BUNDLE OF JOY

BUNDLE OF JOY When the month of December starts, all people was excited because Christmas is a month of giving, they giving gift to their love ones and some are excited in there employer for there “Bunos” 13th month pay, Christmas is the time of happiness, Filipinos has a tradition that  all of a family [...]

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Today was our last day here for for awhile.  Of course it was full as usual.  The day started out with Denny and Along reviewing the budget – of course, followed by lunch at 1130 at the school with the teachers.  We arrived to find a welcome sign with our names on it and lots [...]

Sunday, January 29, 2012

What a blessed time at church this morning.  Pastor Neil spoke on Romans 12 and challenged us all to be more like Romans 12 Christians – to love our neighbor, to pray for our enemies and forgive them, to do good to others and live at peace with each other;.  He stressed that it is [...]

Saturday Morning, January 28, 2012

Yesterday, (Friday), Denny and Along spent hours working on expenses and spread sheets for MOM and the budget for our house.  They did have a trip into Tagbilaran for business but then returned to work on the budget.  Along left our house about 5 pm  and after our dinner Denny continued to work on the [...]

Philippines Update – Saturday Morning , January 28, 2012

Yesterday, (Friday), Denny and Along spent hours working on expenses and spread sheets for MOM and the budget for our house.  They did have a trip into Tagbilaran for business but then returned to work on the budget.  Along left our house about 5 pm  and after our dinner Denny continued to work on the [...]

Philippines Update – January 26th

JANUARY 26, 2012 Today was an “errand” day.  It started out at 0930 when we left for Tagbilaran with Along, Marietta and Vicki to run all kinds of errands.  Vicki needed to check with the sewing machine technician to see if he had repaired the two machines we brought to him the other day.  She [...]

Philippines Update – January 25th

January 25, 2012 This morning Denny, Along and I spent about 3 hours with Pastor Neil and Mimi going over their goals for the church.  There is so much to talk about and so much planning regarding programs and budgets – it’s daunting.  Pastor Neil and Mimi are so willing to work hard to help [...]

Philippines Update – January 24th

January 24, 2012 This morning we have visited two barrios near Sikatuna – which is northwest of our barrio by several miles (kilometers).  The “Balilihan” barrio captain was very receptive and several of the barangay officials greeted us.  We studied the statistics posted on the wall of the barangay hall wall that listed the number [...]

Goodbyes Are Always Hard

When I woke this morning I had this unsettling feeling in my tummy, knowing that we were nearing our departure from the people of the barrio, the island of Bohol, our experience adventure, which was coming to and end… Goodbyes are always hard, but for some reason I was fearing this one. Was it because [...]

“Without Beauty Inside, What Good is the Brain?”

This last week has been such an eye opener, I have seen things you only read in books. We get so wrapped up in our lives of convenience that we forget or neglect to see what is going around us. We fail to see the needs of others, no matter how big or small, and [...]

Next Page »