Trade it!

Just when you think your faith is larger than the world's biggest problems, you will emerge as a winner.  Others might attempt to pull you down but God will always be there helping you to lift up.  Trade your sorrows with God's amazing love…

 

Trading My Sorrows

I'm trading my sorrows
I'm trading my shame
I'm laying them down
For the joy of the Lord

I'm trading my sickness
I'm trading my pain
I'm laying them down
For the joy of the Lord

Yes, Lord

I'm pressed but not crushed
Persecuted not abandoned
Struck down but not destroyed
I am blessed beyond the curse
For his promise will endure
That his joy is going
To be my strength

Though my sorrows may last for the night
His joy comes with the morning

Into the Fabrics

I thank God for stitching friends into the fabric of my life… Their colorful patterns and personalities add riches to who I am Thanks my precious thread!

This was sent to me by my very good friend, Ronz.

My family knows just how thankful I am for the friends I’ve got.   

I stopped and think of my friends who had been tightly fabricated to my life. 
Those that I never regret having been so attached to from the very start till now.
Those friendships that I have managed and won over the consequences to make it stay longer.
Friends who had seen me at my best and at my worst and still love me with no boundaries.

Friends are angels flying in…

Aside from the great love I have from my family, one source of strength is the comfort and security of having good if not the best and the true friends around. Really. Though in life, you meet and greet new friends.  I am not concerned whether or not these new friends will just stay short.  I won’t get sad and bitter.  They have their own rules and reasons for leaving.  For the presence of my old friends made me appreciate and value the unconditional love made stronger by the years.  And I value more their own rules and reasons for staying long.

That’s my own definition of Friends and Friendship.

Learn, Value, Earn and Love it

Because I believe more in the thought that… they won't stay if they don't mean it…  

Nothing compares to the friendship grounded on love and respect.

The Priceless Comfort

  
Obong and Ovel

Since the day my brother had decided to offer a hitch every morning and night whenever possible, it has helped me a lot in reducing a part of stress-causing area in my daily routine.

Aside from the fact that it has added quality time together to have a casual talk about anything.  Just last night, he saw me running till I get into his car with my laptop still opened.  When I sat down, my attention has never been undisturbed.  I just continue typing.  He started sharing about his work and his officemates.  Sometimes I overheard what he was telling, leaving a “No Reaction” on me.  Or at one point, I took the effort to reply with a word or two.

While on traffic, he said, “Ate, kwento ka naman.  Kwentuhan naman tayo.  Lagi ka na lang busy.”

It was his statement that hit me.  I turned it off and faced him.  I started sharing and we started laughing.  We care less whether we’re getting lost off the road.

There’s a lot to catch up.  These are the priceless conversations that our lives before had taken away from us for quite sometime.  He’s overly busy at getting a degree in Law while I’m equally busy at work.  My brother is my closest friend and I am his closest confidante. Our recent brainstorming is on how to save more whenever we decide to move here in Makati.  Enjoy more of our times together.  Even before, the presence of one another is enough, making us depend on each other, leaving us no room to find friends outside.

It’s the comfort brought by closely-knit family ties that makes my life worthy to be shared.  And it’s what my brother and I would like to do with the growing families-to-be.