Guess whose birthday it is today? :)The only real "supermom" I know! Image from Cool Catholics And the most inspiring breastfeeding mom of all time! đ Image from Our Lady of La Leche website Thank you for guiding me (us!) throughout this crazy, challenging journey of motherhood! :)We (re)dedicate our family, especially our homeschool (note to … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Mama Mary! đ The Most Inspiring Breastfeeding Mom of All đ (+ Moringana Amazing Grace Giveaway Week 9)
Category: Celebrations
Three Years of God’s Amazing Grace and Blessings: Rysse’s Birthday Giveaway! :)
Our "little flower" turns three today.I can't believe how fast she's growing. Slow down, please, Time. Slow down. *sniffs* Newborn Rysse and Rysse at three. *sighs* I can still remember vividly her birth â which was all natural, mind you! (Eeep!)And how our lives were never the same again after that. (Just as it changed when … Continue reading Three Years of God’s Amazing Grace and Blessings: Rysse’s Birthday Giveaway! đ
Mas masaya kung may SaYa! (It’s an Amazing-Grace-Happy-Independence-Day Giveaway!)
My blog post title above is my lame way of using Filipino to promote this latest Amazing Grace giveaway â just in time for the Philippine Independence Day, which we're celebrating today! LOL! :)Masaya kung may SaYa! roughly translates to "It's much happier with SaYa!" (Sorry if I didn't do justice in the translation â blame it … Continue reading Mas masaya kung may SaYa! (It’s an Amazing-Grace-Happy-Independence-Day Giveaway!)
Truly Rich Tips: When It Comes to Parenting, It’s the Little Things That Matter (Parenting Lessons From My 87-Year Old Grandfather)
My family on my momâs side celebrated my grandfatherâs 87th birthday last week. It was a fun, chaotic evening, with the adults enjoying the Vietnamese fare we ordered (in memory of my grandfatherâs 13 years in Vietnam, where he worked as a communications engineer-of-sorts) and the great grandkids âwreaking havocâ / playing noisily and excitedly … Continue reading Truly Rich Tips: When It Comes to Parenting, It’s the Little Things That Matter (Parenting Lessons From My 87-Year Old Grandfather)
A Birthday Tribute To A Man I Love (And It Ain’t My Hubby This Time!)
I have blogged about him before here, though I only mentioned him briefly. I also posted a picture of him, along with my other siblings here, when I shared about a "family-reunion-of-sorts" earlier this year.Yep, you guessed it right! This blog post is dedicated to my Kuya (older brother), Joam (or Jose Amado). Kuya with Ate, circa 1979 … Continue reading A Birthday Tribute To A Man I Love (And It Ain’t My Hubby This Time!)
A Tribute To My Father – A Man After God’s Own Heart
Papa and Mama leading the Lord's Day Celebration while on mission in Timor Yesterday, it was my dearest Papa's birthday. I have blogged about him before on one of my weekly posts for Philstar.com's unBLOGGED, in commemoration of Father's Day. In my entry I honored him and thanked him for everything that he has taught … Continue reading A Tribute To My Father – A Man After God’s Own Heart
Of my sister on All Souls’ Day
Note: Very personal and long sharing ahead. đ Go ahead and read it though - I hope it inspires you to honor the important people in your life as well! đ BE BLESSED!My dearest Ate (older sister) celebrates her birthday today, which incidentally is All Souls' Day too. On this day, when the entire Catholic church … Continue reading Of my sister on All Souls’ Day
Truly Rich Recommendations: Catholics and Halloween – Good reads esp. for Catholic parents!
A quote from this article on Halloween's Catholic Origins probably sums up what I have been thinking and "talking" about lately on social networks and with people I know, (and just yesterday on Radyo Veritas, when I was interviewed because of this article on CBCP News about our homeschool group's All Saints' Day celebration on November 4):"Let's not … Continue reading Truly Rich Recommendations: Catholics and Halloween – Good reads esp. for Catholic parents!
Truly Rich Tips: Ideas for Celebrating All Souls’ Day
Photo from theholidayspot.com All Saintsâ Day and All Soulsâ Day are an integral part of many a Filipino familyâs annual calendars, particularly for the Catholics and Christians who make up approximately 85% of the population. While All Saintsâ Day is a special day to commemorate the saints in heaven, All Soulsâ Day or Araw ng mga Patay is an occasion … Continue reading Truly Rich Tips: Ideas for Celebrating All Souls’ Day
A love to last a lifetime :)
Guess who's celebrating thirty-eight years of love and life tomorrow (Oct 19)? October 19, 1973 With Lisa, 1974 Joam and Lisa, Los Banos, 1979 Santiagos in Brunei circa 1983? (Lisa, Jay, Mon, Tita, Tina, Joam) Christmas in Brunei, 1988 Christmas in Brunei, 1991 Fast forward to July 2011 đ WE LOVE YOU PAPA AND MAMA! … Continue reading A love to last a lifetime đ
Truly Rich and Blessed 