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Why I Chose Young Living for my Essential Oils and Why You Should, too.

There are many brands of essential oils in the market today that promises of pure, therapeutic and 100% natural oils but only to deceive people of its false claims and promises. In the last 6 months, I have come to know Young Living through a thorough research and gaining a first-hand experience of its essential oils.

I once thought that all essential oils are the same – cheap or not, they offer the same benefits. But no, they aren’t! I once come across a post on Facebook that says “Good oils aren’t cheap and cheap oils aren’t good”, and this rings true. If you want to experience the real benefit of what essential oils can do for you- your wellness and overall well-being- then go for the most trusted brand that won’t compromise quality.

Young Living has this Seed to Seal promise where it embraces a rigorous quality control standard that ensures products meet strict specifications so you can enjoy the therapeutic benefits of their essential oils!

I am also amazed to know that oils are not just there to make your room smell good but also offers a lot of tremendous benefits for your health, emotions and overall wellness.

💛 promote better sleep

💚 calm the mind and balance emotions

💜 enhance skin radiance

💙 balance hormones

❤️ food flavoring

💙 relieve stress

💜 relieve anxious feelings

❤️ release tension

💙 helps with fatigue and depression

❤️ helps with weight management

❤️ boost memory and concentration

🧡make cleaning products 

…and the list goes on.🥰

And here’s another depressing fact I have found! I never knew that most of the personal care products that we use every day are toxic! Yes, the chemicals found in our shampoo, lipstick, make-up, cleaning products, perfume, air freshener have hidden chemicals that are endocrine disrupters, has hormone altering additives, carcinogens and so on! And guess what? This are products that we put to our body and absorbed by our skin! Isn’t this alarming?

Thanks to Young Living, you can do a DIY with your oils and make your own personal care products minus the toxic chemicals. (Young Living also has their own range of personal care products available for you)

Leaving you with this post I have read from @thesimpleoilylifee because for me, this says it all…

“If you’ve never used Young Living’s essential oils to support your emotions, hormones, skin, and immune system, what are you even doing?! Get with the program! The best thing I could’ve ever done was to be open minded when I bought these oils. They are so much more than that.

Our oils are the world’s leading essential oils for a reason. They have supported my family literally anything we experience. Have acne? Use this oil. Stressed out from a long day at work? Use this oil. Have an owie? Use this oil. Your kid won’t sleep no matter what you try? Use this oil. Your hormones are out of wack? Use this oil. Congested? Use this oi. Sore throat? Use this oil. Back tension? Use this oil. Hot flashes? Use this oil. Head tension? Use this oil. Muscle relief? Use this oil. Your baby’s teethin? Use this oil.

Think I’m crazy? Try for yourself and you’ll never look back. Don’t hate on something you’ve never been open to trying.”

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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞?

It’s like I’ve been asked this same question a million times, “𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒?” So, I decided to write this blog. 🤗Some people ask out of curiosity, some intends to just bully, while some take comfort in knowing that you are waiting on the Lord. 🙂

But what does waiting on the Lord mean? Waiting ’til He comes back? Of course not.

“𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐻𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛.”– 𝐿𝑒𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑒 𝐿𝑢𝑑𝑦

I love this wisdom from an author, Lesie Ludy. Being in a relationship and eventually getting married is a lifelong commitment. It will determine 100% of your happiness or misery, as they say. So why not allow the greatest author to write a beautiful love story? In my case, I’m leaving the pen in His hands and I choose to follow his pattern for relationship.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

“𝐴 𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ‘𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡’ 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒ad 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡. 𝐷𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡. 𝐷𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑛 𝐺𝑜𝑑’𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑙𝑦. 𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐻𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡.”

This says it all. I believe that God is mighty enough to bring you to the man he has destined you to become your lifelong partner. But there is a “𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛” for that. That’s the beauty of waiting. And when God leads you to that season, be thankful. It prepares your heart for the season of love and marriage. It molds you into a Godly woman He purposely designed you to be. It lets you realize you don’t need a man to make you whole because you are already made complete. 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄.

Your identity, your value, your worth as a woman is not defined by a man. It is defined by who God says you are. You are a princess. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲- 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀.

“𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠. 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑒𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝐺𝑜𝑑’𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒.”“𝐼𝑓 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑, 𝐻𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑟…” – 𝐿𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔

“𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑢𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒: 𝐼𝑓 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑, 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐻𝑖𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐻𝑖𝑚.”

The Bible states that “there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven.” (Ecc. 3:1) Our God is not limited by our time frames. He is boundless. He sees the end from the beginning. And I declare Ecc.3:11 in my very own life that “𝐻𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒… and that includes the area of my love life.

“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔!”

It might seemed like “forever” but if God says so, then let it be done. Because I know His ways are higher than my ways. When you trust Him, he will never fail you.

“𝑊𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦. 𝐼𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ. 𝐼𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡. 𝑊𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑢𝑡. 𝑊𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑠ℎ, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑑’𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡!”

I really admire women who wait on the Lord, who trust in him. Because waiting takes a special kind of bravery. They find their strength and security in Christ alone and are not succumb to the standards of this world.

“𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ, 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑!”

𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞.

I believe my God is a covenant-keeping God. A promise keeper. And I’m excited for the BIG surprises as I wait on Him. People say maybe I have a very high standard when it comes to choosing a man. Or maybe, I’m too smart that they get intimated or that I’m too choosy. But its never all about these…

“𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎n 𝐺𝑜𝑑’𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝐻𝑖𝑚 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝐻𝑒’𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢— 𝑖𝑛 𝐻𝐼𝑆 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑒.”

𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬. This is one of the saddest words ever. When two once very in love couples separate because they realized they are not meant for each other. I don’t want it to happen to me or to a man I am in a relationship with because our relationship was fueled by our own emotions and not by Godly wisdom and a word from God. I believe we can avoid this by waiting on God, seeking His face, asking Him for wisdom when it comes to choosing Godly relationships. I am happy to serve a God who cares about my heart and knows that it’s too fragile to even get broken.

𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲…

,𝑅𝑒𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝐻𝑒’𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢!
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒.
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓.
𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑔𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒.
𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙. 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒. 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛, 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒! 😍

While most girls dream of a happy ever after fairy tale love story, I want a God-written love story because I know its something not even Shakespeare can ever match!

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱’𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗢𝗨.

I believe in waiting. Especially if God says so.I believe that there is a season for everything. (Ecc. 3:1)I believe that God will and is able to satisfy the deep longings of my heart if this heart will someday long for marriage.I believe that He is mighty enough to bring me to the man He has destined me to marry in His appointed time. When both of us are ready. But until then, I want to fall in love with God! ❤I want to be content in Him alone.I want to find my true worth and value in Him first. I want to find my joy, my satisfaction, and security in Him and not in any “man”. And whatever it takes, I will trust in Him alone.

𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞.

I’m thankful for this season. I can serve Him with all my heart with no distractions or obligations. I’m grateful how my heart has been so secured in Him despite the pressures of how this world perceives love. I love this season of how God is preparing my heart, my soul and my mind for something greater. Indeed, there is fullness and satisfaction in Him.

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

“𝐴 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟, 𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑓𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑦 𝑖𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓. 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡. 𝐹𝑢𝑙𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒.”

“𝐼𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠!”

“𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝐺𝑜𝑑’𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠, 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝐺𝑜𝑑-𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙-𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 “ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟” 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑖𝑡 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑦𝑤𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑜𝑟 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒! —𝐿𝑒𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑒 𝐿𝑢𝑑𝑦

Just be patient and spend this time getting closer to God. He will fill that void in your life with His presence so you will be lacking nothing. Now, would you not be willing to wait for that something beautiful 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲?

There is no need to rush, there is no need to worry. You can completely trust “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲” who is above all things and is far greater than all our hearts desire!

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Thank you for reading. 🤗 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑!

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟: (𝑀𝑜𝑠𝑡) 𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠’

𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠:

𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝑚

𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛.𝑐𝑜𝑚

𝐿𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑏𝑦 𝐷𝑒𝑙𝑏𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐽𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑒 𝐾𝑒𝑛

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A Review on Yonipp- A Writing Portal for Filipino Writers

You must have heard of the newest writing marketplace in the Philippines called “Yonipp” but they are not really that “new” as they have been around in the business for many years. Freelance writers both newbies and seasoned writers must have come across this writing platform from before by the name Essays.ph! Yes, they are!  From Essays.ph, Scribblo and now as Yonipp!

Short History and Backtrack

From my experience, I started writing for Essays.ph back in 2013. I worked as a partime freelance writer while juggling 2 other jobs. It was a wonderful experience full of learnings and I must say I have grown as a writer. I didn’t have a chance to work with Scribblo that time when it was still around because I was busy with my full time job and unlike Essays.ph, Scribblo doesn’t offer that many writing projects so talk about competition among writers. And now with their newest start-up writing marketplace known as Yonipp, I would say they have taken their writing platform to the next level!

There are many things I love about Yonipp and first would have to be the content of their website. How they play with words and put it into writing is just so unique and creative! With this platform, you will get the chance to create your own profile, market yourself by showcasing your credentials, and clients you have worked with are given the chance to leave a review for you after you have done with a writing project.

Pay

Pay with Yonipp is way higher than before with Essays.ph. It usually ranges from $0.01 to $0.02 per word depending on the level of difficulty and turnaround time. You can claim writing assignments in bulk or per article and the deadline depends on how long or short the article will be. Mode of payment is very convenient and you don’t have to wait for the usual 15th or 30th of the month to cash out your earnings. Once your pledge (earnings) is released by the client, which is within 7 days, you can request for a cash out with Yonipp and you will receive your money within the day. Cash out can be through Gcash, Banks and PayPal.

Placing a Deal (Claiming of Assignment)

Writing projects are posted every day and all you have to do is to place a deal. The client will then look at your profile if you are fit for the task, and if you are chosen, you will receive a notification from Scribblo that you have been hired for a certain project. After accepting the work, you can start working on it taking note of the turnaround time.

The downside

The only downside I have with Yonipp is probably that you have no interaction with other writers. I love Essays.ph because they have this “Writers’ Cafeteria” and other groups where writers can hang out and talk about just anything and everything under the sun. There are also so many opportunities for growth with Essays.ph especially for the newbies.

Final Word

Overall, I would have to rate Yonipp as 8/10 for now. There is always room for improvement as they say and this writing marketplace is just starting and so far, it’s good. Also, the site is easy to navigate and I would say user-friendly.

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Anjo World Theme Park is the Happiest Place in Cebu!

Anjo World Theme Park is the Happiest Place in Cebu!

Have you ever dreamed of going to Disneyland and experience what they call the happiest place on Earth but distance and budget just won’t allow? Fret no more, as Cebu has its own version of a theme park that gives you the same fun, thrill and excitement!

Nestled at the Queen City of the South, Cebu at the booming Municipality of Minganilla, this world class and first of its kind amusement park will surely awaken the kid at heart in you!
Welcome to Anjo World Theme Park, the largest and modernized theme park in Cebu!

Anjo World Theme Park officially opened last December 2019 at Belmont One in Minglanilla. It covers 1.5 land hectares. It is so huge that it also houses coffee shops, food court, photo booth, live shows and many others. The theme park features 12 enormous and exciting rides plus a winter snow experience at Snow World Cebu.

2 Popular Attractions

Snow World Cebu
Forget the thought that you will never ever experience snow in this tropical country because Snow World Cebu will bring you that magical feeling of a winter wonderland! Get a touch of a real snow, greet those cute snowman, be stunned with their amazing ice sculptures and experience a different kind of thrill with their ice slide! You can also find Snoworld in Starcity in Manila but this one in Cebu is bigger.

Anjo Eye
Anjo Eye is the biggest Ferris Wheel in the Visayas standing tall at 200 ft. If you have the fear of heights, this one pose a big challenge. But there is really nothing to worry about because it moves so slow that you will hardly notice you’re moving and viola! you are already on top! If you don’t have acrophobia (or the fear of heights), you will surely love this ride that you would want to ride again and again. Go and experience a scenic view of Cebu at 200 ft high for 10 minutes plus a relaxing music while riding in this jaw dropping, sky-high Ferris wheel!

12 exciting rides ranging from moderately calm to extreme.

(in no particular order)
1. Golden Carousel
2. London Taxi
3. Mr. Cup
4. Mr. Toad
5. Space Shuttle
6. Tower Drop
7. Viking
8. Hiphop
9 The Pharoah
10. Anjo Eye
11. Bumber Boats
12. The Pharoah

How much do all these cost?
Anjo world offers its customers a very competitive rate (see rates below) and you can already experience all these exciting rides all you want!

You can buy tickets at Anjo World or you can purchase your tickets online at http://www.anjoworld.com/tickets
The park is open from Monday to Friday, 3pm to 11pm and 11am to 11pm during weekends.

When all these quarantine days are over and we are back to normal, this place is definitely worth the visit. Bring your family and friends with you because you deserve a break and experience again life at its happiest!

Travel: Anjo World Theme Park is the Happiest Place in Cebu – Ericka Mae Dela Luna
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Dream with Shane

6/18/18 6am 😉
Woke up dreaming of Shane. In my dream, pumunta daw cya sa bahay namin. Nakasama at nakausap ko daw cya ng matàgal. He has aways been the nice guy as we’ve known him. Yung tipong happy go lucky lng. Nung nasa bahay na cya. Pinakita ko lahat ng Westlife collection ko sa kanya for almost 20 yrs. I almost cry when I told him how I have been a fan of Westlife for almost 2 decades. Pinakita at pina sign ko sa kanya isa isa yung mga cd at every westlife stuff na meron ako na andun cya and told him “sana one day mapa sign ko din kina Nicky, Shane, Bryan at Mark lahat to.” Again, I was catching my breath and emotional when I told him that.😭Before he leaves the house, we prepared him a special, na parang “fiesta” na handaan Filipino meal. And when it was almost about to say goodbye, as I pack up all my Westlife collections, I saw him writing and leaving a note for all of us in the house. Parang thank you note ata for the hospitality. He was so sweet and thoughtful. Hayyyy, Shane! 💞💞 then, I wakeup! Gooooosshhhh…. how I sooo miss Westlife! 💞💞😭

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Pcd with Brian

PCD is real. Hindi pa ako naka move on sa concert. BRIANNNNN!!! 😭😭💕❤❤❤

Hindi na ako umuwi after the concert almost 11am. Stayed the whole night at the hotel lobby stalking you. Watched you while you were in the casino playing. Watched you as you went out of the casino past 4am. Followed you at the lobby pababa as you went back to your room as your flight was 5am. And lastly, watched you as you walk out from the hotel door and following you still as you enter your van going to the airport.

Malala na ba ako? 😂

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My Westlife Dream

Yung feeling na napanaginipan mo Westlife. ❤

Warning: Long post 🤣

Nandun daw sila sa bahay namin for an occasion, maybe birthday or something. Sa sala namin nakaupo si Kian at Mark. Hindi ko na pinalampas yung chance, kahit kumakain si Kian that time, I approached him & asked if he can sign yung parang magazine ng Westlife. Hinanap ko yung part na andun sya and asked if he can sign that part, in which he willingly oblidged naman. He signed many times and I was like, “wooooowww! Thank you.” 😘 Hindi ako makapaniwala na I have his autograph at iisa-isahin ko yung ibang lads, haha.

Mark was just on the other couch sitting pero medyo busy sa phone nya. So si Kian lng muna kausap ko the whole time. All the while, sinasabi ko sa sarili ko, “totoo ba to? Andito sila? As in abot kamay ko na sila?”

After ni Kian mag sign, he continued eating. Ako naman, I look for my phone & took the opportunity na makapagpicture. At kahit nakakahiya na lapitan sya ulit, sabi ko sa sarili ko, paminsan minsan lng to, kaya I grab the chance, baka umalis na sila and I won’t have the chance anymore.
I went up to him again & asked. “Can we have a selfie? Sumagot naman sya ng “sure.” At nakailang takes nga kami. I told myself again. Omgeeeee! my pic na ako sa isa sa mga lads at selfie pa! 😍

We went on talking & talking. Ang sayaaaa lng! Haha. I told kian na yung email address ko is “westlifeforever09@yahoo.com” “huwag mong kakilimutan ha?” and he just nodded. At yung isa ko pa palang email address ay er_west16@yahoo.com. I bragged, 17 years ko na gamit yung email address na yan na my kakabit na name na “West” haha. Ang kuliittttt lng! 😂 Bakit napunta sa email address ang usapan? Haha

On the other hand, my lumapit kay Mark na lalaki, daladala yung isang parang malaking tourbook. I asked him, “Mark, what’s that?” (Kahit alam ko naman kung anu yun, para may ma-topic lang hahaha) Sabi nya, “Ahh this one?” showing the book to me, “this is our farewell concert tourbook”. It’s sold at like 250 or something.” (with that Irish accent 😅)

I savored the moment that I was talking to them. Because i have a feeling na hindi to totoo at panaginip lng ang lahat. I got Kian’s autograph & had a selfie with him at sabi ko, wow kahit di ko sila nameet sa concert, bumawi naman kasi andito sila ngayon at sobraa pa sa meet & greet to dahil nakikipag chikahan ako sa kanila ng matagal. I don’t know where Shane & Nicky were at that time, maybe nakikipag chikahan din sa ibang bisita.

But then again, I have a feeling na lahat to, panaginip lng. And when I wake up, lahat to mawawala. At ayun nga, suddenly, I woke up! 😭😭😭
I resisted waking up pa nga, dahil gusto ko pa sila makasamaaaa. Pero I can’t go back to my dream anymore. Huhuhu

Hayyy Westlife. I miss you and I’m still waiting for that time when I can finally see you and talk to you in the flesh! And when that time comes, I will be the happiest! ❤️❤️❤️

P.S. After waking up, I immediately wrote about this dream, kasi kung papatagalin ko pa, I might forget everything, the details & all. I also had a dream before feauturing Shane. Sana sa susunod, si Nicky & Mark naman, at Brian Haha!

Thank you Westlife sa pagbisita. I mean, kahit sa panaginip lang 😘 Hangang sa susunod na panaginip, hangang maging reality na. haha!
Labyuuuuu forever. ❤️ 9/8/19, 5:57 am 😘

Posted in Memories

My dog’s Story

I never really know how much losing a dog could actually hurt so much until I have lost one…

I never liked dogs. Being near them could arose fear in me. But when you came into our lives 6 years ago, you had me realized that I could actually like dogs and take delight in them. I have loved you so much. When you were still a puppy, I thought of you as the youngest member of our family! I know dogs can only live for approximately 10 years. And I fear the day will come when you will have to go away. You were so precious to us!

I can still remember that one night, when my sister and I feel asleep in mom & dad’s bedroom, there were only the 3 of us in the house, and you were left all alone in the sala because you had to sleep there. When I awoke in the middle of the night, I found you sleeping calmly beside me and my sister. You were the sweetest creature alive!
You hate being alone. You don’t like being left outside especially when it’s raining hard. You fear the sound of the thunder and you would howl at the top of your lungs to let us know you were scared to death! You fear the sound of the fireworks and would find the safest place to hide.

6 years ago when I didn’t have a job yet, we used to hangout quite often. I used to take you for a walk outside and its a joy to see you smile! I would never miss giving you food and makes sure you always drink water.

But life suddenly gets too busy for me. I wasn’t able to do those things to you anymore. Whenever I arrived home, you would always wag your tail as if you’re telling me to play with you, but I’m just so busy and dead tired. I promised that I would make it up to you when I’m not busy anymore.
But days have turned into weeks, weeks have turned into months and months into years… And I didn’t realize 6 years has gone by so quickly. I wasn’t able to fulfill my promise. I miss those times when you would just lie down in your favorite chair and greet me with your sweet innocent face everytime I come home.

But today, was far from the usual. I arrived home looking at that chair-BUT IT WAS EMPTY. There was no you. There was no you to greet me with a smile. No you to welcome me home.

You were GONE. 😥

And I missed you. You were the sweetest dog ever… 😥

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Farewell :(

Farewell message to a fellow blogger, former schoolmate, laag buddy and moreover a dear friend 😥

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July 16, 2016. This was our last photo taken with you. Though naa nakay sakit nga na feel aning panahona, but you were still the Jovel I know nga energetic, lively, tabian, positive… You shared to us your struggles and how you fight back to overcome your sickness.
You were the strongest person I know.
December 11, 2016 when bisan lisud na sa imuha ang molakaw because you were bedridden for months, still you made it to our highschool reunion. And I appreciate you for that.

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December 25, when we visited you sa inyong house. Sadly, you were on your weakest. It breaks my heart to see you in pain and it breaks my heart 10x deeper because I can do nothing. If only healing comes with a price, I would work hard to afford it for you. My heart is heavy right now knowing that you have gone too soon because I was one of those people who prayed and believed 101 percent that you will get healed. That you will experience breakthroughs and new beginnings.
We would still be sharing many “Mcdo moments”, more highschool reunions to attend and the Palanca award that we always want to achieve.
December 26, 2016 when you told me you wanted to have movie marathon, but your body just won’t allow, you were too weak to go out.

We were not the closest and we were not even classmates before, but the first time we became friends, we “clicked” right then and there because of our share love for books, writing and Mitch Albom.

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Last Christmas, I gave you a pen and a journal because I know how much you love to write and create stories and because that’s where our friendship all started. I thought you didn’t even bother to open the gift but your mama told us you always bring the journal with you, hold it close to you like it’s your most treasured possession. and even when you were in the hospital, you still kept journal close to you.
During this year’s Prayer and Fasting, I asked God for divine healing and deliverance for you. I prayed like every night and even had prayer warriors to back us up in prayer. I don’t want to believe that my prayer was not answered. I trust God’s power, wisdom and sovereignty over your life. Last night, your mama narrated to us that when you were still live, you used to go with someone, person dressed in white up to his feet but his face was blurry. You went to a far and long walk with that person. It delighted and warmed my heart. because I know where there Jesus is, there is comfort, peace, deliverance and healing. It may not be in the physical realm but more so in the spiritual realm.

3 more days and will bid you our hardest goodbye. Do you know how hard it is writing this farewell message to a friend? It broke my heart into thousand pieces.

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You’ve gone long way and you’ve fought good fight. Thank you for your brave heart
that endure all the pin. Thank you for keeping it strong til the end- just for us, your family and friends.
I will miss you my friend. Your radical views bout business, entertainment, the world and politics.
I will miss you because I will no longer be hearing your voice, your stories, and your laughers.
I do not have anyone to go to now every time I needed someone to critique me on my writing, no one to call to when I needed some “Mcdo moments” of just pure talk and sharing lives till late nights.

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You’re in better place now. A happy place. God has wiped away every tear from your eyes and has taken a way all the pain you have suffered on this earth.
We will still see each other again Jovel. 50 years… 100 years is not that long to wait. But for now, let me end it here and bid you my sweetest farewell… Til we meet again. 😦

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My heart aches….

Ingon ka mag Mcdo pata, unli-chika, unli laugh, unli cry! 

Ingon ka mag movie marathon pa ta kay gusto ka motan-aw sa MMFF entries,

Ingon ka magkita-kita pa ta sa sunod nga reunion?

Ingon ka moapil pa tag writing contest para maka Palanca Award ta parehas ni Sir Januar?

Niuna naman lage ka? 😥 😥

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Finally, the days and nights of “bilar” and mourning and grieving for a friend has finally come to an end…
For the #TeamJhov nga permi naku katext kada gabie…
Julieann-mas nailhan tika now than ever. You are such a very nice person, kind-hearted, merciful ug naay care and concern sa isig kataw.
And also, tabian man diay ka ann hehe you can easily get along well with other people. You are such a genuine person. I am blessed sa imung heart that’s so kind and compassionate and willing to help.
Myriam- you are my sister from a different mother. Salamat sa paghatud uli bisan wala kay wheels haha. You are so responsible and “kugihan”. You might be so sabaan, and we might laugh at your sometimes not-so-funny-turned-corny jokes haha yet I appreciate your uniqueness, your friendship and you’re one of a kind!
Isoy- I’ve known you since elem and you’ve always been so humble and so kind. Mamiss naku imung line bai “safe and sound” ra ang tanan? Haha! Thank you! You are the ultimate “bestfriend material”
Kent-ikaw pud, I’ve known you since kindergarten days… You are such a genuine person, responsible and always ready to lend a helping hand. Na appreciate naku how you treated Jovel and how you accepted him both strengths and weaknesses as well as imperfection. Dili ka mamili ug amigo. And I learned a lot about friendship from you, thank you!
Jean- na miss naku atong suwat2x pag 3rd year bah! btaw, I appreciate how you value and give importance to friendship and how you can show overwhelming love and concern and care to people you call friends!
Salamat guys!
#friendshipdiaries
Posted in Random Stuff

Beauty Vs. Faith

Kris: Importante ba kagandahan o mas importante yung…
Daniel: Yung faith siguro…
Kris: What…
Daniel: Yung faith…      
Kris: Ay bongga! Lahat siguro magiging ano, victory na!
         Victory ka di ba, tama ba?
Daniel: Yeah, tama victory.
Kris: Kaya bigla lahat magjojoin..
       (giggling, laughs… )
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“You don’t really choose where you’re born, but in our hearts, we can choose where we belong to…”
-Vanessa Matsunaga
“The more reserved you are, the more beautiful you are, the more beautiful you become.
The more you are reserved? The more the guys want you, the more they will fight for you.” –DM
Posted in Inspirational

I am Yours Forever

I am Yours Forever

(This song states of how God demonstrates His love for is…It’s what Jesus did on the cross in behalf of us.. It’s called AMAZING GRACE. That although sometimes, we neglect His love for us but at the end of the day, we find ourselves wanting to come back to the father.
Despite disobedience, rebellion and rejection, He is a loving father who’s willing to forgive and accepts us again his sons and daughters if we’ll just humbly ask for a second chance. We find ourselves amazed of HIS LOVE, of HIS GRACE that we wanna lay it all down to HIm, thank HIM and declares,” I am yours forever…”)

I am yours Forever

It’s the love I don’t deserve
It’s the salvation you’ve given
me for free
It’s the debt I owe, I know,
 I could never repay
It’s the scrifice you humbly take
It’s the scourging and the beating
 and the crowning of thorns…
It’s the humility that you show


It’s not how much I rebel

It’s all about how much
you’re willing to forgive
It’s not how I wanted to get away from you
It’s about you wanting to come near me
And the more distant I step away
The more you come closer
Never letting me go…

Oh God,
I’m amazed by your love
The rest of my life’s not enough
To thank you my Lord, my God
I am yours, forever.

I am yours, forever……..
I am yours, forever……..

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Take Me Back to You

Take Me back to You

I am like a sheep

longing for a shepherd

I am like a pilgrim

searching for a miracle

I am like a wanderer

lost in the desert

I am like a warrior

Wounded in the fight

I have traveled so far,

Without destination.

But you have found me,

And have taken me back to you.

Oh Lord,

Take me back to where you are

And when this battle is over

Show me the light of your face

I want to rest

I want to stay close to you

I want to lay down safe–

Like a child.

Safe in your loving arms forever.

Posted in Random Stuff

Stopover: Orosia Food Park

Those heading north might want to stop over at Orosia Food Park and indulge themselves into delicious and mouth-watering authentic Filipino dish that truly captures the Filipino taste! Nestled in the north of Cebu in Cansaga, Consolacion, along the national highway, this restaurant has been around in the business for over a decade serving its customers with the best tasting food in town at a price that just suits their budget!

SAM_0535Orosia Food Park, view at night

Owned and managed by Eugene Elton U. Tio, Orosia Food Park offers its customers both residents and outsiders the best traditional Filipino and Cebuano cuisine. Indulge yourself in their delectable and flavorful dish such as grilled chicken & pork belly, pork barbeque, boneless bangus and grilled tuna panga. They are also offering a favorite Cebuano fave such as the “tinowa” “sisig” and the all-time Visayan favorite “kinilaw” made from native spices and flavorings. If you want to go vegetarian, you will also take delight in their delicious offering of kangkong and grilled eggplant. However, if you want to try out something unique, go and taste their lansiao & pochero. These are made available for the more adventurous type!

The place is very big and spacious. It has two levels with each floor can accommodate a hundred people. Beside the restaurant, they have a very wide lawn at the right side where you can hold parties, live bands and reunions. The substantial garden area is perfect for kid’s parties and other occasions. With delicious tasting food, fresh air, perfect ambiance, it’s a great way to detach yourself from the noisy and busy life in the city and have a break for some time. The parking area is wide too and can accommodate a large number of vehicles. Although, the location may seem very far from those living in the city, going there will be worth the money and the time! Those living in the north have a great advantage of enjoying their foods without driving their way to the city!

SAM_0510The lawn, where one can hold live bands, parties and reunions…

SAM_0511Side view of the two-storey restaurant

SAM_0512The extension of the resto, located on the left side.

SAM_0513The playground.

Orosia Food Park accepts bookings for all occasions such debuts, christenings, and wedding receptions. For bookings and reservations, contact them at 4239730.

Posted in InLove ♥

In Another Life

1Photo credits: Mark Feehily Fan Club Philippines Facebook fan page

In another life,

Maybe you and I exist.

In another life,

Maybe we will see each other.

In another life,

Maybe I can hug you for real.

In another life,

Maybe you and I are meant to be together.

In another life,

Maybe I can hold your hand, kiss you tenderly,

and hear your heart’s beating, telling me I’m no longer dreamin’

In another life…

Maybe…

Maybe…

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The Past

The Past

 

 

There is a part of me

That I wanted to go back—

Something deep and memorable

Something that would fill-up

The long-lost puzzle.

 

 

It was hidden,

Burried long, long time ago.

Sometimes it pass by me

And creates fleeting joy in my heart.

 

I wanted the memories to stay,

Of childhood joy and laughter

But time only allows me short time

And it’s all been gone…

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And tears continue to shed my eyes.

For a short time recollection of bitter-sweet memories…