The gift of 2013 :)

Thank you Lord for the gift of 2013!

   “….Sing and celebrate the Lord in your heart, giving thanks to God the Father in the name of Christ Jesus, our Lord, always and for everything.” – Ephesians 5:19-20

   Blessings abound (in random now)

   1. God’s great love for me :) (the good news is….He loves you just the same :))

      Psalm 103

       1 Praise the LORD, my soul;

         all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

       2 Praise the LORD, my soul,

         and forget not all his benefits—

       3 who forgives all your sins

         and heals all your diseases,

       4 who redeems your life from the pit

         and crowns you with love and compassion,

       5 who satisfies your desires with good things

         so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

       6 The LORD works righteousness

         and justice for all the oppressed.

       7 He made known his ways to Moses,

         his deeds to the people of Israel:

       8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious,

         slow to anger, abounding in love.

       9 He will not always accuse,

         nor will he harbor his anger forever;

      10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve

         or repay us according to our iniquities.

      11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

         so great is his love for those who fear him;

      12 as far as the east is from the west,

         so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

      13 As a father has compassion on his children,

         so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

      14 for he knows how we are formed,

         he remembers that we are dust.

      15 The life of mortals is like grass,

         they flourish like a flower of the field;

      16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,

         and its place remembers it no more.

      17 But from everlasting to everlasting

         the LORD’s love is with those who fear him,

         and his righteousness with their children’s children—

      18 with those who keep his covenant

         and remember to obey his precepts.

      19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven,

         and his kingdom rules over all.

      20 Praise the LORD, you his angels,

         you mighty ones who do his bidding,

         who obey his word.

      21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,

         you his servants who do his will.

      22 Praise the LORD, all his works

         everywhere in his dominion.

         Praise the Lord, my soul.

   2. Gift of prayer

   3. Quick trips going home to be with family (priceless joy, it is!)

   4. Lingkod-Makati brothers and sisters! – sobrang mahal kayo sa akin :)

   5. I’ve lost track but I think I’ve met my read-12 (non-technical)–books-per-year goal :)

   6. Encouraging words from Scripture

   7. Finally, I have sorted my stamps (ready to trade this 2014!)

   8. “Wasting” time with Him :)

   9. Everyday texts from IPT and branch phone

  10. Even if the stock market had its ups and downs in 2013, thankful that a portion of my portfolio remained in the green (and the majority are in red, hehehe)

  11. Shared meals with my family

  12. Underway commitment at Ligaya (yey!)

  13. My journals (it’s a joy to flip the pages and see how the Lord has been faithful each day, every day!)

  14. My AGmates for the love, service, support and prayers – Anna, Lilet, Jen, Macky, Grace, Jocs, Pretz, Rose, Belle, Bambi (old AG)

  15. WGmates Anna, Bing, Grace (hehehe, tayo ulit!), Sol and Katsy.

  16. BAG (previous and current): Melis, Mavi, Em, Tet, Sol, Cathy, Nins, Ariz, PP Jhing, Pracs, Gracey. I enjoyed CDO and Bukidnon because I have great travel companions in you! Tet, Gracey – looking forward to have bondings with you too :)

  17. Happy Plus card :) (magaling kasi mag sales talk si Jollibee crew)

  18. Lotsa new books!

  19. Roasted chicken and clam and chowder soup from S & R (to renew or not to renew, that is the question :))

  20. CBA (success!)

  21. BL Abyong

  22. AccPlan (way to go in 2014!)

  23. Failures, humbling experiences, disappointments and lessons learned from mistakes

  24. Sinigang at buttered garlic shrimps sa Dampa! (medyo OK din kasi ang mga kasama kong kumakain dito. Kain construction worker katulad ko, hehehe)

  25. Taxi HH = Fun, laughter, sisters’ bonding galore. Thank you for a great 3 weeks Jocs, Mia, Bless, Ollie, Sheryll, Irene, Ai, Liz, Chris, Kitin, Caye, Grace G

  26. Did not beat my PR but finished my 10K sans injury at my 1st and only run for 2013 - Condura Marathon (sayang wala nito in 2014)

  27. Attending division Christmas party after n years (eto ang nagagawa ng walang VLs! hehehe)

  28. NLT

  29. Grab-a-taxi app (kahit hindi ako ang nag avail ng service :))

  30. ND Mon and NWM Nerry

  31. At last, a Cenacle whole-day retreat for me ( this I would definitely do again this year!)

  32. FIBA Asia (Proud to be Pinoy! Basketball din lang ang “medyo” naiintindihan kong sports :))

  33. NLTC Cebu – the teachings, knowing new b/s, grace-filled experience plus the super fun dance presentation ng Makati :)

  34. WAU (a very good scriptural guide and great articles about our Catholic faith)

  35. Chilli’s unli tostada chips (ikaw lang ang mura kaya ikaw lang ang inoorder namin, hahaha)

  36. First ever RLT :)

  37. 96.30 (love ko lang talaga ang radio station na ito :))

  38. Bethany retreat – once in a lifetime experience

  39. Silantro (babalik balikan kahit effort ang pagpunta!)

  40. Some Makati sisters attending the Community weekend :)

  41. Ate Fe at ang kanyang masarap na adobo

  42. MF (paper gain pa rin!)

  43. RD Bobby and RWM Melissa :)

  44. Home-cooked meals ni Mommy (at hindi ako biased ha!)

  45. My 1st Seder meal :)

  46. Stamps galore at my Pusong PLDT passport

  47. Sir Joseph – thank you for being a kind and understanding boss

  48. Pat Pat’s Kansi

  49. Spirit-filled talks and OPMs

  50. PlanEng teambuilding @ Clark (kahit maraming “tearjerker” moments, enjoy pa rin!)

  51. Our AccPlan tempo engineers: Ruzel, Mike, Keith and Jean (salamat salamat sa lahat ng tulong!)

  52. Daming gifts sa Pasko :)

  53. Spirit-filled homilies at Simbang gabi (may mintis nga lang ako)

  54. Holy Hour/Blessed Sacrament at Sanctuario and Landmark :)

  55. RCM/BLU/BAG – you inspire me with your service and your love for Him :)

  56. Lingkod National Office and staff – thank you for your dedication

  57. New venue for Lingkod Makati prayer meetings (For single people: If your sched permits, we invite you to our regular gatherings every Fridays, 730pm at 2/F, Federal Restaurant, at the back of Allied (PNB) Bank-Ayala)

  58. Serving side by side with a dependable Branch Council :)

  59. L.O.S (sa fellow ECEs ko, hindi yan Line of Sight :))

  60. My Ligaya PL Ate Baby

  61. National Bookstore

  62. My monthly and efficient planner (I will be using the same one this 2014)

  63. Dinner with Rev. Ariel (a good friend from my elementary days) and his family

  64. BL/BWM Retreat with Fr. Steve Tynan

  65. Mommy’s good health

  66. Watching Ely Buendia’s concert with Nar and Kitin :) (I will always be an E-heads fan!)

  67. Jericho Walk :)

  68. Ocular visit at some of our central offices in Mindanao

  69. Enjoyable 1-to-1s

  70. Tagaytay adventure with Clicks

  71. PIBI

  72. Outreach at He Cares Foundation

  73. Pleasant surprise of flying via business class in one of my local trips (parang may nagkamali doon sa carrier?)

  74. IECEP-Pampanga seminars

  75. Edith :)

  76. Attending a Creative Faith Journaling workshop at Ateneo

  77. Super enjoy summer outing with Lingkod

  78. Kairos – CYA Summer Games (ang saya!)

  79. Everything about my Sagada adventure! (pero pramis, hindi na ako babalik, hahaha). More than the trip, I soooo enjoyed my travel companions :)

  80. Joining a transgen cooking activity with Ligaya sisters (how I wish I can cook that well)

  81. Ilocos trip (parang Baguio, masarap ito balikan!)

  82. Blazon – 20 yrs of God’s faithfulness to Lingkod Makati :)

  83. Meet up and lunch date with Rian, a former colleague and friend (with Marj and Ma'am Ella!)

  84. Completing FC 1 with perfect attendance (o ha!) at isang absent sa FC 2 (not bad hehehe)

  85. Bootcamp classmates Ma’am Kath, batchmate Ben and Chuck, Sirs Arnel/Leo/Romy/Ed. Thank you to TechTrain and Queen’s Catering for taking care of us during the bootcamp :)

  86. Sharing my personal testimony to a CYA gathering for graduating students

  87. Frozen (Brrrr! I so love the OST)

  88. Life-giving RPMs and enjoyable fellowships after

  89. Sacrament of Reconciliation (which you can readily avail at GB chapel – this is a great blessing!)

  90. College barkada reunion with Yel, May, Teban, Malone, Jane with their growing families in tow (kakatuwa! We missed you Gen!)

  91. Catholicism CD (very informative. Proud to be Catholic!)

  92. DOP @ UP

  93. Catergeia (my highschool barkada) reunion (kahit di kumpleto, masaya pa rin!)

  94. NLTC buzzmates Tin, Kaze, RJ, Jheca, Ghime, Leslie. Thanks for all the sharings!

  95. Persia Grill (sobrang naging favorite ko talaga ito last year. The best ang Tehrani)

  96. Delivered my 1st Lingkod talk (with God’s grace :))

  97. Tide’s Onion Rings (kahit wala na ito sa menu nila recently)

  98. Catchfire @ Ultra

  99. Finding a replacement cable for my digicam (sa Megamall lang pala kita makikita!)

 100. Nailing 350-001

 101. Bonding with Jho and Malen (this is one friendship I treasure)

 102. Binondo Emin fellowship

 103. Feedbacks (salamat :))

 104. My humble boarding house with good friends/sisters/housemates Irene and Tine

 105. Rodic’s!!!!! :)

 106. 2 yrs + in my current service (How time flies! Purely God’s grace!)

 107. Women’s Nights

 108. Kuya Eugene and Manet’s house blessing

 109. Fellowships galore

 110. Aysee’s (dali, ilabas ang calci-block!)

 111. I am blessed being in a company that cares for its employees :)

 112. I’ve learned a lot of new jokes (gusto niyo sample? :))

 113. 4-pic 1-word (medyo pinapagana mo ang utak ko)

 114. Getting used to an android phone kahit challenging (given to me as a gift)

 115. New recipes learned

 116. Massage (a.k.a pagpapabugbog na may bayad hehehe)

 116. Pesos and Sense (the website and tv show)

 117. A running club at PLDT! Hello FITR, Goodbye SMS (Samahang Mananakbo ng Smart)

 118. Seeing Filipinos helping in every way they can to victims of recent tragedies esp typhoon Yolanda

 119. Unanswered prayers (eto rin ang last entry ko last time :))

   Wow, it’s a joy to do this list :) :) :)

   What were your blessings for 2013?

   Count them. List them. Thank the Lord for them and let gratitude fill your heart today and always :)

   A blessed and prosperous New Year to everyone!

   scb.01012014