J and K

Initials of my two cute students in Sunday School.

 

J is a chinito, cute, little 4-year-old boy.  K is long haired, chinita-like, girly 4-year-old kid.  They get along very well.  I think it's because their parents belong to same discipleship group so they got to spend time together aside from Sunday School.  We (the teachers) find them so cute as a couple.  They have their own world when they are seated together (which is quite a problem for us, teachers).  They have no care with their surroundings.  You could see their happy faces whenever they're together.  Perfect Picture!  Not until three Sundays ago when J came to class with his cousin, P.  J is such a picture of a gentleman in a boy's body.  He is so protective of P (just as he used to be with K).  He even fixed P's shoe laces.  Sweet guy!  At this time, you can see K was jealous.  She has a sad aura since then, not the usual bubbly and lively K.  Last Sunday, K came early for the class while J came late.  K has a sad face.  J's cousin, P, was not with him that Sunday.  The kids have free time after they're done with their crafts.  J went to K's table.  They chatted.  They giggled.  K's face lighted up.  J made fun of himself to entertain K.  Then their parents came to pick them up...

 

I wish I would know if they would end up together in the future!  :)

promise

People usually say, "promises are made to be broken".  Well, I have a high regard for promises.  I believe it has something to do with word of honor.  Though I break some of my promises from time to time, I try to remember all the promises I made to people.  O my, am I hinting people to remind me of the promises I made?  I think I should make a list, huh?  Or should I say, "some promises are made to be broken unintentionally"?  Hehe

 

Why this topic of promise?  Ah, it's just that I've been encountering this word for nth time in the past days.  Actually, I think 'promise' is a close cousin of 'remember'.  I was reminded that God remembers His covenants or promises.  He remembers specific requests of people...even the littlest requests.  He remembers what we do for Him.  With this in mind, I make a conscious effort to think twice or thrice before I ask a request to Him and before I do something.  God really remembers.  I remember Henry Blackaby's advice, "Oh Lord, if I ever give you a request and have more to give me than I am asking, cancel my request!"  So far I think I'm in this season in my life where God is remembering my requests.  Well, He always answers anyway, we just have to be ready when He answers.  I just pray that He'll cancel my requests if He has more to give me than I'm asking. hehe :)  But of course, there is a time element here... between the time I ask my request and the time God grants my request or in another case the time God made a promise and the fulfillment of the promise.  The term for that time element is wait.  Thank God, I'm learning the art of waiting.  There's really a lot of learnings from waiting... and not just learnings but also benefits. 

 

God keeps His promises to show His faithfulness.

i like this guy!

I first heard about this guy in the early 90's.  He's not really the kind of guy who's an eye-catcher...for me.  I remember I don't even like his hairstyle then.  But I admire him.  He's musically gifted and a family man.  Haha, before I create some confusions here, let me say that I'm speaking of Steven Curtis Chapman.  Well, he's coming here in Manila for a concert on May 7 and I can't wait to see him even only from a distance. hehe I hope he'll bring Shaohannah with him too :)  I'm not really a big fan of him but I think I'm getting there...hehe.  :)

 

Been thinking about my relationships lately...with God, family, friends and other people.  I think I'm not a 'social' type of person but thank God, He's been teaching me little by little about relationships... And it's one thing I've been reflecting about for the past week.  Quite emotional due to a series of circumstances.  I said goodbye to the office, feeling broken hearted thinking I'll be gone in a few weeks.  I've learned to love the place and the people.  Sigh.  I've heard sad news of death from people relatively close to my family.  Anyway, I remember the statement "life is all about relationships" in Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life.  I also remember "there's a time for everything" in the book of Ecclesiastes.  By the way, I didn't see the meteor shower two weeks ago but I was able to watch the Steven Curtis Chapman special episode of 1Cubed.  God is so sweet, no one beats His sweetness, I won a CD in a text contest.  I think He's kinda cheering me up for my failure to see any meteor shower that morning. :) 

 

I got the CD yesterday -- Steven Curtis Chapman All About Love Album.  According to Steven, it's an album about God's gift of relationships, a celebration of love and relationships, that's it.  This could be a wonderful exclamation point to God's message to me for the week.  Steven is such a sweet guy, each song is like a musical love note to Mary Beth.  I think you're not being biased, Mary Beth, when you said that your husband is such a superb wordsmith!  I strongly agree.  What more can I say?  Hmm... I'm just enjoying my new CD for now.  Dear God, thank you for relationships -- such a wonderful gift! :)

 

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17