A Piece of Heaven : Micamics' perspective

  Deuteronomy 16:17 : "Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you."   Today, this verse's application came to life earlier this morning as I went to the market to buy fresh food in preparation to the food I am about to prepare for lunch time.  At one of the corners of the marketplace, there is a parked jeepney where "Manong" and his wife sell their Local product called Banana  (lakatan and saba). After I got all the major food supplies needed for the two weeks ECQ, found myself left with an exact amount to buy two large pieces of saba which is just the right amount for today's  meal called Pochero. To my surprise, "Manong" proactively asked "Bakit dalawa lang?" Then I said, this is enough for me. He then reached out to the pile of banana and then gave me another piece, then jokingly said. There! That's three , for I - Love- you . I smiled and thanked "Manong" w...

"Its not how long you lived but how you lived your life in full..." An old saying that goes around but will never really dawn on you until you really lived and then someone else testifies about your life in your Eulogy.  I was blessed enough to witness a true testimony in this lifetime through simple heartfelt notes and genuine gestures from people whom lives started with me sharing their first few baby steps within Quality. To some, their first few years within Quality may be full of Motivation, then Joy, then Pain, then Disappointments, then Anger and then Demotivation. I for one shared a piece of those experiences during my first 3 years being an Analyst. But these disappointments gave me a bigger perspective and helped me become a Leader who tries to despise those negativity by Nurturing them - Newbies to the best of my ability, teaching them the very core of Quality. And Instilling to them- Tenured a hunger for growth and passion of sharing a piece of oneself to hel...

                                           OUR COVID-19  ZOOM CELEBRATION Take a peek of the Sally's Tribute here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPPAArUZVHU At exactly 30 days before November 14th , I started thinking of a project that would make your 60th birthday special amidst our distance. With zero knowledge about professional video editing, I started asking for video messages from family and friends while I cling to only these two things : my artistic capabilities and  lots of courageous love.  Fast forward, I started creating the project as soon as I receive responses back from family and friends. While doing my researching and conceptualizing. I was too focused in cropping and highlighting video messages so I can come up with a holistic video, capturing who you really are in other people's eyes. Not realizing that as I transform these into a one ...

As this outbreak started to paralyze my daily routine starting March 17th of 2020, I was entoiled while catching up with my 20+  daily devotion back logs. Then on my 66th day, I came across this devotion entitled : A Beautiful Thing . wherein it sums up all the Beautiful things that happened to Moses and the Israelites (Old Testament) and Jesus' Crucifixion ( new testament) .  These stories are an epitome of Irony as the Israelites were given the Ten Commandments out of God's love while the people, instead of enjoying it, lived a life of indirection for 40 long years. Likewise when Jesus was about to be crucified, a woman poured an expensive perfume over His head. Doing so fulfills the anointing Jesus' body for burial ahead of time.  While these two are glaring example of two different perception of Beautiful, I was left with two reflective questions: What is the meaning of beautiful in the Lord's eyes? and What is the meaning of beautiful in a human perspect...

Lost for words , overflowing joy and a spirit -filled heart : These are the words that best described the feeling I had, as I approach the stage, walking side by side with my daughter on her recognition day.  Who would have taught that the definition of Joy and Accomplishment can evolve from personal, to maternal. At this early stage of motherhood, the Lord has given His strong assurance over my daughter, and knowing she will be guided by the Holy Spirit all throughout her life's journey, is the most joyful part of it all.  "Who am I, O Sovereign Lord and what is my family that you have bought me this far? And as if this were not enough in sight, O sovereign Lord? Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, O Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever" 2 Samuel 7:18, 29

Today, as I wait patiently for my Doctor, the Lord has impressed in my heart the advantage of being alone with Him. As always, He never fail to put me in awe. As I read through the Book of Psalms 30. I was reminded about my situation and how He sets an analogy over me and Nanay, my 80+ year old house companion.  The morning I felt the same pain at my lower back- she saw my agony though I was trying to manage the pain, she started calling me "Nita...(she calls me by a name that sounds like my real one), Nita..." trying to call my attention. When I looked at her, she started bending, twitching and dancing as if teaching me what I should do to ease the pain. She did all these while laughing while she teases me. For a second I was laughing with her, then a tear dropped suddenly then finally found myself crying for Joy as I was reminded: "He will take care of me... up until my old age" Today - this verse is so true and was made alive by a circumstance turned ...

Being a mother to a growing up little girl is not an easy task. In fact, the bigger she gets, the more difficult it is being a mom. I thought the first few years of motherhood was the hardest part, most especially for working moms like me. My perception was changed along my 9- year journey. Looking back, the first few years of my motherhood became less challenging because I have a very supportive and loving mother who always gets out of her way to make things right, at least for me and my daughter. Working at a night shift is less worrisome knowing she is right beside my daughter to address all her needs, to love her back when I am not visible. These, and a lot more reasons to thank God for sending me such a wonderful mom in this lifetime.. Years passes by, as my daughter grows up a little older, my maturity as a parent grew a little deeper in the process. The challenges becomes more difficult, much more harder than I ever thought it would be. As I face alot of trials in this work-...