thank you list

Lord I am thankful for the following today:
1. Started the day early with my husband by my side, not that we don't sleep together, but normally daddy Man would not wake me up yet for Him to have his quiet time with the Lord.

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2. Skycable digibox installation completed last night and now able to watch our favorite channels including channel 161 ZOE. Praise God talaga for the CCF worship services on air. Dati akala namin kelangan mag-upgrade ng TV that has more channels which means GASTOS pero God is so good, He gave us free installation and free unit as well :)

3. We spent only 105 pesos yes a hundred and five!!! for lunch good for 5 na ito ha. best deal ever. super thanks for the gift certificates Auntie!

4. Kids during the small group time (a total of 16) were very participative and receptive during our discussion on "Love the Lord, your God with all your heart, will all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. - Matthew 22:37-38

5. Answered prayer: thank your Lord for teacher Jhoanna, my new small group partner to handle the grade 4 kids :)

6. thank you Lord for the opportunity to get to know our first timer in class, Tintin.

7. thank you for the opportunity to pray for the kids and for them trusting me with their prayer requests.

8. thank you Lord for the smooth ride home.

9. thank you Lord for the long phone conversation (kahit lagi disconnected) with mommy Jan. thank you for the unlicalls, because of this I need not worry about the bill.

10. thank you for the beautiful family you gave me. we were able to play bubbles and tea party, give the dogs a bath and go to church excited.

and this thank you list will not end here...but to be continued soon. :)

Puso ng Pasasalamat

Lord thank you for EVERYthing. I could go on and on for all the things I am thankful for but your grace amazes me. If all of us can just take time to appreciate and be thankful for how insignificant we are to our great God, then we could spend the rest of our lives thanking Him and still it wouldn't be enough.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray continually, ¹⁸ give thanks

in all circumstances;

for this is God’s will for you

in Christ Jesus.

a beautiful poem to summarize how to have a thankful heart:

BE THANKFUL

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something,

for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.

During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,

because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,

because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.

They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary,

because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who

are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,

and they can become your blessings.

~~ Author Unknown ~~

Have a minute?

I enjoy spending weekends with my family. Normally we would have lunch or dinner together in a not-so-fancy restaurant. Actually, we are regular customers of fastfood restos. But as a mom, I still want something healthy for my family. Unfortunately, fastfood do not offer healthy drinks but only sell softdrinks and ice teas which is a no-no for my 9-year old son and especially my 2-year old daughter. So what I do is bring-our-own "baon" drink Minute Maid pulpy orange juice, the large bottle good for our family to share. It's like treating my family to fine dining restaurants having good food, good company and healthy drinks that fit our budget and delight the entire "baon" gang.

10 things I will err I should do TODAY

Brian Tracy once said "There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing."

Here are my 10 to-do's for today so God help me.
1. Quiet time with the Lord. Read the bible, reflect on His word and apply it.
2. Pray for all the families affected by Ondoy, those who lost their loved ones and their possessions.
3. Clearing operations of all our cabinets to organize things we can share with the victims of Ondoy.
4. Family bonding time with the kids, bike with Hans and reading and tea time with Sarah.
5. blogging
6. organize photos in my harddrive.
7. cook dinner -- Fried tawilis and mix veggies
8. call friends and relatives affected by typhoon and ask their urgent needs.
9. call friends who would like to help pack relief goods for tomorrow.
10. check pantry and list all items needed. I will buy tomorrow.

10 things to be thankful for...

God has given me another chance to reflect on life, to be still for the moment and appreciate life. Here are my 10 things I am thankful for after the "Ondoy" experience yesterday Sept. 26, 2009:

1. my family - they provide comfort, security and protection during the toughest hours of downpour as we watched the terror on TV.

2. home - a place of refuge where the only concern was the 2 inches of flood in our garden that was easily resolved by several basins. the home which kept us dry and safe. with all the valuable inside intact. thank you Lord.

3. electricity - no power interruption which made it possible for us to be updated on what was happening, which allowed me to enjoy a typical Saturday with my family. this included bonding moments in bed, harutan to the max, then found time to blog, update FB, check my mails, greet my sister in law on her birthday, enjoy a late breakfast, lunch, merienda, dinner. My mom was also busy loading for our neighbors on their cellphone.

4. food and water - sopas, daing na bangus, saging na saba, hot rice, fried chicken, hopia and clean, drinking water for the entire family. God is so amazing. My husband's officemate still trapped at the 2nd floor of their house in Village East who did not have lunch or dinner yet, no food nor water late in the evening. They said it all happened so fast.

5. technology - laptop, FB, google, http://www.gmanews.tv/, cellphone, telco signal for our cellphones, 3G, tv, radio - this kept us up-to-date, helped our relatives and friends who were stranded.

6. rain - this reminded me that there is always hope, and there is always sunshine after the rain.

7. friends and relatives - who kept praying for our safety here in the metro, who asked us how we were doing, all who were concerned and even remembered to text and call us.

8. clothes to keep us warm - when the rest of the residents in the east were soaking wet and freezing to death as the rain kept on pouring and help seemed impossible. Even the pair of socks that kept my feet warm was truly appreciated.

9. lolo Ben and the life that we still have. My husband mentioned that it was truly a blessing to live in QC where the flood did not reach us. It was my lolo Ben(who passed away Jan. 1, 2009) who developed the village where we now live in. Thank you lolo. And thank you Lord for the gift of life.

10. sunshine after the storm - when I woke up this morning, even before I opened the TV to hear about the tragedy brought by Ondoy--the beautiful sunshine greeted me as I opened our bedroom door. God thank you talaga.

It's a good practice to stop awhile and be grateful for what is here, what is NOW. We shouldn't be too busy to remember how God is faithful through good and bad times. With all that has happened, I didn't see the significance of "cash", there was no use for it when you're on top of the roof as you witness the water rising and threatening the very life that we take for granted (the only possession that we have). Truly we can smile after the storm for God ensured that there are a lot of reasons to be thankful.

Let me share this song with you which I find very meaningful right this moment: http://www.lyricsreg.com/lyrics/hillsong/Lord+I+Offer+My+Life+To+You/

part of the song that struck me:

What can we give

That you have not given?

And what do we have
That is not already yours?

All we possess

Are these lives we're living

That's what we give to you, Lord

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after a long hiatus, now I need to backtrack all the wonderful experiences tsk tsk tsk...we were blessed to see the movie UP in 3D, actually it was our first time to wear those Kewl 3d glasses. nice movie, good company, great story. the 300 pesos/head was soooo-lit, got it? sulit. Well backtracking is so well-worth it because these are all good memories.

Blogging again...happy to be back

Finally I am able to go back to blogging again after being absent for over a year. Here's a picture of my daughter (not yet born on my last blog)...whenever she hears music on the radio, tv, ringtone or even on our neighbor's full-blast magic sing--she would bend her head sideways and sway with the music. Kewl right. now she's exploring the keys as inspired by her kuya Hansy who is 7 years her senior. She really makes her momma proud.

Quintos Reunion (finally)

Last Dec. 22, 2007 - God made it possible for the Quintos clan to get-together in what was deemed as the Reunion that wasn't expected. Indeed, it was a sight to behold, everyone gathered at Uncle Raymond's mansion after a decade of being apart.

Palooza

In this so called month of love (at least for the first half), there were a lot of events happening. For one, our P5 team with our loved ones had the opportunity to visit Tagaytay highlands [30 mins. plus to enter if you're not a member] but I promise it's worth the wait especially with the "not so" fast tour down the midlands from the highlands golf course thru the funicular (mistaken for cable car), bowling at the sports club and iceberg ehem iced coffee float at the bar and had a visit to Flower farm, Woodridge, Radar room and had lunch at Josephine's.
We experienced a 9 degrees in temperature (coldest).
I also had the opportunity to meet two colleagues from Europe (Germany and Belgium) which has changed my perspective on a lot of work-related approach. I have increased my knowledge geographically in terms of Boeblingen, Germany[pronounced Burblingen], learning a few words in Dutch and German (danke and guten morgen), seeing Euro dollars (bills and coins) and learning that a single coin in the european countries is more valuable than the US dollar bill. and that our own Phil. coins of 25 centavos and 10 pesos have the same size as that of the euro money. I also now have an idea of the swedish team we are about to work with.
There was also the ITIL certification exam taken at DBWizards in Makati...now the service support experience of the incident, problem, change, configuration, security, financial, availability, SPOC takes a whole new meaning.
The sharepoint site management also was an opportunity for me to learn a new technology. yeah sharepoint champion...panalo!
the ActivCard which was not-so active for me in the past is now my close ally thanks to the handheld reader and the setup made by my colleagues [mga windows certified-true copy]
We even had our coffee talk in "every nation" wherein we presented a dragon dance that was hilarious.
The fasting activity also shed new light on answered prayers.
the online stocks trading which i just started late this month.
DOTA game...which i need to really have a hands-on sooner or later.
Indeed I love this month because of the different flavors it allowed me to experience.

Rainy days and mondays...doesn't necessarily bring me down

It's Monday once again and it's raining since yesterday. Not enough reason to dampen my spirit though. There are still so many things to be thankful for including an available "adventure" ride going to work with my husband. Then a scheduled training for 9AM which was interrupted with the announcement that there was an emergency and that the instructor could not make it until 1PM. Still thankful that I could go to the bank this morning and complete what I had to do. Not really a big deal since both breakfast and lunch were provided to compensate for the non-appearance of the instructor.
I also had the opportunity to meet new friends from different companies :-)
Well, that's it for now since the instructor has finally arrived.