NEVER FORGET!!

Romans 8:31

this is such a powerful verse that it bears repeating 4 times!!!

as you go through life, my magnificent 9, don't ever forget that GOD IS FOR YOU!!! whatever challenges you might find along the way, God will always be there -- by your side, at your back, walking in front of you to guide you. The only requirement is that you have made Him your personal Lord and Savior. I know the 6 older ones have made this important decision already and it is my prayer that the 3 younger ones will soon understand the importance of surrendering their life to Jesus and having a personal relationship with Him!! 

3...

i know that you know your Oma's nuts sometimes...

A few weeks before your A'po and I left for Palawan, I was running around to all the Goodwill and Thrift stores in the area hoping to find at least ONE paper towel holder. i didn't want to buy one because i thought i could find one for a dollar or two at one of the stores where your A'po loves to shop.

Unfortunately, i could not find even ONE anywhere and i was really disappointed that i was leaving the States without a paper towel holder...

Imagine my surprise, however, when we started opening the boxes we had shipped to Palawan from Cebu back in 2014 when i found NOT one, but TWO paper towel holders!! and, both of them are from my Princess House collection!!!

i could almost imagine God saying, "You silly, silly child!! You forgot about these two paper towel holders, but I hadn't!!"

this might seem minor in the whole scheme of life, but this just goes to show that God cares about the tiny little details of our lives!! even paper towel holders...

so.... the same thing happened with BATH TOWELS!!!

when we left for Cebu and Palawan, i had packed one towel each for your A'po and me to use while we were traveling. there were 2 other sets of towels being shipped over from San Dimas, but they were not scheduled to arrive in Brooke's Point until October.

SO.... i started worrying about TOWELS!!! i couldn't imagine having only 1 towel for each of us to use until the other ones arrived!! i even went out and bought myself a cheap towel from Unitop, the local store here in Brooke's, even though the quality was really not up to par with the towels we're used to in the States...

But, God surprised me with SO MANY BATH TOWELS once we started opening up our boxes!!! we now have more than enough between your A'po and me and, even better, they're BATH SHEETS so they're really big!!! i had totally forgotten that, 10 years ago, i had brought all these towels with me to Cebu and then used them as padding for my crystal when we were packing up our lives in 2014.

i'm sure God had a nice laugh when He saw me pulling out all these towels. He was probably shaking his head and saying, "Silly Sharon! you worried for nothing!!!"

So, when you guys come to visit us, you can be confident that we will NOT run out of towels!!!

this is so clever...

from Danny Gokey...

i saw this today on Facebook and wanted to share it

because it's important... 

here's what Danny Gokey wrote:  

"This quote seems so timely. Lots of chaos going on

but here's what I do know:  Nothing takes God by surprise.
He saw every setback that you'd go through

and He has already arranged a comeback

better than you can imagine.

Your job is to have faith and to keep moving forward."

saw this today on facebook and just had to share...

"You'll face many crossroads in your life regardless of your education, title, or how much money you have. It happens to all [of us]. 

A crossroad is your internal watchdog telling you that something needs [to] change onward to your next level. Whether rocky, curving, straight or smooth, it’s when you run and intersect with other roads that defines your road. It's when road meets road that God wants you to have faith that in whichever road you choose to tread, He walks with you. Like the morning star, He will guide you along your way."

Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr.