a prayer for patience

Dear Heavenly Father,
Praise be given to Your Holy name for
Your forbearance and mercy.
You have dealt gently with Your children in love.
You have been patient with me
in my humanness and stubbornness.
Lord, through the work of Your Spirit,
prompt me to be more jubilant in hope,
more patient in times of trouble,
and more consistent in my prayer life.
Teach me, Lord,
to wait with faith and expectancy,
and may my trials be seen as times for growth in grace.
Through Christ our Lord, I pray. Amen.
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Rejoice in your hope,
be patient in tribulation,
be constant in prayer.

Romans 12:12 (RSV)

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Isn't that beautiful? I have found this in the net when I most needed it especially at this time of my life. I admit that I am not the most patient person in the world, and I am really trying to be especially with a daughter which will be in school pretty soon. Hubby and I have been in the waiting stage for years now and sometimes, I can't help but get so discouraged. For that, I always ask forgiveness when I am in this state of mind. Well, I am only human, right? But despite everything, hubby and I just can't stop hoping and wishing for the best. We have that HUGE Faith in HIM, as always... Have a fantastic day you all!

on ladies' night at American Idol

Have you seen the girls' performance at American Idol last night? How did you find it? I don't know if I liked it but oh well, it was only their first night. I am sure that as the show progresses on, it's going to be more magical. I just wish that some of the girls had performed playing piano chords. Nobody did, just guitar, right? But as I have said that it was only their first night performance so I am sure we can see some American Idol contestants play piano chords or other musical instruments.

I am really looking forward for the men's performance tonight. I hope that not only they will perform well tonight but they will also deliver. I wonder if some of them learn piano chords? I will be watching out for that tonight. I don't know but I really like a contestant who can play piano just like Kris Allen from last season. It will give one an edge over the other, right? I really think that this season is going to be awesome, don't you think so?

what an amazing performance!

My, my, my! This remarkable performance by my favorite, Pink at the Grammy's last month never cease to amaze me every time I watch this video. It is just so breath-taking! It is truly a wish of mine to see her on concert one of these days. I have been hoping that she will have a concert tour here in San Antonio but unfortunately, no US Tour scheduled yet for this year. Hopefully by next year and for sure, hubby and I will never miss it for the world. My gosh, I am just so blown away by her performance. Totally amazing, don't you think?

happy with my new pair of boots

me in my new boots and my girl window shopping at Tanger Outlets

Gee, a new pair of shoes for me again! I just bought a new pair of brown suede Sketchers' boots yesterday and I am lovin' them. I like them because they feel so comfortable and I am just so sure from my experience that with this brand, there will be no sores because that's how comfy they are. I have been wishing for a brown pair of boots for a long time now and I am so happy that I have them now.

We went to Sketcher's the other day to get my bug a new pair of shoes since she is outgrowing her one pair. While we were there, I just can't help but notice a nice gray pair of suede boots which had been calling my name, LOL. And I wasn't able to resist them but unfortunately, they were out of my size. Bummer! But hey, I didn't stop there. We went to the another Sketchers store and there I found my brown boots. They didn't have the gray ones that I liked so I got myself the brown ones. My, this pair is my fourth in less than two weeks. Good thing, Sketchers were on huge sale that time so I only paid $20.00 for my brown suede boots. How cool is that!

my birthday dinner treat

Yeah, we went to Maggiano's Little Italy for my birthday dinner last February 02, 2010. A friend of mine gave me a gift card for this restaurant that's why we went there. Good thing we did have that gift card for their food is a little bit pricey. But boy oh boy, they are so delicious. The place has a very warm ambiance and the service is awesome, too.


We ordered the Chef's Choice from their Family Style Dinner. We had two appetizers, two kinds of salads, two kinds of pasta, Medallions of Beef, Lobster in their special sauce, and two kinds of desserts. Did we have lots? Dear Lord, we were so stuffed that we ended up boxing up lots of food and our desserts. They were all delicious and just awesome!


For my drink, I had their Classic Margarita. Gee, I love my margarita this time. The taste is just perfect for me. It is more fruity and lesser alcohol.

All in all, we had a great time and I had an awesome birthday dinner. For sure, we will be back in that restaurant in the future.

Happy Love Month to All!

YAY, the LOVE month! One of the months of the year that I really love. Who wouldn't, right? Every where you go, you can see all the LOVE motif. You can definitely feel that LOVE is in the AIR. I just wish though that everyday is a day of love for everybody. It should be that way anyway, am I right? Anways, Happy Love Month to all! Fun, fun, fun and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

what a mess!

We went to Target pharmacy the other day to get medicines for my daughter. She is out of her allergy medicine and what a relief that we already got our new health insurance card from hubby's work. Imagine if we don't have said card, my daughter's allergy medicine costs a whopping $150.00, but with medical insurance card, it's only less than $50.00.

However when we got there, we were informed by the pharmacist that our daughter is not included in our health insurance plan. What a big bummer! Hubby was really upset because he has been paying for a family plan. Geez! Well, what can I say? I am no longer surprise because it's been always like this with health insurance companies, don't you think? I just hope that they will correct this mess soonest for my little girl really need her allergy medicine.

all in my little girl's day

I found out that my little girl likes the glue. Who wouldn't, right? We have been doing her school works every morning and she likes activity work like coloring, cutting and pasting/gluing and stuff like that. She cares less of writing, hehehehe. I guess that's typical for a toddler, right?

This is how her day goes:

8:00 AM Breakfast and Bath
9:00 School Work
10:30 Snacks (usually fruits), Reading, TV time, Sing and Play
12:00NN Lunch
1:00 PM Nap time (usually she take 3 to 4 hours of nap everyday)
4:30 Snacks, Reading and more play time
7:00 Dinner and down time
8:00 Getting ready for Bed time

See, how hectic her schedules for the day? Of course, we really don't follow it to the dot. But at least, we have some outline to follow. Now, she is watching a movie on Disney Channel while eating her grapes. Her and her fruits! Hubby and I are really happy that she is really doing and feeling well. We hope and pray that she will continue to do so, so she will be ready for Kindergarten this school year. Whhhoooaaaahhhhh!

off on our dream vacation

Well, I was dreaming of what our dream vacation in the West Coast would be and I always wanted to go to San Diego to the Sea World and to see the beaches there. I learned about it from a friend of mine that just came back from there. They said it was a great vacation but their Ford F-150 broke down. They were just driving along and it had a check engine light on in the dash. They didn’t think much of it because it was running fine. They went on their vacation still enjoying 3 days and 2 night stay in San Diego at the Sea World Hotel Resort there. Things were going so well and they were having so much fun that they forgot about their truck and its light being on. Well, you can only guess what happened next? The truck quit right in the middle of the highway on them.

I know that must not have been too much fun because I’ve heard how bad the traffic is down in Southern California. I bet they were wishing that they had found a San Diego auto repair shop before they were in the problem that they had that moment. They were able to pull over and get the truck started again after a bit. They said that without any delays they are going to find an auto shop like Repair Pal to fix the truck right now, and they were so lucky because the auto shop they found was a good one and the repair was a simple one to. Something in the wiring came loose and with their computers they were able to locate it right away. That was so good to hear because if we go on vacation, we will know now that if the lights come on in the dash, we have to get it checked out right away. You never now when a problem might come up with your car or truck and heaven knows you don’t want it to ruin your vacation.

on Ke$sha's Tik Tok

I truly like this song on our car's XM radio. My little girl and I will always try to sing along with it. We do love the beat. So, I just can't help but have to check the music video of it and what a huge disappointment it is! It looks like a dump as you can see! Forgive me for saying that but the concept of the said video is just absurd. In fact, I don't want my little girl to watch the said video. Oh well! We will just be happy and contented to hear it on the radio for this song.