God's Assurance and Protection

I didn’t posted here the fire that happened in our area last week the 13th of this month which razed around 3 compounds destroying more or less 20 houses. That fire was very near our house, it’s actually the 5th house from ours and if you’re in the vicinity of the fire you’ll think that the fire is already beside your house as the black smoke engulfs the surrounding area. It was a nerve-shattering moment and all I did was to kneel and pray hard to God to let the disaster passed without harming us. As I prayed I felt God’s assurance that He’ll protect us from the fire. God is good all the time, He stopped the fire immediately and never let the fire touched the house before us.

After more than an hour of putting off the fire it was declared stable and safe by the firemen who struggled through the inner area of the compound. Some people who live at the back were trapped but found safety in the roof. No casualties were reported either on the residents or in the fire protection group who see to it that they have fire safety products with them before they rescued people and houses. I give all praises and thanks to God.

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New Arrangements

The girls are having different schedules on their classes in the afternoon because of extra curricular activities that should be attended after the regular classes not to mention the usual practices, meetings and many others. DH and I talked about this morning what should be the best way we can do to solve the problem of their service in school. We can’t blame the service driver if he can’t be back for Gen at her requested time for the guy has other students waiting for him in their designated time so if Gen will be late for their scheduled time she’ll have to wait for a much later time before he can fetch her up.

It’s a little dangerous for Gen to stay late in the school especially if all her classmates will go home earlier than her so we decided to cut the service and do it ourselves. DH will send them in the morning and I will fetch them in the afternoon and if I can’t make it they can go home on their own. There’s a safe way home which they can walk through two community streets without passing the national road. It’s a short cut from school to our home and it’s a walking route which the kids love to do with their friends who lives near our place. It’s also a practice for Ruth who is graduating this March and will enter secondary school next year. Sometimes children need a little space to learn things up and enjoy their childhood. Anyway I'll try to fetch them everyday.

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Regaining My Health

These past few days I feel sudden pain in my chest and I easily get tired when I work. I know from the past that every time I gained so many pounds this pain occurs so I started my healthy diet again. Together with this diet I started some exercises also that are good for the heart and for my stamina. When I go to school to visit my kids I walk either going to or from the school, it somehow brings back the strength of my heart, feet and my body’s resistance. It’s my favorite exercise way back then and when I stopped walking my minimum 3 kilometers a day I felt lazy and weaker.

I should have noted that I can’t go on without my daily exercises and I’m sure that’s the reason why I feel so sick these past few days. Being overweight is another thing as the holidays had doubled up the pounds that I’ve lost before December last year. Well I’m hoping that I can get back to shape and strength with my new health plan. I’m glad that I don’t have to take diet pills like liporexall for now as I’m so determined to lose excess pounds and regained my healthy body. I’m extra careful with what I eat now, actually I’m having fruits and fish this lunch.

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:Today's Flowers #75 and MYM#1

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These two shots were taken on different places and with different digicams but I find them both beautiful. The first one with only a single yellow bloom was taken in Villa Dominga Forest Resort in Cavite and the next picture of clusters of the same yellow bloom was just taken near our house on one of our neighbor's small garden. I was just passing by when I noticed the flowers and because I had my cam with me then I had some good pretty shots!

Happy Monday!

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Improve Site’s Traffic

I’ve read some good posts from visiting favorite sites and I guess I was really satisfied that I learn lots of things everyday. I’ve been very busy and little sick lately that I wasn’t able to post some inspirational entries for my inspirational blog but promised myself to do so once I feel much better. It’s good to write entries that can give inspirations and spiritual well-being to readers but sometimes I feel sad that some readers preferred some other topics and I got more comments for my not so good posts. Well maybe I didn’t have much visitors or traffic on that blog that’s why I’m thinking of getting some free seo tools to improve traffic on my sites. I’ve been told that it really helps and anyway it’s free so I can try it anytime I want!

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The Book Test

You Are a Thinker

You tend to have your feet on the ground. You think about what's actual, and you love facts.

You are a rational person. You like to think through ideas, and you like the thoughts that books spark.

You are a person with a few deep interests. If you're drawn to something, you learn everything about it.

You are a person who values your possessions. You tend to have fewer things but of higher quality.

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Back To Healthy Meals

I noticed that when I stopped watching what I eat during meal times I easily gained the pounds that I lost before the holidays. I actually gained some more with plenty of activities last month. I stopped my healthy diet plan to make way for the holiday festivities and anyone reading this should agree that you can’t really go on your diet on holiday seasons. It’s hard to resist dinner invitations with friends, families, former schoolmates and officemates.

Last month was full of festive gatherings and it’s just doesn’t feel right to say no to them so I indulged with full heart. Now I’m back to healthy diet with a heavier body and a good appetite lol! If only my body can adopt the best weight loss pills I’m sure I’m can shed some pounds too. Anyway I can consult my doctor about it. For the meantime I think I’ll go back to a diet of fruits, vegetables and fish to lower cholesterol.

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Good Traffic for My Sites

I’m glad that I found some time now again to visit web sites which sometimes I find it so hard to do with the usual weekend household chores and my kids’ demand for attention. I know most mothers like me understand this as Saturdays are the usual time to do it. When I and the kids have some schedule to go to the mall or anywhere we fancy I do my chores on Fridays to make way for weekend bonding. I have the chance to do this kind of scheduling now that I’m working at home. I can do whatever I want anytime because I have no office works.

It really feels so good and right to say those things now after 19 years of office employment. Well now that I have plenty of time to do things online I can also try submitting my sites to free directories so I can get my desired traffic for my sites. I know that this can drive huge traffic and visitors to my sites by some free tools they give for free. I would certainly love that for sure!

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Friday Fill-ins #159

1. The lesson I learned yesterday was to take care of your body by giving it healthy foods, enough rest, sleep and exercise.
2. On reunions, anniversaries, wedding and birthdays usually are where friends and family meet.
3. All these years, I've been very dedicated with my work but I haven't save money unlike now that I'm working at home I get to save some.
4. Everyone smiled when I arrived.
5. The truth is our families are the ones who will love us unconditionally.
6. The worried and helpless look of the fire victims is what I remember most from that day when fire happened in our area.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to helping my girls arrange their closets tomorrow my plans include laundry and cooking up some desserts and Sunday, I want to thank God in our fellowship service for His safekeeping on us last Wednesday on the fire that happened.

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Growing Up Really Fast

My daughter Ruth is fast growing up and maybe after one or two year’s time she’ll be as tall as me. Next year she’ll be in high school and will start her adolescence period where she’ll experience having pimples, sudden changes in her biological self, maybe have some crushes and enjoy her teenage years. As she’s only 12 now I’ll enjoy her last year of being a girl because I know when she enters high school life would be different for her with her new school, new friends and new environment. The next thing I know she’ll be asking me about acne treatment gel when she experience having acne or ask about taking care of her face and body skin. Too many presumptions on my mind and that’s because I’m her Mommy and whatever stage she’ll be passing through I’ll always be beside her to guide, care and love her.

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