Celebrate joy!

What a March! Parang first quarter palang, bugbog na tayo. .. I don't know if it's just within my sphere, but there have been so many losses, grief, sickness, and unexpected things happening these past few weeks... Huhuhu, I feel you guys... Just a week after Dennis' dad passed away (it was so sudden), we had to rush Ciara to the hospital because she had a seizure, we were confined for 4 days before we got discharged... And now, we are all nursing a really bad flu... It's emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausting, to say the very least. But the bittersweet truth is, life goes on. And it does not wait for anyone... Minsan gusto ko nalang tumulala at matulog. Ikaw din ba? So hinga muna tayo nang malalim, then exhale...  These days, I'm learning more and more about grief... Grief is like a dark cloud that follows you wherever you go. It hovers even on your busiest day, it's just there, and you know that if you just dig a little deeper and take a moment to st

Kung gaano katagal ang January, ganun naman kabilis ang February! Did you feel that, too? Now, we are going on our 3rd month into the year, and looking back, a lot of the things that I was hoping for didn't go exactly as planned. As I'm writing this, Ciara woke up and decided to join me and wrote this: ] =]=] ] o[ ] Haha! Gusto din nyang mag-hello! So that's a case in point of things not going according to plan. Of course, all moms know that truth by heart. There's your plan, and then there's your baby's plan. And their plans always prevail. Ha! So going back, this first quarter, I am reminded to hold things a little more loosely. There are a number of things that I was looking forward to this year that didn't pan out. Maybe it's not a total NO in God's book, maybe it's a NOT YET sort of thing... but still, I felt frustrated and disappointed. But God gave me a picture of two things:  ...Of water flowing ...Of a bamboo swaying with the wind ...Of

  “It’s always a yes, unless it’s a no.” I heard this one parenting advice that will make parenting more worry-free and less stressful. If they want to take a bath in their swimsuits, go ahead. If they want to run across the field with only their nappies on, go run! If they want to say hello to every single person at the grocery store, go at it! If your one-year old wants to take a bite of the french fry of her big sister, just let her have it. If your three-year old wants to sleep every single night with her newfound toy, no problem! If it’s not going to harm them or hurt anybody, just say yes.

Hello, everyone! It's me. It's been a long while, I know, my last update was when I announced that I was preggo with our rainbow baby! Ciara just celebrated her 1st birthday, and Sophia just turned 4. I have been missing writing so here I am, making up for the lost time by picking up my digital pen and blogging again.  Chunky Ciara at 6.5 months Do people still blog these days? I don't even know... lol! Lahat ata naka-reels and youtube videos na. But all I know is that writing is the oldest friend I have relied on ever since I was a kid. It has been my companion and comrade when I am feeling down ( like when I found out we had a miscarriage ), happy ( when I got married ), when I need to reflect, or a space to gush over how pretty awesome the world is ( first time in Japan ). So sana may magbasa parin, and I hope that this space will be able to make you smile and encourage you. So sa dami ko nang sinabi, eto nalang... some photos of my fam to catch you up! PS: I promise to

 Hi everyone! Wow, buhay pa pala ako! Lol! Anyway, so my last post was March and today is September 13, and guess what? I am 6 months pregnant as I type this... SURPRISE! Well, we announced it when I was 8 weeks pregnant and we just wanted to make sure that the baby is fine and had a heartbeat already before we officially announced... but yaaaay!

Hello! Happy 2022, everyone! It's been a pretty wild start of the year, thanks to Omicron. Parang pina-party lang tayo ng Pasko at New Year,  haha! Then after the last firework fired up, almost everyone was nursing a fever, cough, or colds. Our family wasn't exempted. It was Sophia who first caught the colds and cough, then one of her nieces, then it was my turn, then Dennis', then the last one was his younger niece. The virus pretty much just circulated around our home for 2 weeks, but praise God we are all okay now. No symptoms anymore! Cleared! So this is me hoping that everyone is recovering well and that you're in better spirits. I know this is a bit late, but since my last post was last September, I figured I'd do a wrap-up for 2021. It's never too late to look back and reflect on the lessons in the past, right? So I am catching up just to make sure I don't forget whatever lessons were actually under the bittersweet moments of last year. 1. Good days c