Closing shops

1. I think this year will be full of surprises, from me and to me and the unexpected news have started already – ADGITIZE IS CLOSING SHOP! Yes! It’s true. It has saddened me too. I’m one of the many who’ve benefited much traffic from it but I guess it just has to go. I twice had an opportunity to advertise on them through the help of a friend so I suppose I’ve grown some attachment to it.

Thank you Adgitize for the three years you’ve graced this corner, for the numerous readers who’ve discovered my page through you!!

2. If you’ve noticed it’s been days since the turning of the year and I haven’t posted any “New Year’s” resolution yet, I haven’t written any for Women-ish. It’s because this will be my last post here. I, too, will be closing a page and opening another chapter in my life.

I will keep the site though, as long as blogger will permit me and will continue to accept Entrecard ads. I just will not be writing here anymore. The page will be left as it is with all my posts.

I still welcome new readers to the page. I have plenty enough for you to read so just leaf through and invite others.

Note: Thanks to all who’ve followed the blog for four years, gave and showed support, made comments, who linked and mentioned me in theirs. You don’t know how much you have encouraged me! God bless you all a hundredth fold!!!

“Romans 8:28  - all things work together for good, to those who love god, to those who are called according to the purpose.”

2011 Overload

It is, once again, time to turn another page. In three days, 2011 will end and the new year begins.

This year was a very good year for me, a real take off from the traumatic 2010 that was. It started a bit rough but things improved as the year progressed. The last six months just became awesome.

February saw me getting a blog award from “pinoyworking mom”. Nothing is more encouraging than getting noticed by other fellow writers.

March shocked the world with the Japan earthquake that measured 8,9 on the Richter scale and killed an estimated 17,000 people.

June ushered a new adventure, I got involved in a small home business. Although I’m taking a break from it right now, I still have plan to continue.

July brought new company, “George and Winona”. It was short-term but fulfilling just the same.

August was a healing month (Actually the whole year has been), and saw the blooming of an old friendship that’s continuously going so incredibly well.

October made many sad with the death of Steve Jobs, a prominent figure in the world of computer technology. On the brighter side, I got hired for a commissioned work doing illustrations for a Bible story book and I suppose I’m now a published artist?

November was the christening of our bahay-kubo (nipa hut cottage), a few family gatherings and a fire that sent more than 40 fire trucks over our area.

December gave me the opportunity to minister in another church.  But before 2011 wraps up, another tragedy struck the Philippines, typhoon “Sendong” caused major damage took a thousand lives in Iligan city (south)

Except for the disasters that struck my country, overall, 2011 has been a redeeming year for me. I saw my dad’s remarkable recovery. Although he’s still not out of the woods yet, he has made an amazing comeback. I’ve also made some personal improvement in my life in the last few months, and who knows, I just might change status next year. 

I’m thankful for many things. God is good and I should never doubt that.

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Christmas love

Christmas Day (Dec. 25, 2011) fell on a Sunday and we went to attend church. I sat a chair way from a woman who used to lead the ‘Women’s group’ at my church. She had just been put in a wheelchair herself just the week before. She had been diagnosed  with brain cancer a few months ago and just waiting now to be taken home to heaven.  

Although Christmas is a joyous time for many, not all are having a merry one. There are those going through the season away from family, lost a loved one, dealing with different kind of crisis and some, with impending death.

This woman at my church, though at the twilight of her life, in her 60’s, never been married, have no children, is loved and cared for by a loving, thoughtful nephew and very good Christian friends and neighbor, who takes time to visit her, take her to church, assist her and prays for and with her.

This is what Christmas is about, unconditional love. The love of God for man that He gave us Jesus to die for us to redeem us from sin, more than that, to give us hope, comfort, love we can’t measure or live up to.

And these brethren who give time and affection towards this very sick woman is applying that love from God through works and prayers and they inspire me so much not just this Christmas but will, throughout the coming year.

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.