What's up with C...?

I got me a JOB, finally! I started work last Saturday, October 25th, then had to work again the next day. It was good....I love it! The first day was tiring and painful (stretch muscles you know). You can say, that my muscles never get the workout it need. So that night, I said a prayer and asked God for strength and guess what....? I feel like a new person the next day, all the pain was gone.

Where do I work? I work at a Bed and Breakfast, not sure if I can mention it so I have to check with the Boss first. Anyway, I do breakfast and housekeeping for now and will train with the reservations and other office stuff later on. I really hope to get additional hours preferably during the week so I can skip Sunday work. Keep your fingers crossed for me that I get the shift that I am hoping on the weekdays or be transferred to the other business that my Boss owned which is closer and will be more "gas friendly" to us. I really want to have a 40 hour job. If I don't get more shift there, I will apply for another job that will let me work 30 hours on weekdays (M-W-F) so I will have T-TH off to do stuff at the house and spend time with Nikki. Actually, I already filled an application to a couple of jobs that I found online. I hope and pray that I get either one of them, it would be nice.....I know God will help me.....HE always do!

What else....I am busy packing and boxing our stuff. We are closing on our house on the 14th (November)! It looks like we will be in our new home for Thanksgiving. What a Blessed Thanksgiving will it be! So, I am busy boxing everything for our move and then will be busy unpacking and adjusting to our new home in the coming weeks. I can't wait....!

God is really good....GOD IS GOOD!

Do you...

believe in angels? I do! Ever since I was a child, I have always been fascinated with angels. I enjoy reading books and angel encounter stories. But am not going to talk about "heavenly angels" with halo's and wings today. I will talk about angels with invisible halo's and wings, those that don't have "the white, glowing clothes".

I will talk about the angels that we are blessed to have in our life. They are the ones who love us and accept us for who we are, what we are and what we have and don't have. They are the ones who hold our hands when nobody else would. They picked us up, walked with us, cried with us, laughed with us, dream with us, they praised us for doing good but also corrected us for doing wrong.

They believed in our talents and accepts our weaknesses. They give us room to grow and yet..are there when we needed a push, a pat in the back for our accomplishments and a hand to help us get up for our failures.

I am fortunate to have angels in life. There's Daddy and Mang, my brothers and my sisters, my husband and our daughter, Nikki. My in-laws, Jim and Rose and everyone at Rock Creek UMC. Thank you so very much for being my angels, may GOD continue to bless you and keep you. I love you all!

And then, there are those people that I get to work with in my business. They may not realized it, but I consider them my angels...for believing in my talent, for giving me a chance. I know that they can get others to work with them but they gave me a chance and believed in me and that is something that I will always be grateful with. Then there are the people that are helping us with our home, our own home sweet home and those that "finally give me that "elusive job" (I will talk about this in my next blog). You all know who you are, and I want to say thank you for being an angel to me...

I believed that God gave you all and put you all in my life to always remind me that yes, GOD LOVES ME, GOD LOVES US!

Yes, there are angels among us. You don't have to look for wings, halo's and glowing clothes. You can hear it in their voices, you can feel it in their touch, you can see it in their eyes and you can hear it from their heart.

Give a smile, say hello, sing a song, give a hand.....you'll never know whose heart you're going to touch, your going to bless.....you can be their angel...God's way of telling them that they are love.

Photos N Slides

Ever heard of DVD Photo Montage or better known as DVD Photo Slideshow? I am sure you do. I am pretty sure also that a lot of people are into it. What is a better way of saving your treasured photos and memories than to have it on a DVD Slideshow... complete with effects, transitions, captions, music and titles. It's like you are watching your own life story. It will make a wonderful gift and keepsake for your children and your children's children.

Doing DVD photo slideshow is another passion of mine. Actually I started this even before I started designing websites. Making DVD Slideshow is more about knowing the person through their pictures. Every time, I make one....I have that wonderful feeling that I knew them even though some of them lived even before I was born. I feel that connection with them, with how they live, with their families. To me, this connection is what made my DVD Slideshow special. I make them, I design them like I am doing them for my own family. I want my clients to feel the love when they finally get to watch the DVD at home. I want them to cry with it, laugh at it, I want them to be proud of it...the first cry, the first walk, first day at school, the first dance, a day out with Mom and Dad....it is endless. Precious moments...special memories.....it's your life story.

Check out PHOTOSNSLIDES.COM and I will be glad and honored to make "your life story" into a wonderful, meaningful and precious DVD Photo Montage.

Reminiscing.....

On a cloudy, wet day like this, I can't help but think of the old days....

Mine is not filled with extravagant and luxurious things. But I am not complaining, in fact I am proud of what we have become.

Thinking about it now, I missed those days.....simple joys, simple things, simple wants, simple life. I remember playing with whatever things we have around and having good times with it. I remember having to go to bed early because we don't have television. We would lay down on the mat (banig) with the battery operated radio beside me listening to old "dramas" at night. I remember us eating together and being happy with whatever we have on the table. I remember my Mom having to feed us by hand so the food will be enough for us. I remember the good people who always have an open hand in those times that we needed help with money, with food.....people that we will forever be grateful with.

I remember how strong Mang was and how lovingly she took care of all of us. I remember how hard Daddy worked and worked harder for all of us.

Now that we all have a family of our own, I can't help but think how lucky we are. I am thankful for the old times, the simple joys, the simple life, the hard life that we used to have. I am thankful for my family, I am thankful to you Daddy and Mang. Whatever we have now, wherever we are now, its because of all your love and sacrifices for us. WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!

Reminiscing.......time to look back...I'm not rich nor famous but am thankful and appreciate what I have and what I have become, it keeps my feet on the ground and made me realized how lucky I am....good for the soul, good for the heart...

To Daddy, Mang, Ate, Kuya, Diko and Doods.....I love you all! Thanks for everything.

Wishlist...

Or should I say dream list? I am not really somebody who is into collecting or buying
"expensive stuff". I am a simple, boring soul when it comes to buying stuff for myself. You can ask my family about it.

I am pretty sure we all have a "wish list", things that we either want for our self or our family. All the time, if somebody would ask me something like this, I always say, and these will always be on top of my wish list, no matter what...good health for my family, peace of mind, happiness, for us to be together for a long time. I don't really pay much attention to the material stuff, if you can call it that way. Until lately...With everything that is going on in our economy, higher commodity prices, company lay offs and in the case of my husband....work is pretty slow. I have been doing my best to find a job but me having no experience and with the large number of experienced people without a job....my chance of getting hired is, yes pretty slim. So I am at the point of giving up on this one....

So what have this got to do with my wish list? My wish list is pretty much an "offspring" of the situation we are in right now. You know, like they are connected to each other....

My Wish list:

Win the lottery - and I don't mean the power ball or millions of dollars. I will be happy with $50K to $300K (at the most). Why just this amount, you ask? I just want to have our house paid off, some debts paid off, the jeep paid off, get furniture for our new house, set aside some money for Nikki and have some money save for rainy days. I know, to some this amount is nothing but to me this amount will be a huge help and I will be very happy and contented with it....and I am not being a hypocrite either. I have never in my life wanted to win the lottery this bad until lately.....because of my fear of losing what we wanted so much to have....our house.

More design projects for me - more projects means additional income for us. I am at a point where I feel "useless" cause I don't get to help my husband as much as I wanted to financially. So, if I get more projects and get to do something I enjoy and bring in some money and get to stay home and take care of the family, I couldn't ask for anything more.

Regular-permanent job for me - means an additional regular-permanent weekly income for us.

And those are my wishes (what I consider my material stuff wish list). I do believe in the power of positive thinking but....I also believe that the final decision is NOT ours to make. Somethings just don't happen like we wish them to be. It could be because we deserve something better or perhaps it could happen at a much better time. For everything that is on my wish list...for all my worries...my fears, I hope and sincerely pray that whatever the future holds for us....that we may be blessed with understanding, patience, humility and acceptance.

I do believe God will see us through.....

Wishful Thinking...

I think the world will be a better and peaceful place if it will function NOT on money, power and wealth BUT on understanding, forgiveness, equality, love and support for each other...respecting and accepting each individual for who they are and not for what they have and how powerful they are.

Wishful thinking....?

Snapshots....

I love photography. I like it spontaneous. I like it natural. I like the un-guarded moments. My favorite model, can you guess....? Yes, my daughter Nikki. I also love nature, birds, insects, flowers and old barns as subject.

There is just something in photography that is very relaxing. You get to appreciate the beauty of nature and everything around us. You get to see the innocence in a child's smile. Simple things....simple joys....

Let me share with you all a few collage of just some of my favorite photos. Enjoy!