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Day 23: Memory Lane, surprise visit, and someone dreamed about me

February 11, 2013 – 4:04 am

Memory Lane

1. Memory lane. I finally got around to processing the photos from our Tagaytay trip. And by memory lane I mean both relieving memories from that day, and the name of that quaint little cafe we visited in Tagaytay. One of these days I’ll post more photographs, you know, blogger that I am.

2. Surprise visit. My recently married friend Ivy dropped by to visit me last Monday with a pint of ice cream and lots of stories to tell. One thing I love about this friendship is, no matter how little we talk lately, we can always catch up whenever time permits. I’m glad she appeared at our doorstep last week. We updated each other on what’s happening in each other’s lives, talked about our dreams like we always do, shared what God has been teaching us lately. It’s good to look back and see how the topics of our conversations grew up with us through the years. If you have friends like this in your life, you should know that you are so blessed.

3. Ninang Nory’s dream. She said she dreamt about me. In her dream I was at home, with the kids, I was glowing like I was wearing make-up, and “everything was well and good“. I’m excited to find out what that dream means, and see how it unfolds in real life.

30 Days of Gratitude, Day 23.

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Day 17: No time to blog, grocery therapy, and 13 days left

February 5, 2013 – 2:23 am

No time

1. No time to blog. I’m not sure what made this week different from the week before it, and why I couldn’t find time to do other things besides alternately and/or simultaneously watching over our twins. Days have been fast, and no matter how I try to set aside time to write, I always find myself wondering at the end of the day where the past 24 hours have gone. Frustrating as it may be to not have time to blog (or do anything else!), it also means I’m spending time with my girls, and nothing could be worth more than that.

2. Grocery therapy. After several days living on canned food, my husband and I finally got to do grocery-shopping Tuesday afternoon. What I love about buying groceries is, not only do we get an important errand out of the way, we also get to spend some quality time while practicing our budgeting and decision-making skills.

3. 13 days left. It’s been 17 great days counting blessings and being thankful for the big and small things this life has to offer. One thing for sure, when this 30 Days of Gratitude project is over, the gratitude continues.

30 Days of Gratitude, Day 17.

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Day 12: January, totally smitten, and 52 weeks project

January 31, 2013 – 4:02 am

Love love love!

1. January. I’m not going to ask where has January gone, I know exactly where it went. Today I thank the Lord for Januarys, for 2013′s firsts, for breakthroughs, for love that gets renewed every morning, and for new beginnings.

2. Totally smitten. The twins are starting to engage more, and smile more, and—their latest discovery—stare at the camera lens with eyes wide open. They’re attracted to bright lights, and the flash of the camera fascinates them! I’m totally smitten everyday, I can’t stop taking photos with our DSLR and with the iPhone. Will this ever end?

3. 52 weeks project. I have found this gem of a project, and a gold mine of inspiration. This blogger named Jodi started a 52 Week Project with this goal: “A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.“ Hundreds of bloggers from around the world joined her, and because of the theme of the project, it’s pretty obvious that the ones who are doing it are MOMS. I’ve been following their posts and have found some of my newest favorite blogs. And while I don’t know these people, it feels like being in a roomful of kindred spirits. I can’t contain it, I have to do the project too! They are, however, on their fifth week already. I messaged Jodi to ask her if it’s okay to join even though I’m only starting my first week this month, and she said yes. :) So, yeah. Watch out for that. <3

*I have a backlog of 30 Days of Gratitude posts in my drafts. Not that you need a proof. It’s just taking me some time to get them together, but they shall be up and live soonish, dates backtracked; I don’t want to back out of a challenge early in the year!

30 Days of Gratitude, Day 12.

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Day 11: Mornings, coin box, and taking risks

January 30, 2013 – 10:18 pm

Mornings

1. Mornings. This has to be the grainiest and blurriest family portrait ever, but I’ll keep it. It was taken Wednesday morning, one of those rare mornings when all of us are up early, and Daddy doesn’t have class, and the babies are not crying even with all the hugging, and squishing, and snuggling. Sometimes when I look at photographs like this, I feel like watching someone else’s life. And once again I swoon at how blessed I am, and how beautiful God has made this little life to be.

2. Coin box. We have this little box where we keep loose change. We’re not really consciously saving them at first, we just needed a place to gather the coins so that they won’t be scattered all over the house. Later on we realized that by saving loose change, we’re able to gather a substantial amount of money at the end of the month. So we started making it a habit.

The box was already full this week, and D counted the coins which amounted to, ta-dah, P1,500+. Not bad no? :) Too lazy to go to the bank to have the coins changed, we went to a nearby store to buy groceries instead.. and paid for them with our abnormally heavy stash of coins! The cashier was smiling from ear-to-ear, and we went away happy with our brown paper bag of goods. Yay.

3. Taking risks. It’s been sinking in, the decisions we made the past few weeks. Although I’m sure in my heart that the Lord has led me to make these choices (otherwise I wouldn’t have made them), I still sometimes have fleeting moments of worry, wondering if we heard Him right. And then I came across these words as I was having my devotion,

“What risk is the Lord calling you to take? He understands your wariness, but He’ll never let you down. Step out in obedience, and watch what He does to grow your faith.“

..and just like that, an enormous amount of weight was lifted off my chest and was replaced by peace, assuring me that we are right where God wants us to be. 

30 Days of Gratitude, Day 11.

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Day 9: Mondays, sisters, and taking photographs

January 28, 2013 – 5:11 am

Sisters

1. Mondays. I have a love-hate relationship with Mondays. Now, it’s love. No more long commutes and grace periods. No need to squeeze myself inside a jampacked train, or sit through 2 hours of traffic in a crowded bus. No more time ins and time outs. Sure, Monday is still the start of the work week for me. But now our dining table is my desk, and these two adorable creatures are my bosses (slash teachers). And I, am a student with a whole new world of things to learn from them.

2. Sisters. I grew up wishing I had a sister. And God did grant my wish when I was 25 years old, when my brother married Ate Imy. I’m glad Dawn & Rain don’t need to wait 25 years to have one. Right now they’re still unaware that they lived and grew inside the same placenta for 8 months, and that they’re sleeping in the same crib with someone they share the same genes with. But soon they’ll know. They will be playmates and the best of friends. They will have double birthday celebrations. They will sing songs together and blend with each other’s voices. Ahh, the thought of them growing up sharing each other’s clothes, and toys, and secrets, is making me smile and tear up all at the same time!

3. Taking photographs. I started taking photographs again. And no, not just with a phone cam, however convenient Instagram has made our lives. This week I took out our DSLR and started clicking away; our 50mm lens aimed at my two beautiful and clueless little subjects. I almost forgot how much I love doing this. Thank God for technology, and its ability to freeze moments in photographs.

30 Days of Gratitude, Day 9.

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