Since I haven't blogged for quite a long time already, I wasn't able to upload our holiday pictures. Our holiday celebration was a blast! My husband's here, we're so blessed, and I am so thankful! :)

PRE- HOLIDAY SHOTS

You know what happened yesterday? I wasn't able to make it to work. My husband Edward just told me not to go to work. He didn't agree in the first place. He wanted me to work, yes, but he doesn't want me to work with that kind of schedule. And I don't know if it was like an answered prayer. Haha. I was crying and I was telling God how heavy my feeling was. I don't know if it's good or not- and since this is the choice I made, I just got to trust Him. At least I have learned to listen to Edward, and submit to his decision. (Which is not really me, but I love God and so follow Him..)

UpWords - Week of Jan. 28 - Feb. 3

I am actually very nervous now because today is my first day for working for a new account, with new people and under new supervisors. I don't know what to expect. The good thing about it is that we have a fixed day off- weekends; plus the fact that it's non voice, back office. I really don't want the schedule (it's 9pm-6am)- graveyard. When I get home from work my husband's at work already. We will only have a few hours together before I get to work- which is so sad.

I hope that I could start blogging again. I missed this so much. Last year I started working and so I haven't found time blogging anymore. But this year, I'll try to squeeze this in my very busy schedule. I haven't even uploaded our pre and post Holiday pics in here yet. I didn't realize we have a lot of catching up to do! :)

Aside from the full time job I have, I also do a part time job as well. It's a work-at-home special agent. See how busy I am? And I have made a mistake to commit on an 8-1 sked... :(

I have started my Victory small group yesterday. It was nice, having to meet and learning about God.

I'm really very sleepy already. I have to end my shift now and go to sleep. I still have work later. See you tomorrow.

It's been a very long time (a year actually) since and a lot has happened to me. If I give account to all the days I've missed, I guess I will have to stay up for 2 days and will still have a lot of stories to tell. Well, to sum it all up, God has been so good to me. He blessed me during the past year, and He continues to amaze me!

I am not sure if I have mentioned here that I have been working in one of the easiest account in the call center there is. (I don't want to say that that is the best, because I know I am still gonna have the bestest ☺) I thought that I was gonna stay there for good, though. Until the management announced that we will only be staying until the 28 of January... I really felt bad. But I have realized that God has something better in mind... Something better than what I have now. So yesterday, I went to this company (will disclose it later. not ready to announce it now ☺) and praise God! I passed the first 2 stages of the recruitment process. And I am yet to undergo the Operations Manager interview. I don't know what to expect, but the Lord says, "I will never leave you nor forsake you". I don't have to worry.

Two weeks after-

I didn't pass. Why? I am not sure. Only one thing's for sure:

Romans 8:28 (New International Version, ©2011, Bible Gateway)

 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.

God called me for a purpose, and He has a great plan for those whom He loves. I am His child, He has given His life for me; died to save me from the eternal punishment of hell. Therefore, He loves me :)

---JANUARY

A week after the New Year holiday, the whole family went through a 7 day prayer and fasting, wherein we consecrated ourselves and abstain from solid food the whole week! I didn't think I'd make it- if it weren't for God's sustenance we would have given up after the first day. We're not only thankful for God's presence, and a breakthrough in our spiritual lives; we've lost weight! (which is cool right?) And that was like a bonus from God :)

Since then, God has been doing amazing things in us, and will continue all throughout the year!

The first Sunday's preaching was about Isaiah 61, THE YEAR OF THE LORD'S FAVOR. And we declare, indeed this is the year of the Lord's favor!

when new year comes, it is automatic for most of us to create a list of our new year's resolutions- that after 10 days or so we eventually forget or discard. it actually takes some determination to make your resolutions work.

i am a fan of these new year's resolution that i make a list of the things i want to change for myself every year. in the long run i will fail to remember those resolutions i made and everything will be back to normal. truth is i stopped doing it- until now.

when i look back at the previous year, definitely there are some things i need to change, habits i need to break, and qualities i have to improve. the ultimate reason why i made this up is because i wanted to bring glory to God all the more- more and more. but i also wanted to do this for myself- so i won't commit the same mistakes i did last year. i want to be more matured, grown- up. i don't want to act as if i didn't learn at all, or didn't improve at all. so i had to write a list of what i want to change and what i wanted to do more this year.

1. to EXCEL in everything i will do and in every task or responsibility i am assigned to. AIM NOT MEDIOCRITY, but exceed expectations!

2. to NOT BE EASILY DISCOURAGED. to be a lot more optimistic, and TRUST GOD  more.

3. to sleep early and wake up early. or at least wake up early.

4. READ MORE and less facebook. aim at reading at least 1 book a month.

5. to LEARN NEW THINGS this year, be more productive. (keyboard/guitar, spanish/korean, photography)

6. AIM TO IMPROVE and enhance myself- my skills, talents and abilities and overall personality.

7. PRAY MORE and spend more time for devotions and quiet times.

8. maintain weight of 95 kg.

9. DON'T QUIT!

10. to be LESS ANGRY and more SELF CONTROLLED and more PATIENT.

by God's grace, I CAN DO THIS! :) aja, aja!

i am receiving 5-8 messages a day from one person, and he's sending me these quotes. i've been keeping them from my phone for a month already and decided to delete them. but before i do that, i'd like to compile it here. the reason why it stayed in my fone that long is because i felt it was worth saving. some of them are really inspiring and funny. while some maybe lame, well, they deserved to be deleted. i'll keep this post updated. these will be do for now.

farewell, 2009 and hello 2010! i will cherish the memories i had with you and i will make more memories to cherish this year!

at new year's eve i prepared for our new year's dinner and cleaned the house. i started around 10am and finished 10pm. i enjoyed all the work (as long as i'll be doing that kind of work once a year :) i'd prefer to be busy than idle. i get sleepy when i don't do anything. and man, that's most tiring- doing nothing at all.

too bad i wasn't able to take a lot of pictures of the celebration. i was busy with cooking and after that i had to calm my daughter. she cried a lot during new year, the sound of the fireworks scared her. i didn't get the chance to view aerial fireworks display for we have to sit all the time infront of the computer, watching funny videos in youtube. but that's ok. as a parent i would set aside my interests for my kids' welfare.

here are the only pictures i took during the new year's celebration. and an additional photo of the blue moon. the sky was so clear that time and the moon was vivid, i was tempted to capture a few shots of luna.