I haven't been able to update my blogs since we came here in Texas because I've been preoccupied with other things. I am glad I got the chance to update it now. I would try my very best to post here more often so my readers would have something new to read here every time they come and visit.

It's the month of June and summer 2012 officially started yesterday. The weather is still okay and it hasn't hit 100s yet. It is in the 80s and 90s in Texas and I'm glad because the past years, I heard this time of year was already in the 100s. This is the reason that I dread the summer in Texas. It's too hot for my bones. Even though I came from a tropical country, summer in Texas is way hotter than in the Philippines. So when I bought our tickets in coming here, I wanted to be out of Texas before the end of June. But here we are, we had to extend our stay here as per request of our new pastor. He wanted us to stay here in our church to be able to reconnect with old members and get to know the new members as well and of course him (our pastor). This is our sending church in the mission field and the only church supporting us. In a way, it's a blessing because it gives us more time to visit some churches and present our ministry. We just pray that God will lead us to those mission-minded churches so we can raise support for our ministry. So far, we had visited 3 churches but nothing positive yet. I don't lose hope. We are doing this for the Lord and I believe He will bless our efforts. We need funds to construct our church building in the Philippines. Our church bought a land but no money yet for the building. If you are reading this and you are being led by the Lord to help our ministry, then just contact me. The Lord will bless you for that.

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When hubby and I went on vacation to California many years ago, we never had the chance to visit Disneyland. We've been to different tourist spots in CA like the Golden Gate, Universal Studios, Sea World, etc. but not to Disneyland. I told hubby I wanted to see it but he told me we were already low on money that time so he promised me that he will take me to Disneyland next time. Many years had passed but until now hubby's promise still remains a promise. I've been dreaming to see that place one of these days. I've seen some photos of my friends in Facebook who have been there and the more I wanted to go there.

I'm not losing hope. I believe that sooner or later, when hubby will have the money that he will fulfill his promise to me and buy some disneyland tickets and take me to Disney. I understand our situation right now that we have to do what we are called to do and that is to do the works of the Lord. We have our ministry and our service to the Lord comes first before anything else. Who knows, one of these days when we will have our furlough, we will go to Disneyland. The Scriptures says, "Delight yourself in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

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I remember my flowers in Wichita Falls when we were there a few years ago. I was so delighted everytime they come back on spring. In fact I always take photos of my flowers when they bloom. I even made a scrapbook of my plants and as I was going through my files, I happened to see these photos. It reminds me of my garden in Texas 4 years ago. My daffodils were the first flowers that bloomed and also in the other photo is the peach tree that was blooming for the first time.

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It's been 2 years and 1 month since my beloved aunt went to be with the Lord. I wrote about her here in this post. The pain is not as bad as when she just left us but I still do remember her. How could I forget my aunt who had been with me and my siblings since our birth. She was our 2nd mom who cared for us and loved us dearly. I just wished I could turn back the time so I can take care of her too when she got old.

I was in the states when her dementia sets in. She became so forgetful and she didn't even remember my name when I got back from the US. I was deeply saddened that time. I was able to be with her for only a year since we came back in my homeland. For that span of time, I was able to tell her I love her when we were talking. I gave her a bath and washed her clothes too. Those times were not enough to give back to her all the things she had done for us. My dear auntie, I really miss you so much. Thank you for all the sacrifices and love you showed us.

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How time flies! We've been here in my homeland for 3 years already. I remember our flight was in the month of January and it was still winter that time. It's was a long trip from Texas to the Philippines, more than 22 hours including the lay-over and it was really boring while sitting down in the plane. It's a good thing that all the seats in AA were equipped with a small tv so I watched a lot of movies while flying. When I got tired, I took photos of me and my hubby as souvenirs inside the plane. We took the American Airlines and they have a modern technology. We can see in the tv where we were and how far we were to our destination.

We had a 2 hour lay-over in Tokyo and then we rode the Japan Airlines from there to Manila. It's a smaller and older plane but the fight attendants were all young, helpful and pretty compared to the flight attendants of the AA. They also served better foods. My hubby was so observant and he compared the services of the 2 airlines and he likes better the services of JAL.

on board the American Airlines


with my hubby inside the plane


while waiting for our flight at DFW Airport


my hubby at DFW Airport

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Wow, it's February once again. How time flies! I didn't make any posts here for the past few weeks already. I'm sorry for that. It's not easy to maintain six blogs. I wish I have some super powers to update all my blogs at the same time, lol!

The month of February marks the celebration of Panagbenga in Baguio City or in other words Flower Festival. Hubby and I are considering to go to Baguio to see the Panagbenga 2012. We were not able to go there last year because I was in the hospital. We were there the other year (2010) but then my auntie passed away so we didn't stay long.

The most memorable one we've seen was in 2009 and that was hubby's first time to witness Panagbenga. We just got here in my homeland from the US that time. I took hubby there in Baguio to see the festival. He got the chance to see the landscape contest, street dancing and float parade. We enjoyed it but the only drawback was the very thick crowd. Hubby don't like crowded places and he said next time we will just watch it on TV, lol! 

Here is the video that I took during the street dancing competition in 2009.

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I miss our church in Texas. My hubby was given the chance to preach there a few times. One Wednesday night in 2007, my hubby had the chance to preach in our church. Our pastor and his wife were in Ohio that time and he designated some people to preach while he was away. Fortunately my hubby is one of those he designated to preach. I was so excited to hear my hubby preach that night. It has been a while since the last time he preached. While he was up there in the pulpit I was busy praying for him. I prayed that God would give him heavenly wisdom to bring his message in the church. Our service went well and hubby delivered his message that God wanted him to preach. I praised and thanked God because it's a great honor and privilege for my hubby just to stand up there and preach the Word of God.

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It's Christmas time once again. This will be our 3rd Christmas since we came back here in my homeland. I already miss Texas and I can't help myself remembering our Christmas celebrations in our church there in 2007.

We had such a great time that night during the Ladies' Christmas party held in our Church. It was hosted by Ms. Marsha, our pastor's wife. She prepared mostly finger foods and some ladies brought some desserts. I was so hungry that I ate to my heart's delight. The foods were delicious. After we ate, we picked our gifts. By the way each lady had to bring a gift worth $10. Ms. Marsha let us draw lots and I got number 13. The lady who got number 1 was the first to pick a gift. Then she opens it and have to display it. If the next lady wanted the gift that Lady number 1 got then she can steal it and the first lady will have to pick another gift. It was really fun. The gift I got was a pair of candle holders. They were so cute and when I got home I displayed it in our coffee table. I was the only one who brought a camera so as usual I took some photos.

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