Mother/Daughter Banquet

Me and Ashley , My borrowed daughter :)

Roxanne and I, she is with my Sunday School Class .

Saturday before mother's day , our church always have a mother and daughter banquet. It's really nice though. For the last 4 and half years that I have been attending this church. I have been to three banquets. The last two was very nice. We have our men who serve as "waiters" . They even wear something that a waiter in an expensive restaurants wore, with matching neck ties. All of us ( women,ladies, girls ) do is simple sit. As we arrived the fellowship hall. Our waiter( men at church ) will usher us to our table.

This year's event is really different. We have a caterer. So instead of just waiting for our foods and drinks to be served, we have to get it ourselves. But still it was fun to have fellowship with the mothers and your sisters in the Lord. The couple who organized this event cannot do this, this year as they are getting ready for their mission trip to Afghanistan. Yes, they are going to live there with their 3 sons.

We started this year's event at the sanctuary, with singing and listening to the word of God. Our speaker was Brandi Mccants. She speaks about spending quite time with the Lord. In our busy world today, we seem to forget having an intimate fellowship with the Lord. We always put aside our quiet time, saying we do not have time. I myself is guilty of doing this. I am busy with work and lately, I stayed most of my time in the computer doing with blogging , and other stuff. How could I say I don't have time when I wasted so much time in front of the computer? As a christian woman , I have to make sure that I spend time with the Lord in my quiet time.

After eating the spiritual food, we went to the fellowship hall and enjoy the foods and the comic fashion show that our ladies have prepared. We had a great time.

It's Mothers Day Weekend

This time of year, I always wish I live near my parents. So I could spend some quality time with my mother. It has been 5 years that I have not seen my mother. Isn't it wonderful to spend some time with the most amazing woman in your life? I always grateful for my mother. She took care of us, and discipline us. Here's a beautiful poem about a mother .

A mother is special.
She's as soft and graceful as a butterfly,
yet as strong and courageous
as a grizzly bear.
Her heart is large enough to hold
everyone's pain and joy.
Her hands are always gentle and soothing.
Her arms are always warm and tender.
She works hard to make a
home feel like home,
and she strives to make life pleasant
and comfortable for those she loves.
She never fails to go that extra mile to
make the holidays happy and memorable.
Her job is the most difficult and
demanding ever known to any human being,
yet she's fully dedicated to the task.
She's always there for her family,
guiding them and keeping them safe from harm.
She owns a magical way to raise
spirits and make everything feel better.
And her sympathy, unselfishness
and forgiveness are unending.
All that anyone is or could ever hope to be
can be attributed to a mother.
She instills the teachings
that will last a lifetime.
She sows the seeds of virtue and morality,
and in the process, she opens up love
and vast horizons.
She's always watching and hoping that
her children's goals will have meaning.
She always listens and tries to understand
even when it's difficult to do so.
She's a true friend in every sense of the word.
She's noble and sublime,
and holds all the beauty of a golden day,
yet even during the storms,
she always shines bright like an evening star.
Her name should be honored well,
for she's the closest thing to God on earth.

To ALL Mother, Happy Mothers Day!

Unexpected Meeting with a Filipino Friend

After church today, I decided to take a nap before going to eat for lunch. I wasn't hungry yet although it was already past 12 . I think it's because I ate muffins at the Sunday School class. I brought muffins today, as it's my schedule to bring snacks for our class. Ived already in bed when the phone rings. I thought it was Todd. When I looked at the caller ID it was from NC. Then I thought it was Allison , ( one of the Ombudsmen for my husband's command ) . It wasn't her either.

Then I found out that it was Evelyn. She is my sister's classmate in Bible School in Cebu. She also became my friend as I always go to the Bible School . I was so excited when I talked to her on the phone and she told that they are in Charleston SC. And guess what they went to the church which is really near where I live. I told them that I am going to met them at the Chinese Restaurant for lunch and I will be there in about 20 minutes. ( Geeezzz.. talking about taking nap ha )

So we had lunch and then we went to the mall after that. Too bad our meeting was very short. They have to leave around 3 pm to go to Walterboro SC as her husband is going to preach the evening service.

Spending Time with my Husband

It's been a while that I have not updated this blog of mine. Poor thing! I am just busy with work and other stuff. Right now my husband is in day shift, so I try to make sure that I spend time with him as much as possible. So now my schedule is got up about 6 a.m. then go to work, arrived home around 5 pm and then go to the gym and do workout for an hour an half, come home and cook dinner . In two weeks my husband will be in a swing shift again. And that means I wouldn't be able to spend as much time with him as I want to. Every year he always go some place. In 2005 he was in VA for about 6 months . In 2006 , he went to Bahrain and after a month went to the Middle East for 11 months. And this year he went to South Korea. That is why when he's home , I want to spend time with him. Do something together and have fun.

Weird Weather

We all know that spring is already here. Normally the temperature where I lived during April is already around 85, that hot ha, wait till it's summer. But for the past 2 days our temperature dropped to lower 40, very strange ha.

I don't like cold weather and that I am so thankful that we live in a place where there is no snow. I like snow , but I don't want to live in a place where I have to get up early so I could shovel the driveway . :)

World Wide Link Love

SexyMOM , tagged me with this WWLL. Thanks girl :)

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Spring Spa & Brunch

Good morning everyone.It's Saturday and I am actually up early this morning? There must be something special going on .

We have a spring spa and brunch at church today. This is a free event sponsored by the women under grace ministries . I am bringing a friend with me . We have pedicure, manicure, facial massage, body massage and of course my favorite part, ( FOOD ) . Being with your sisters in Christ is an amazing experience.

The most important part of this event is for us to be able to share the love of God and salvation. There are so many hurting women and busy moms out there that they don't time for themselves anymore. They're busy with their career, children. I am sure that this even will be a great experience for all of us .