Before entering a relationship...

dapat mong tandaan kung anong nagawa niya sa ex niya, pwede niya ding gawin sayo yun.

This is specifically for Iya

Daddy's Rules For Dating

Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.

Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them.

Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist.

Rule Four:
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a 'Barrier method' of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you.

Rule Five:
It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is: 'early.'

Rule Six:
I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry.

Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process than can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge . Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?

Rule Eight:
The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka - zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual themes are to be avoided; movies which feature chain saws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks homes are better.

Rule Nine:
Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a potbellied, balding, middle-aged, dimwitted has-been. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me.

Rule Ten:
Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming in over a rice paddy near Hanoi . When my Agent Orange starts acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit the car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car - there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine.

Rick Warren

For when you feel that everything does not go your way...

"God changes caterpillars into butterflies,
sand into pearls
and coal into diamonds
using TIME AND PRESSURE.
He's working on you, too."

Norman Vincent Peale

"Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds."

Paulo Coelho

"One day you will wake up and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted. DO IT NOW."

Mmm... except when I tell you not to. Hehehe love you sweethearts! :)

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,

When the funds are low, and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When you might have won had you stuck it out;

Don't give up though the pace seems slow,

You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,

It's when things seem worse,

that you must not quit.

When you are tired and about to give up, remember this...

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13 NASB)


I love you sweethearts! :)

To Kuya

I can see that, being blind, you get scared easily. Please always remember to be brave and never fear because mommy will always have your back.
When God throws trials your way, just keep in mind that whatever it is, He knows that you can handle it. So praise Him for the learning opportunity and keep in mind that it's gonna take more than whatever the trial is to break your soul.

You are a very intelligent and smart and handsome boy, my son. Please be brave too. You need this to survive the world around you. Don't forget that I might not always be with you physically, but I can always be in your heart as long as you keep me there.

I love you my firstborn. Mwamwamwah

Anger

Never hate. Never let anger control your life. Always forgive. The best insult that you can give to a hater is to be kind to them.

Philippians 4:6 NASB

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."

Dear Loves,

Have I said "I love you" enough? :)

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death."

-Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Be kind

"Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." -Plato

...

"Don't think of the things you didn't get after praying.
Think of the countless blessings God gave you without asking."

From me

Okay, I may not be the perfect mom. I may not take care of you the way you want me to. I may lack time for you; I may not be able to buy all the things you want/need.

But I hope you do know how much I love you and how much I want to be all that to you.

You are my life, my loves :)

From the mouth of babes

"Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms." Alyssa Knight, age 12

Mighty King of Zion

Another one of my favorite praise songs :)

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1. Praise You Lord, Mighty King of Zion,

Mighty God of Israel!

Save us Lord from the roaring lion,

Cast down the workings of the Infidel!

Refrain:

Oh my strength I will sing Thy praises

Thou O Lord are a shield to me

Oh my King though the battle rages

I look with victory on my enemies!

2.Rouse Thyself like a roaring fire,

Israel's Hope Bright Morning Star!

Burn like chaff the Father of Liars,

Light up creation with Thy blazing power!

(Refrain)

Coda:

Praise You Lord, Mighty King of Zion!

From the Book of Mark

"All things are possible to him who believes." (Mark 9:23 NASB)

Good morning, loves!

When I die...

"Mothers never really die...
They just keep house up in the sky.
They polish the sun by day,
And light the stars that shine at night.
Keep the moonbeams silvery bright,
And in the heavenly home above
They wait to welcome those they love."

Iya, I entrust you to take care of your dad and sibling/s when I'm gone.

I love you sweethearts!

On life

"Give, but don't allow yourself to be used.
Love, but don't allow your heart to be abused.
Trust, but don't be naive.
Listen to others, but don't lose your own voice."

Marriage

"A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers." Ruth Bell Graham

Can't sleep?

"If you can't sleep counting the sheep, try talking to The Shepherd..."

Paul Coelho

"You are what you believe yourself to be."

Good morning, loves!

sex and marriage

When you get married, please don't make sex your yardstick for love.

Prayer

Lord, today I ask for patience and strength. Amen.