Last month, I posted You've Got Mail wherein I shared the kids letter-writing/postal mail adventure. They were eager to drop their letters to my mom and my father-in-law in that huge metal mailbox. Today, the kids got a pleasant surprise. They received a letter from their Grandpa in the mail! They were excited to open it themselves but did not want to destroy the envelope. So, I carefully opened the letter for them. ... view the post
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Blinders Off
Parents find themselves saying this often, "We only want the best for our child/children." I too have uttered these words countless times especially when people ask me why I homeschool. The decision to homeschool was made years back because my husband and I believed that it was and still is the best for our kids. God has a design for each family and this was His design for us. My husband and I had very high ... view the post
My Chicken Binagoongan
It's almost a year since my husband had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Say what??? Peewee had his gall bladder surgically removed in December last year. The stomach pains were getting worse that one afternoon, I had to rush him to the emergency room. After laboratory tests and ultrasound, doctors found the infected gall bladder as the culprit and surgery was immediately scheduled. Now that he lost his bile-storing ... view the post
Blessed in Need
"Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?" - Morgan Freeman as ... view the post
