6TH

We turn 6 today and the husbo and I are off to celebrate somewhere. It's going to be something simple this year, eat out, watch a movie and probably get a massage.  We hope to take a trip sometime next year so a grand celebration will have to wait.  Doesn't really matter. All I know is we have each other. Cheesy! LOL!

I'll try to blog about our celebration later. We leave in a couple of minutes. Happy weekend everyone! :)

IS IT TIME TO WORK FROM HOME?

Today was great.  The husbo and I went out on a simple date. We just went to a nearby mall and shopped to our heart's content (a.k.a until our pockets were empty LOL!). It's a good thing most of the stores were offering items on sale. We were two happy shoppers!  

This was the second date in two days and I am just happy.  Please pardon the shallowness, but when your work schedules only allow you to see each other 2 days in a week, you treasure the times you spend together - every single minute of it. No matter how simple, even if it's just eating breakfast together or waking up beside each other is already something to be thankful for.

Which really makes me think about my plans for next year - of quitting my job and just work from home full time.  It's a daunting thought and there's a lot to consider but so far, the pros outweigh the cons.

In Love, Age Doesn't Matter

I have an uncle who isn't married yet. He is now 60 years old. He's really nice so I used to wonder why he hasn't married yet. I guess he hasn't met the right girl for him.

Have you ever had that fear of not being able to marry? I did. As I stated before, my dream was to have my own family. I was never the career type of girl. And when thoughts of not getting married entered into my mind, I really freak out! I guess my fears were overrated. Sometimes, it just takes time and senior dating isn't really a bad idea. Who cares how old you are when you love each other?!

So I guess, I can consider my uncle as part of the senior singles group, huh! Well, ain't nothing bad about it. I did suggested he try to look for someone on the internet. Just trying to help out. Not matchmaking at all. After all, if you can build friendship on the net, why not love right? :)

The Heart of Marriage

You'd think being together for almost 10 years (with 2 years being married) we would never need to attend seminars, but no. Marriage is a totally different thing.

Last Saturday, the husband and me, with 2 of our best buds attended "The Heart of Marriage" seminar at Victory Christian Fellowship at the Every Nation Building in Fort Bonifacio. It was a seminar we will value and cherish for the rest of our lives.

The first part was defining marriage as seen in God's eyes. As Pastor Joey and his wife Marie said, marriage is a covenant - a sacred agreement. It is also during this part where roles were discussed and while the husband learned that he needs to be more aggresive in our marriage, I learned that I need to be more supportive. Something that he has opened up to me before but I was too proud to admit.

On the second part of the seminar, we discussed about the power of three. No, not the charmed ones lol! It was the power of the 3 gifts, the sign - committment, the sacrifice - love and the good news - God. With these 3 attributes in your marriage, your bond will be stronger. As God is committed to us, we should be committed to our spouse.

The third part talked about guarding our hearts from wrong focus (focusing on career, relatives, etc.), unrealisitic expectations (now that I am guilty of) and unforgiveness. Too often in most marriages we tend to dig into our chests of hurts and pains and throw it back to our partner. We need to forgive and forget no matter how hard it is. We need to clean up the hard drives of our hearts from the trash of unforgiveness.

The last, but not the least part of this awesome seminar, is about living decisively based on 1. The Word of God 2. Service 3. Faithfulness 4. Priorities and 5. being in agreement.

Needless to say we came out of that seminar with a firm resolve to practice what we learned, incorporate it into our marriage. We could not change overnight, but with God in our marriage, it is possible to live a long and happy marriage.

For those married couples out there, this is something you would want to attend. Not because you are having problems in your marriage (heaven forbid that you would wait that long to even attend it), but because you are both committed in making the most out of your married life. After all, marriage is a journey you should both take hand in hand.

For more inquiries and future schedules, you may visit Victory Christian Fellowship.

I suggest you also check out and read Gary Chapman's "The Five Love Languages". Definitely a must read for couples!