The BEST 40th gift

Psalm 90:12 - " Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."

We went to my sister house for family picture (we usually do this every time we went home). Aside from the picture taking, they bought food, drinks, dessert, after eating lunch we did some games and it's super fun, the last event was they asked me to sit down and there they bring out all the 40 gifts. Yes I was surprised, why? because before we went home I've been telling them that they need to give me gifts but they always ignore it hahahah, anyway, before I can open a gift I need to answer or act before I can get one and open it. Turning 40 is a big deal for me, why? Now a days most of the people die early, that's why they said life is too short, beside that it's the time where I can spend my special day with the people who are dear in my life and that's my whole family, but it's not always happy because before my birthday there's one not so nice news that I got (sorry can't share it yet). It's been very hard and tough for me in dealing with it, but like they've said life must go on, I love all the stuff they gave me, mostly is my melody items😂😂😂, but the best gift that God gave me is MY FAMILY, we're not the  perfect family, but if God will ask me what kind of parents and sibling I want for my next life, I will and still want them, we are imperfect but that's what make us unique in our own different way, the warmth, care and love they give is priceless, we may had our own life and families but if we need each other we are there hand in hand, together we stand divided we fall.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I really appreciate all the things you guys did on my birthday, I know I'm not the kind of person who is very expressive but deep inside my heart I feel so blessed to have all of you in my life. Know that I really love all of you.

The LOVE Ingredient

1 Corinthians 16:14 - " Let all that you do be done in love."

When I was like 12 or 13 yo, i remembered I always watched how my mom cooked our food, I knew that one day I will cook food for my family, my growing up years I tried to cook like sliced pork with shitake mushroom and fried potato, sunny side up eggs, steam egg, hotdog etc. now that I have my own family, I tried to cook the food that I know only, sometimes I used to search and cooked it, some failed some not. When we went back to the Philippines last July, my mom cooked fried chicken, she cut it into a very small pieces, and I really taste good, so I asked her how did she marinate it.

So I tried to do what my mom did, bought chicken that was already cut into pieces, marinated it and fried it, viola my girls and hubby likes it, dinner time my girls asked me what are the ingredients that I put in there, so I told them try to guess it, so they some right some wrong, but one thing they both said that really melt my heart, they said "mommy, the best ingredient you put is full of LOVE." 

As a mom it's not really an easy task to do everything, but knowing that my girls knew how much love I put in taking care of them makes me happy, I'm not a perfect mom, we do argue, had our opinions but  in the end I always seek God for wisdom and knowledge on how to be a good mom to my girls.