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Mommy Moments – 11 Lessons in Marriage

February 17, 2012 18 Comments

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My hubby and I will be celebrating our 11th wedding anniversary in a few days. I am blessed to have been married to a responsible and supportive husband.

In the 11 years of being married, I have learned several lessons and I would like to share them:

- Love is not based on a feeling. There will be days that you don’t feel like serving or even talking to your husband but because you promised to love each other before God and you are committed to one another, you work things out.

- Forgive and let go. Your spouse is not perfect and there will be days that you wonder why you married him in the first place but then just remember no one is perfect – not even you. We all have fallen short, one way or another. The best way to move forward is to forgive.

- Don’t change your spouse. You will not succeed. Instead, pray to God about it and if it is the Lord’s will, you shall see the change you have been waiting for, in His proper time.

- Put Jesus in the center of your life and of your marriage. Circumstances will happen and challenges will come but faith in the Lord will help you through it all.

- Be thankful. It is easy to criticize but hard to be thankful. Change of perspective will help you to be more appreciative of your partner and your life.

- Support and encourage one another. Help each other achieve your life’s goals and dreams. Make the journey of life more meaningful.

- Spend time together. No matter if it is just watching a movie together, reading a book together, finishing a project together or going out on regular dates. This will help keep you intimate and growing in your relationship.

- Know your partner’s love language. It will help you understand one another better and be able to fulfill the emotional needs of your partner.

- Honor and respect each other. As time goes by, we should maintain respect for one another and treat each other with much respect, just like the courtship days.

- For the wife, let your husband lead the family as this is God’s original design for the family. Let us be submissive.

- And for the husband, love your wives! They are not just there to serve you, but they are your partners in life.

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Mommy Moment – My Girl is 8!

February 10, 2012 9 Comments

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My daughter is now 8 years old! I can’t believe it but it is true. I have been a mother for the past 8 years now and I have been enjoying it to the fullest. I can still remember when I was pregnant with her, it was a really difficult first trimester for me but thankfully, labor wasn’t too difficult and she was a healthy baby!

She is a very bright and loving child. She is also gifted in arts and has a very creative soul. I am inspired by her creativity and blessed with her good naturedness!

She has been a great blessing to our family – to me in particular. Reminding me what really matters in life, loving another without expecting anything in return and being obedient to the will of the Father. I thank the Lord that God chose me to be her mom and that in the past 8 years, we were blessed to have been able to be part of her life as her parents.

Filed Under: Kyla, Mommy Moments

Mommy Moments – Cuddly Toys

January 27, 2012

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My son at around age 3 or 4 started to embrace these stuff toys before going to sleep. He always wants to make sure that they are together before he falls asleep or when he wakes up in the morning.

I have read that the kids attachment to stuffed animals can help them in their emotional development. I don’t plan on taking away these cuddly toys until he grows tired of them. How about you? Does your kids have their own favorite cuddly stuffed animals?

Filed Under: Mommy Moments, my family and kids, Toby

Music in the Family

January 26, 2012

Between my hubby and me, he is the musically inclined one. He used to play the bass guitar and still does once in a while. I remember buying him his latest bass guitar about 10 years ago.

Now that we have kids, I know it is important to expose them to music and see if they have inherited their father’s musical inclination. As a preparation, we have bought an acoustic guitar like the martin 000-18 guitar. We also have allowed our children to use the keyboard or piano if possible. Sometimes, as a family, we play music together. Dad on guitars, mom on vocals, daughter on keyboards and son on drums.

Music in the family can be so much fun and at the same time, it can develop their talent and confidence to share their talent and abilities with others.

Filed Under: my family and kids, my hubby Tagged With: guitars

Fashion Design Sketch Portfolio

January 20, 2012

Last Christmas season, my daughter received a Project Runway Fashion Design Sketch Portfolio as a gift.

My daughter loves drawing. As soon as she saw this, she wanted to try it out at once! Well, what can I say? It was really an amazing portfolio, aside from the pre-drawn figures of female modes and some shoes, there was a section where color combination and color mixture was discussed. It gave a brief lesson on how to correctly use colors. It also contains several stencils of clothes, dress, shoes and accessories. I was really amazed by what my daughter was able to create a few days after she started using this design sketch!

She is very much interested to creating clothes and dresses. It seems to me that this sketch portfolio has helped her unleash her artistic side in creating wardrobe designs. I wouldn’t be surprised that in a few years, she would actually be learning about fabrics and she would know whether the fabric is a robert allen fabric or not!

It is very inspiring to see her create her designs. They are unique and trendy! Definitely, she has a fashion sense!

Filed Under: Kyla, reviews Tagged With: Fashion Design Sketch Portfolio, Project Runway