Children are a J-O-Y

This bundle of joy is named Audrey. She turned seven months old today. She is a daughter of a friend/colleague/singing group mate/adoptee sister. I volunteered to look after her while the parents got ready to go out. So, after talking and playing with her, I decided to do a photoshoot with her.♥ Above are just a few of the many photos  super like hanging out with the family because she helps me remember the importance of relationships and appreciate life in general. Truly God loves us so much for He gave us the blessing to procreate.♥

Children are definitely a joy to their parents and to the people around them.

I Want Love

“Love is coming home to somebody when the day is ended–or waiting for somebody to come home to you. Giving, or getting, a word of praise when none is really deserved. Sharing a joke that nobody else understands. Planting a tree together and watching it grow. Sitting up with a sick child. Remembering anniversaries…but it’s not all triumphant…It’s also sharing disappointment and sorrow…It’s the little chips of tolerance that you finally knock off of your own ego: not saying ‘I told you so,’ not noticing the dented fender in the family car. IT’S THE GRADUAL ACCEPTANCE OF LIMITATIONS–YOUR OWN AS WELL AS OTHERS. It’s discarding some of the ambitions you had for yourself, and planting them in your own children…”-Arthur Gordon (Chicken Soup for the Single’s Soul p. 353)

It’s about living and loving.

To the married ones, treasure what you have with your spouses and kids. It’s a precious gift from God.

To the in-a-relationships/engaged, keep praying for God to guide you in the next step of your relationship. We will pray for you, too. Marriage is very sacred and should only be entered with our Father’s consent.

To the singles, stop waiting for a prince to knock on your door and sweep you off your feet. Keep yourself busy in God’s ministry. Learn new trades. Develop new hobbies. Make more friends. Experience God’s love in nature. Spend time with family and friends. If it is God’s will for you to get married, He will send *him* to you. If it is not, don’t fret, He’s got better plans for you.

We only get to live once in this world, make the most of it. God bless!

 

 

Photo Credit:  11sunnyside11.wordpress.com

I Want a Son :-)

It’s writing time again! 🙂

Today I joined the wikiHow community and I had a lot of fun! It was a bit brain-draining though.  Hahaha.  I published one article and helped edit seven articles.  Man, it was my first time to read and edit articles pertaining to video games.  There was one that mentioned Thurgo.  I don’t even know Thurgo is.  Doing this brings back some good old memories from graduate school.  On my spare time, which I had a lot by the way especially on my first year, I got busy with Yahoo Answers that I even continued it when I went to South Korea.  It was  lot of fun, too.  Every single time I’d close http://answers.yahoo.com/, I’d feel an inch smarter and that’s what I exactly felt today upon reading and editing articles.  Of course, http://www.google.co.th/?gws_rd=cr was a lot of help! Well, I was thinking of doing Yahoo Answers again but the problem is I can’t remember my password in Yahoo.  😦

Anyway, I spent the entire evening at a friend’s house.  Yes, even if I was super tired and sleepy I chose to visit Sam and his family.  I played with him, watched movies with them, and supped with them! It was a beautiful evening.  I was able to have some romantic time with Bullet.  Oh, how he enjoyed my scratching on his neck.  He was super sweet! Now, I am missing my dearest Zia again.  Whether I get married or not, I’d definitely get some pets and a house with a garden, by hook or by crook.  LOL.  IF and only IF I don’t get married, I’d definitely adopt a child.  I want a son. 🙂 I’ve been observing Joane and Sam and super like what they have.  I know parenting is very challenging but I want to try it.  My parents did their best in raising me.  A lot of families around me and even friends that I know try their best in raising their children.  I can see how tough it is.  But it would be a great honor for me to raise God’s child.  I know it would take so much blood, sweat, tears, and TONS OF PRAYERS to raise one but God is always there.  He’ll help me, too. 🙂  But these all depends on God’s will.  IF He sees me fit to become a wife and a parent, then that would be really awesome.  

Well, I better go and continue praying.  I’m off to bed. 🙂 I really have to start sleeping early, seriously. God bless ya all! xoxo

MOTHERHOOD: The Story Behind the Photo

So, I got a photo on FB that is so trending right now.  I mean I just posted it 3 hours ago and lots of people have already liked it.  I am so overwhelmed by their support. 

Here’s the photo that I am talking about.

 

Meet Sofia

Sofia is a three-week old baby girl abandoned by her mother in a bathroom somewhere in Kanchanaburi Province.  A kindhearted individual found her and brought her to The Bamboo School in the said province.  

THE BAMBOO SCHOOL

I had the privilege of visiting the said school a couple of years back when I was visiting Thailand while still working as a missionary in South Korea.  I am at a loss for words for the hard work and dedication Momocat (in-charge of the school) and her volunteers.  Their passion, determination, and drive to take care of God’s precious little ones is truly commendable.  The children there are cheerful, respectful, diligent, and dependable.  They do their homework right after school.  Then they help out in the kitchen or go to the river to wash and do their laundry. Then afterwards they play with their friends before eating dinner then have worship and then go to bed.  Early in the morning they wake up for worship, get ready for school, eat, and then leave.  A volunteer drives them to schools nearby in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon.  Oh, I love weekends there! The entire campus is filled with music and the Word of God.  They have worship services in the morning and in the afternoon they join  a nearby church for Adventist Youth program.  On Sundays, they have something like a work program where children are assigned to do this and that and when all the tasks/chores are done then they can relax and play with their friends then do their homework or projects.  I enjoyed my few days of stay there.  It was like a little heaven on earth experience for me.  Momocat’s team is definitely doing an excellent job taking care of these children.  I actually hope to support at least one of the kids one day.  (If you wish to find out more about this school you can click on this link: http://www.bambooschool.org/wp/.)

SOFIA WENT TO BANGKOK

Anyway, going back to Sofia.  So, her mom left her after giving birth to her.  She has a problem with her right eye that’s why she was brought here to Bangkok today.  She needed to see a doctor at Mission Hospital.  There’s some kind of cataract, I think.  My heart goes out to her.  Holding her in my arms made me want to adopt her.  I wish I could. But it’s not possible because according to the law of the land you can only adopt a child after getting a consent from either of the parents or nearest kin.  How do I know her parents anyway? I know it’s huge responsibility but I’d like to be a mom, too, someday.

ON MOTHERHOOD

 I like what Lin Yutang said,

“Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.” 

It would be nice to become a mom…(Ha! I am tempted to write about my hopes and dreams on this department but I’d rather keep them to myself and stop here now.  Besides, it’s already late.) However, let me end this post tonight by writing letters to:

DEAR RESPONSIBLE AND LOVING MOMS,

Excellent job! Carrying life in your womb for nine months is unimaginable but you did it! Rearing children, providing their needs, instilling good values, praying for them day and night, treating them with all delicateness and making sure that neither a fly nor an ant touches their skin, wondering where they are when it’s already late and they’re not home yet, etc. are just among the many motherly things you do.  How do you do it anyway? How can you do all these while taking care of your husbands and their families too? How can you finish all chores and still look presentable and arrive on time at work? Oh dear mothers, I salute you! Words are never enough to tell you how much we appreciate your efforts in helping us, the children, be the best people that we can be.  As for those who took care/taking care of children not their own, you have my full respect and admiration.  (My aunt stood/is still standing beside me today as my second mom.  I love her so much. She’s not only an aunt but a mother and a confidante at the same time.)  Thank you so much for everything! We will always be indebted to you! Praise the Lord for people like you! We love you!

BEAUTIFUL SOFIA,

Know that God will take care of you.  He will never abandon you.  We are here for you! I know God has a reason why we met. 🙂 You’ll be fine.  You have us baby!^_^ God bless! I pray that you will grow like Jesus as recorded in Luke 2:52, “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man”

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I’m really sleepy. I’ll just try to polish this tomorrow. 🙂 Exhausted much.:-(

 

Few Days Before March

Four days before March comes and I already feel like I’ve made a decision as to where will I be in June.  You know where? I bet not.  Well, as I was helping a colleague around noon at school, I felt like I am going to continue helping her in the next 15 months.  Weird as it may sound, however I liked the weirdness of it.  I love the school so much.  It’s been like a part of my life.  I arrived here about 3 years ago and I believe I have grown maturer than ever.  The challenges I meet here every day keeps me going.  I love the pressure–the pressure to be always at one’s best is something that keeps me going.  I know I’m not the best teacher here not even close but being with the kids, imparting to them what I know makes me feel accomplished.  Yeah, I remember a friend saying a couple of months ago before he was transferred to an office to work that “a classroom is like a stage”.  The teacher and the students are like actors, they can portrait whatever they want to.  They can sing, dance, eat, learn, laugh all at once.  I guess he is right.  That’s what I basically do in my classes.  I love my students.  I love making them happy.  The students who were only first graders are now becoming fourth graders come March.  Sweeet, right? I know. They’re not babies anymore but I still treat them as babies.  Hahahaha.  They’re so innocent.  Some are cheeky.  Some are sneaky.  But I love them! I sooooo love them.  I love children.  I love seeing the innocence in their eyes, hearing their giggles and hugging and kissing them tight.

I believe being satisfied with your job is very important in life.  It’s easy to get money but to make memorable experiences–difficult! So, let’s make the most out of our lives!

Anyways, this is what I feel at the moment.