God has already triumphed. We must sing.
Have we not seen that God’s loving hand is faithful to be our shield and defender? Have we not witnessed the hand of God when we are in desperate need of Him? Have we not heard the sweet soft voice that speaks with Love in our hearts when [...]

Let’s talk about Gold. Why gold? To invest in gold means there is a safer cushion to the regular Joe in the ups and downs of our economy. Because gold is tangible. It is not paper. It is not a paper promise backed by financial institutions to pay in the future.  It is something that can be liquidated and still [...]

Now that the elections are over. My mailbox got a quick vacation from the many faces of politicians wanting our vote. Although that vacation was both quick and sweet, the black box stuck next to our front door brimmed with all kinds of brochures, magazines and flyers yesterday. Inside were announcement of midnight toy sales, [...]

Veterans from many walks of life and age groups stood as our dear pastor prayed for the safety and freedom of our country. Among these men that stood unwavering and strong were two men that had become good friends with both my husband and me over the past three years.
 
We have known Bill from our [...]

In spite of it’s morbidity, I was drawn to reading a dead man‘s blog. I knew he died, not because his last entry was on September 2, 2006–which makes him dead for 2 years and 2 months, not because he had written about his brushes with death repeatedly in his posts, nor because I made [...]

The air is brewing with fervor. I can literally smell the thick fog from the political cannons exchanged from the heated battle between the Elephant and the Donkey. I’m not sure which mascot goes to which but just in case, it’s between the Republicans and the Democrats. Talk shows pollute the airwaves with polls and statistics that predict [...]

In a house full of toys, it is easy to forget that some kids rarely get toys. An extra space in our home is fast becoming a highly prized real estate because toys have overtaken every nook and cranny. This year, I have resolved to declutter and live a simple, no fuss, no mess philosophy. [...]

Every Sunday, on the dot, the percolator will start. Someone came in an empty church to start brewing a pot of coffee so that Sunday Scholars will have a coffee perk before the long lectures and endless handshakes begin. As the doors were slowly and mindfully unlocked, the stream of misty-eyed parishioners flocked to the [...]

 
HMMM Melamine
 
 
Could the boxes of powdered milk in my pantry be laced with melamine?
When I heard about the melamine scare from my mom, I immediately got a box of Nestle’ Carnation Dry Milk from my pantry and inspected its origin. It is surprising that there was no information as to the origin of the milk. [...]

“Mommy, Ashie paints!”                               
 

This was the last sentence I heard while typing away at the keyboard in the basement. I ran up the stairs. I looked over the kitchen wall. I was dumbfounded. My second child, my 20 month-old daughter was still holding a red marker. She decided to paint, and paint she did well. [...]

This is a true story I overheard while at church today.
At a church foyer where everybody shook hands and  greeted each other, a woman whispered to her husband, “Why did you wear your stained clothes to church?” The husband quickly replied, “Well, it is white, I usually can’t tell if it is work clothes or church clothes.” [...]

May ilan ilan na ring mga tao dito sa weblog ang nagsulat ng kanilang huling pitak. May ilan na nagsasabing mahirap ang koneksyon sa internet at may ilang di gasinong maliwag kung bakit sila ay mamahinga sa arawang panunulat.
May mga kaibigan ako sa aking messenger na di na nagiging online. Kahit maghapon at magdamag kong [...]

Do you know the expression “blowing raspberries”? It is sticking one’s tongue out and spraying spit all over others and yourself. Well, I got that meaning from Wikipedia. This online encyclopedia describes it as the unvoiced linguolabial trill–sounds highfalutin. Any culture recognizes this combination of tongue and spit, yet is not even included as a [...]

If you think about it, fear can pervade in any area of our lives. It can get into the deepest and most superficial level of our being. It can rule anything and everything in us. It can become an anxiety and paranoia to the point of paralysis. It can keep us awake at nights; it [...]

Have you ever felt so alone even in the middle of a crowd? Has there been a time when you feel wandering aimlessly in a deserted lonely path? Have you just prayed and not been heard? These are the descriptions of my prayer life. All my life I have been religious and wanted to please God and [...]