ON MY KNEES

On my knees I pray to you HEAVENLY FATHER to grant me courage to walk with faith in my heart that YOU are here beside me now...touch my heart and every inch of my body and make me well. Grant me strength to face anything that will come into my life today. Bless my family, my friends, the sick and the dying, the company I am working with, bless those who have no one to pray for them, bless those who have forgotten you, bless those who have no food to eat and no shelter to live in. bless our country and our leaders. Bless us all and please answer all our prayers. LORD ABBA ...let your heart's desire be done into our life. Thank you for this moment I am communing with you...Thank you for being my healer, my comforter , my patience, my wonderful counselor, my provider... All these I pray in the name of JESUS, AMEN.

Niki's Baby Patsy

When she came, everyone in the family looked with awe and joy. She is so tiny and so cute as she moved and buried her face into Niki's tummy. Her paws are so soft and her eyes are so tantalizing. Every time we talk to her, her ears will sway as if she understands what we are saying.  And she is very good in getting Niki's attention by crying non-stop when she is hungry, going round and round in circles when she wants to poop or pee.  Niki would kiss and hug her during playtime. Oh how she would jump so high to amaze us.  She is really the apple of our eyes!

Having Baby Patsy at home is like having a real baby also.  We considered her as a new addition to our family.  I remember bathing her once with Niki and Rolly...she was so behaved and enjoyed the water so much. How I long to hold her but sad to say I am afraid of dogs so I just content myself of holding her when she is asleep.

Welcome to our family Baby Patsy...and may you grow into a wonderful doggie !

What We Did For Love

It's a Sunday and a family day.  Niki, our youngest has a catering service to do.  Her menu is Southern-style fried chicken with coleslaw, Barbequed hickory pork ribs, Spaghetti, and Pineapple Upside-down Cake. The food must be delivered at 10am for a Father's day celebration.  She started cooking at 6am but is done with the spaghetti sauce the night before.  Even then it seems she can't make it to the agreed time of delivery.

My husband who was still in bed and although he wanted to savor his special day because it's  Fathers' Day started to assist her daughter with the coleslaw. Hmmmm...it seems I have to extend also my help so I started putting breadings into the chicken while Niki was into frying and baking at the same time.  Our eldest who saw the bayanihan started firing up the charcoal and began with the Pork barbeque ribs. "let's volt in" seemed to be our unified motto.  And not long after the said volt in, we're done!

A family must be closely knit...extending help when needed...not waiting to be asked. I believed its our love for our sweet Niki that prompted us to lend a hand and finished the job. It's what we did for love that the result are satisfied customers.  Niki received lots of kudos...for a perfectly cooked food...

Although we celebrated Father's day the following day, we were so happy and overflowing with joy for a job well done...its what we did for love...