes, I saw you with Nanay Monet and Ate Tina! Oh what a joy! You three looked great! Then I hurriedly embraced you and carried you! Until the rest of our church mates willingly took care of you while ...

November 27, 2016 google map On my way to meet my husband at Lucky Chinatown mall so we’ll be together going to our Young Couples’ Seminar at GCM located at Stateland building. Given the map on the side was my trail walking towards the place. I was complaining as I felt so exhausted and my feet were tired. It was the best way to reach my destination rather than to take a tricycle. Upon meeting my husband, I rested under the air-conditioner located at the exit door of the mall. And so we’re about to go to Stateland . And my husband was ready to walk. I was complaining and nagging about my exhaustion – that I haven’t regained my strength yet. But I yielded and walked. To cut my story short, as we got back home. I saw my husband’s pair of shoes. It was almost broken. The inner part of his shoes was torn and I can’t imagine how my husband managed to walk using his 3 year old shoes. I felt ashamed. Not because my husband’s shoes was almost near of saying good bye, but because ...

My heart breaks to see people bullying each other, probably a way of making fun of other people? to be entertained? to get attention from others ? I don't know. Right now, my heart is crying. This applies to all -Christians and Non-Christians. I hope and I pray we could learn to respect others; learn how to earn respect from others as well. While browsing the internet, I saw this article. I was rebuked and reminded. We are not perfect. But God called us to be PERFECT in His terms not ours. Respect Others—Even if They Haven't Earned It (How to Respect People Who Don't "Deserve" Respect) Show proper respect to everyone (1 Peter 2:17). Introduction: It can be hard to respect others. When counseling with couples, I often hear one person say something along the lines of, "He (or she) hasn't earned my respect." Parents often say this of their teenage children. Most of us slip into this way of thinking when we talk about politicians. It...

Read Psalm 121:1-8 When television coverage of the Winter Olympics brought visions of twirling, whirling ice skaters into our home, we had two diminutive skaters in our living room.  Spin after spin catapulted them into tangled heaps of arms and legs on the floor.  Finally, my five-year-old asked in exasperation, "Mommy, how do they spin so fast?"  I tried to explain a technique learned many years ago when I was the ballerina-to-be the technique of spotting.   Start by focusing your sight on a fixed spot and with each rapid turn of the head, return your gaze to the same place .  No dramatic improvement resulted from my little ballerina's initial efforts as she began trying this technique.   Spotting does not come naturally at any age .  She and her sister continued to look like they were playing a musical game of Twister, ending in the same heap on the floor.  But slowly, ever so slowly, spotting took effect.  Her turns were more controll...

Dear Lord,  Don't let me become frantic when I hear the statistics. The computer doesn't know me - doesn't know how much I laugh and cry, how well I'm loved, who my friends are, or how I'm prayed for.  It certainly doesn't know that You have a timetable for my life and Your timing is perfect. Amen. *  surely this 2012 summer time for me is the most productive and challenging time i've had.. got the hectic schedule yet manageable..by the grace of God, He keeps on sustaining me and encouraging me to finish this race i have..

credits Matthew 14:31  Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him.  “You of little faith,”  he said, “why did you doubt?” I have an issue of being a worrier. I worry a lot. I think a lot.  think+worry=me and I know that's not what God wants me to be.   So why worry if I have a big GOD? I have prepared myself yesterday to get my grades in school. Standing in a verrrrrrrrry looooong line, patiently I waited before I could head on to the person in-charge with all the manual processing of releasing the grades. Suddenly, I felt something that I don't want to feel in that situation - butterflies in my heart! So I stopped and prayed, "Lord, please let me see a passing grade." And there my grades are! PRAISE THE LORD! I passed all the subjects! What a relief! THANK YOU LORD! Next step:  Check the Schedule for Summer Classes. I went to the enrollment area and saw thicker lines of students.  Schedules for the subjects were projected. ...

credits I am missing out a lot of things in mind to share in my blog. I am almost missing out to visit my blog even if it's my default page in my computer. Oh, I say, I've been tooooooooooooo busy :( February: It was a month of challenge for me.  It's the month when I can totally feel the life of a student and a teacher. It was a bit hard.  Doing exam papers today for my students' exam next week, then review for tomorrow's exam or prepare for the report, etc.  It was totally exhausting.  BUT, I thank my God because He never fails to give me strength and push me to keep going and indeed, God enabled me! March: It was still a month of challenge for me. FINALS FINALS FINALS. Aside from studying and preparing things for final paper works, March was also a time for dancing, rehearsals, preparations for the graduation/sem-ender. It was also a time of success and victory for the Lord. March 24 marked the 17th Recognition/Graduation Exercises of the school I...

Humbling myself down at the cross and asking for God’s forgiveness were the things I remember 4 years ago. It was the time that I surrendered my crooked and hopeless life to the Lord. Year 2007 wasn't the ideal year for me - it was a year of rebellion until such time that I finally gave up and said "What have I done, Lord?" Accepting JESUS CHRIST as my personal Lord and Savior was the best decision I made in my 21 years of existence. I have been the worst person and did worst actions but the GRACE of God was upon me and He extended His loving arms to lift me up from my old, hopeless and sinful life. In my 4 years of being a Christian didn’t guarantee me to live a sinless and perfect life. Giving up all the things that were not pleasing to the Lord’s eyes was not a one-day mission. It's a step by step  process as I continually walk with the Lord. “That why we are CHRISTIAN – without CHRIST, I am IAN, I Am Nothing” Indeed, my life here on earth is nothing without ...

hello my friends! pm me in my fb or send me email here.. I JUST LOST MY PHONE.. (actually, it was yesterday!) sad TT.TT  but it's ok... I should not invest much on earthly things but my experience is teaching me a lot to look upon ETERNAL TREASURES! God bless you all! :)

Hello November! photo here Hello blogger.com I've missed a lot of time blogging out myself and my ideas in my site. There's so much ideas I'd love to share but time didn't allow to sit and log in to my blogger account.  I've missed the time I usually spend browsing others' blog and learning new things and ideas from them. I've missed the stories of some friends who are so consistently blogging their ideas out! Since I left the Korean company I've worked at, my time for blogging was lessen. Instea d, I need to sit and work with all my school works, take home works, lesson plans, checking of some undone quizzes or exam papers. I need to browse and read references of my subjects for the next topic I'm about to discuss. Doing things SPONTANEOUSLY is a must. But oh, I still love sleeping! and still having a hard time sleeping early! 11.15.11 I'M A WORKING-STUDENT! I enrolled the 18 units for Teaching Program in one university in Manila and I...

Hello Readers! What's up? I have one question for you, What's your Favorite Color? Does it sound like your mom or your teacher asking you the same question years back. :) I don't have a particular favorite color though, I like white, black, purple, blue, and pink! We even tend to give meanings to each colors, right? For example, WHITE, that means purity. That is why a bride wears white dress in her  wedding!  RED, that means blood or war probably. In our country's flag, color BLUE is over RED- that means PEACE and FREEDOM are far above WAR and SUFFERINGS of our country. How about PURPLE? In my advertising class in college, we discussed about a very famous brand campaign ad and the importance of Purple in their products - which means AGEing. You know, women who still look young and fresh and beautiful even if they're 50 or 60 years of age! You see, we got lots of colors! Look around, and you'll see a lot. Without them, surrounding would be boring, dull and l...

Hello READER, I missed couple of weeks blogging myself out. Hello AUGUST! I hope I can continue blogging even if I don't have an access in the internet for 8 hours in a day. Welcome to my AUGUST calendar! Aug. 1-5, 2011: Vacation Week. I spent the whole week in my lovely and peaceful province, Batangas. Away from the city, away from the fast pacing of technology, that’s where I spent my first week of being a “job-less” technically. Finally, I got a chance to have my “normal” week with the following normal activities: - I got to eat 3 meals in a day in EXACT meal time + having my merienda! - I got to sleep as late as 10:30 or 11:00 pm and wake up as early as 7:30 or 8 am - I got to teach and help my little cousin, Juris, in his homework. This 4 year old boy is attending preschool classes in his humble school at Taludtod, Balayan, Batangas. I was helping him how write his name as well  - I got to experience the serenity of a peaceful day, the humble kind of living in the ...

Hungry I come to You For I know You satisfy I am empty but I know Your love does not run dry So I wait for You So I wait for You I'm falling on my knees Offering all of me Jesus You're all This heart is living for Broken I run to You For Your arms are open wide I am weary but I know Your touch Restores my life -Hungry by Kathryin Scott        

Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." "Lord, protect me as I go home tonight. Thank you for the classes I had for the past 4 days.  Give me a good night sleep as I close my eyes.  Refresh my mind, my spirit and my heart.  I am happyemk and I have a cheerful heart, but today, I feel terribly tired and exhausted. May you give me STRENGTH everyday, may you SUSTAIN me in everything that I do" Love, EMK

No Ministry Apart from Service Image here 1 Peter 4:10 At each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. “Ministry” and “service” are from the same Greek word and mean essentially the same thing. There is no ministry apart from service. No one can have an impact in ministry who is not also willing to serve, to be a servant. There is always a price tag attached to service. It might be health; it might be convenience; it might be aggravation; it might be humility. Whatever the cost, it is what adorns the neck of those who minister. Ministry in the church is like being a parent. The most successful parents are those who learn to sacrifice for their children. And while we parents think our children never are going to realize what we have sacrificed in service to them, they eventually do. And what we have sacrificed for them comes back to us as the fruit of a close and intimate relationship with them. And it’s the same way in ...