The Weak Shall Be Strong

 

But He said to me,

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses,

so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
 2 Corinthians 12:9

   

The Power of Prayer

No ocean can hold it back.
No river can overtake it.
No whirlwind can go faster....
No army can defeat it.
No law can stop it.
No distance can slow it.
No disease can cripple it.
No force on earth is more powerful
or effective than the power of prayer!

 

 

...We are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.
Romans 8:37

He is Our Light

In Christ alone, our hope is found.
He is our light, our strength, our song.
Our comforter, our All in All,
Here in the love of Christ we stand.

   

The Lord is my light and my salvation —
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life —
of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 27:1 

A Grateful Heart

   Oh, how grateful and thankful I am to the Lord
because He is so good. Psalm 7:17    

Hope

With every breath, every heartbeat, every moment - God is there.

 

  May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
as you trust in Him.
Romans 15:13

DD's Royal Academy of Dance Exaination Results

Dancing Queen's RAD / Royal Academy of Dance Examination results ---
Proud that she got a High Merit grade this year,



 

and a silver medal too. :)
 We thank her teacher, Marion Ignacio,
for all the help and dedication in training the Gr. 5
students of Steps Dance Studio.



  

 



La danse, c'est le mouvement, et le mouvement, c'est la vie.
("Dance is movement, and movement is life.")

Ludmilla Chiriaeff (Founder, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens)

   

Holiday Rest

Happy that there is no school in Q.C. today.

May all of us be blessed!

  

Let’s celebrate and be glad today.
Psalm 118:24

 

My Angel in a Garden Terrarium

I had the morning off to meet up with fellow Blogger/Beader/Crafter, Trixie Zaide-Redondo,
and got my newest "pet", Angel in a Garden Open Terrarium.
She needs to rest her hands from beading,
and is now into making beautiful terrariums like this ---

 

I received mine with a chic bayong bag, printed care instructions,

and even a 6 cc/ml syringe for watering the self-sustaining ecosystem.

The pretty angel décor is from one of Trixie's

treasured collections over the years.

 If you want one for yourself, or as a gift,

there are many designs and decors to choose from.
Contact Trixie at 0917-5181115
or email her at bybeadedstory@gmail.com.

 

  Having a terrarium/ecosystem like mine

is enjoyable and relaxing to look at.
It's a great way to bring the outside, indoors,
and a practical way for brown thumbs/non-gardeners like me
to have my own dainty piece of a garden beside me. :)  ♥

 

 

Why try to explain miracles to your kids
when you can just have them plant a garden?
Robert Brault


 

 

 



Enriching Experience

My DS with his Community Immersion foster mom. So blessed and thankful for this very enriching experience for our son, dear Lord.     — at Area F, Sapang Palay San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan  

Don't wait to make your son a great man - make him a great boy. 

 Author Unknown

   

DS's 20th Piano Recital

University of the Philippines
COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Extension Program

presents

PIANO
RECITAL II

Saturday, 26 July 2014
1:00 pm
Abelardo Hall Auditorium


Presenting Faculty:

PROF. GEMMA MALICDEM
PROF. AUGUSTO ESPINO
MS. EVANGELINE LAUREOLA

---
DS played
ETUDE
by Felix Mendelssohn    

With Prof. Malicdem of the U.P. College of  Music

My DS in action  :)  

Play always as if in the presence of a master.

Robert Schumann 

 

Anton's Confirmation

 

My former student in high school, Anton's confirmation... :)

 

 

So touched that one of my long-time students 

considered me to be one of his godparents...  <3

 

   Touch my heart and you will fee, listen to my heart and you will hear, look into my heart and you will see, you will always be a special part of me. Author Unknown

Yogurt Over the Rainbow Bridge

Our dear little one, YOGURT "Yogi" (July 21-25, 2014)
passed away at 6:55 this morning.
He was born with a Cleft Palate,
and had to be bottle fed every two hours. 
 

 It is a blessing though, that we had him for five days.
He fought until the end,
but his heart was too weak to continue,
despite the oxygen and resuscitation by his veterinarian.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
 

 We love you forever, YOGI!
You are now over the Rainbow Bridge --
where you can drink without difficulty,
all the milk that you deserve.  

Run free, dear little one...
Your mommy, Milkshake, with your sisters,
Gumdrop and Almond,
and all of us at home love you always and forever.
Rest in peace, free from pain, difficulty, and all.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥  

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here,

that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.

There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.

There is plenty of food,

water and sunshine,

and our friends are warm and comfortable.

 

  All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor.
Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again,
just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content,

except for one small thing;
they each miss someone very special to them,

who had to be left behind.

 

They all run and play together,
but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance.
His bright eyes are intent.
His eager body quivers.
Suddenly he begins to run from the group,
flying over the green grass,
his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted,
and when you and your special friend finally meet,
you cling together in joyous reunion,
never to be parted again.
The happy kisses rain upon your face;
your hands again caress the beloved head,
and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet,
so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....  

Author Unknown...

 



Milkshake's Gumdrop, Yogurt, and Almond

Milkshake's treasures... :)  

 

Dogs are our link to paradise.

They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.

To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon

is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring --

it was peace.
 Milan Kundera

 

Milkshake's D-Day!

Our darling Maltese, Milkshake's delivery day!
Here she is with her puppies, Gumdrop, Yogurt, & Almond
We thank the Lord for a successful delivery. ♥
 

 

So proud of our DD, Dancing Queen,
for helping Milkshake deliver her first puppy (Gumdrop)
at the back of our van, while on the way to the emergency vet.
What a real, brave girl we have. ♥

 

 

Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies.
 Gene Hill

Milkshake Trying Out Her New Whelping Box

Our dearest Maltese, Milkshake, is due anytime between the days of July 19-23, 2014...
Please pray with us for a safe delivery for our youngest family member.

We are eagerly waiting for her puppies to arrive...    
 

{Courtesy of Phil Gr. Champ, Speedy of Johnson Ong's Emerald Kennel}

 

Every dog must have his day.

 Jonathan Swift