Today is my Last Day

...at work.

I feel happy, amazed, and of course grateful for the wonderful opportunity to work with another employer soon.

Thank you Lord for blessing me with Chase, they have been generous and rewarding to me. But after getting a job offer so quickly after applying at (to be diclosed soon), I really think this is a sign from God that it is His will because my friends who also applied haven't received a call yet from them, and it was smooth sailing all the way from application to interview to medical exams... It was all a GO signal!

Thank you for being amazing and am looking forward to get my well deserved 3 weeks of rest before I tackle my new job soon!

Kalookies

Photo taken from kalookies website

Me. Want. These. Cookies.

Ferrero Rocher and Reese's on a cookie? This I gotta try.

Check it out over at kalookies

My Valentine Gift

I finally made the scrapbook that I was planning to make as a Valentine gift for my hubby.

I just bought a few pop out frames and stickers, and a small blue instead of a brown scrapbook so I can write on the pages. I listed 5 things I love about my husband.

The photo above says I love Daddy because....

1. He makes me smile all the time. No wonder I fell for him, just look at those dimples!

2. He's a great cook! He can outcook Jamie Oliver with just the right resources, time and money! Best of all, he cooks with LOVE that's why everything he makes taste great.

3. He's a good father to Javie. He would give him the world if he wants to, but makes sure Javie grows up disciplined and well-mannered too.

4. He loves me! What more can I ask for?

I particularly love this pink butterfky design on the frame. I want to collect more :)

5. He has a good heart. Underneath the tough guy exterior, is a pet lover, a heartfelt musician, a loving husband, parent, and a true friend. 

Mahal, you are all I need in this life and GOD gave you to me so I will treat this marriage as the best gift I ever had!

Happy Valentines everyone!

New Job

I've been waiting for that fateful call from one of the companies I've recently applied to, and God is just soooo good! In less than a week I've already been accepted into my dream job! They called me yesterday after work and they even wanted me to go to the job offer already that same afternoon but I told them I'd go today. So I really am grateful to the Lord for answering all my prayers, whether it be small or big like this one! Like I wrote in my prayer notebook, I will always be content in whatever the situation, whether I get hired or not or whether I have much or little. I give everything back to You.

Spread the love - Part 2

Who wouldn't love a chocolate and strawberry flavored heart shaped donut this month? So I thought about buying myself some deliciously sinful donuts just because I have an excuse. But then I figured that I would really feel better about giving a Valentine gift to three of my lady friends who were in a difficult situation right now in their lives, and most likely wouldn't have be receiving any Valentine gift at all this year.

Let me call them my friends E, M, and D. My friend E, whose husband has passed away less than two years ago, had also experienced abuse and unfaithfulness by her husband when he was still living. I don't know sometimes if I would view it as a relief or some type of revenge for all the womanizing he did, but I wouldn't want any husband to die just because of that. But she she did teach me the lesson forgiveness, of sticking by your husband no matter what, and that everything will pass. Now I think she is actually happier with her life, raising her two kids peacefully and still joyful.

The other 2 friends, M and D, are currently separated from their husbands. D's husband left her a long time ago, but of course was bitter about it for some time and has only come to terms with him recently. M, on the other hand, I'm not sure how to really comfort since I'm not that close to her. She just changed her FB status to single last January and I was pretty shocked about that. She and her husband were godly people, people we looked up to in church, who were always the strong ones, who was so inseparable I just found it impossible to believe.

But my own experience in life taught me anything can happen. We may be obedient to God, we may serve in church and we may have a great marriage now, but nothing is permanent in this world, including marriage. So I just pray everyday that God lead us away from temptation, I pray that I would always work on having the best marriage and that I wouldn't ever experience such heartbreak again. I know that I cannot be secure in someone's love even if they claim faithfulness forever and ever. Only God never changes.

So this Valentines, I have spread the love to 3 women that I hoped would feel a little more loved not just this time of year, but no matter what season in life they are. Even if their husbands should go back to them, it shouldn't change who they are, and shouldn't make them less of a person without them. As for me, my job is to encourage them and to comfort them as a friend, not to pass on judgment or spread gossip, and I know the Lord taught me a lesson about marriage so I can also share it with others.

Spread the Love

So screw me, I haven't blogged as much as I wanted to, even with a million ideas running through my head. As far as I know, after my last post, I was following a Valentine Challenge. And the challenge for the third week was Pursue kissing your husband. 

With my husband, though, some things cannot be rushed, planned, or scheduled. Everything has to come au naturelle. So last week has been a little hazy because of job interviews, but I feel like I don't have to limit myself to a deadline. I can definitely still be up to the challenge this week, especially with the Valentine love bug in the air. 

Anyway, I've been doing my own Valentine project this month, which I called "Spread the Love." I wanted to reach out to people who were and are part of my life and I never got to thank, or say sorry to, or never had the opportunity to show them how I love them. 

First on the list are friends in Facebook that I always see posting photos and status updates, but never really got the nerve to say a single word to them. I was afraid to be part of their life but really wanted to reach out to them. I wanted to break the ice but didn't know how. 

So I thought, I would just send 3 people a simple message, 3 people who meant so much to me growing up. To one childhood I said sorry, to another high school classmate I said thank you, and the last person I tried to search all over facebook (even google) but to no avail. I feel like I have to tell her, my best friend in high school, how sorry I am to have held a grudge all these years just because I simply can't accept the fact that she chose her boyfriend over our friendship. Anyway, I will still ask forgiveness for bitterness I harbored for her the last 15 years once I get the chance. For now, I ask the Lord to forgive me.

I think Valentines is not just a season for lovers to celebrate. For all you know, that person you spend ridiculous amounts of time and money may not be as forever as you think. Love is for everyone...friends, family, kids, even pets. So let them feel you love them now, you never know when this may be the last chance you get.