Paper, Ink and Heart

 

 

I have a thing for to-do-lists, calendars, planners and journals. They are actually keeping

me sane, push me to keep going and help me to be productive.

Don't you just love that moment when you are able to check those to-do-items in bullet form?

And when we talk about schedules, well, they got to be followed as much as possible---On the dot. Alright, blame it to the melancholic side of me.

But hey you people who can relate, please raise your right hand! =)

 

I don't know if I'm the only one going through this but almost every end of the year,

something inside me is feeling giddy---and unquiet. It's more of being sleepless and restless, yeah, but in a good and let's-get-it-on-Lord-kind of way.  I bet I just want to evaluate myself, the things that I did or should've done and be set for the imminent year as it takes place.

 

 

And to fulfill this longing, last December 27, 2014 I went up to this certain

place, far from the buzz of a busy city where I could just be alone and spend more time

with the Lord---reading His Word, hearing His voice for a much needed guidance. Oh how I love the

serenity, solitude and stillness of this place. So perfect for a time of worship, prayer and fasting.

 

 

 

Not to mention, it's that time when I want to just....write down EVERYTHING! Every dreams and goals, every inch of plans and schedules, every single thought and prayers. Oh the bliss of seeing the spontaneity of my writing, ideas are pouring and overflowing!

 

 



 

Social media may have taught me to express what's on my mind, twitting every happenings

and posting eventful photos on Instagram but still nothing compares to writing things down in an old school way, you know, paper, ink and.....heart.

 

YYYY

And this me, again. Shamelessly taking my year-end selfie in one of those breaks

 I did to catch up with my excited heart for year 2015!

 

#ThankYouJesusForEverything

#ItsAllAboutYou

 



 

 

 

Cheers to a year full of dreams being fulfilled!

 

 

Happy New Year,

 

34 Things You Didnt Know About Proffee

 

 

 

 

This dear friend of mine celebrated her 34th natal day

last Saturday (December 20, 2014) and on the eve of her birthday,

we were exchanging messages and declarations on FB's private message when

I fell asleep and left her online. Hahaha. I'm really sorry Proffee, please know 

that I tried so hard to keep my eyes open but I eventually failed. =P

Para makabawi, I'm having this blog entry dedicated to you,

my one special friend who stayed with me kahit na ilang beses ko

pa siyang matulugan. =)

 

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34 Random Things You Didn't Know About Proffee

(just in case you already know, this is to validate na lang)

 

1. Around 12 years ago, I saw her wearing corporate attire

with high heels for her college OJT. She looked so professional. 

And from then on I was calling her Prof, short for "professional." 

2. She loves Purple.

3. But when it comes to her pedicure, she prefers Black. Haha.

4. She loves to sing (has a good quality of voice).

5. And Destiny by Jim Brickman is her favorite wedding song.

6. Mickey and Minnie Mouse lover.

7. And she won't mind going back to Disneyland and take

that long line again just to have a picture with this cute Disney couple.

8. Her smile is one of her best assets.

9. One Cambodian guy saw her picture in her passport and

told her that he likes her smile. He offered her to be her

taga bitbit ng gamit but she turned him down. Tsk3x. Poor guy.

Hindi man lang nabigyan ng pag-asa. Hahaha! =)

10. Proffee can't sleep without her mahiwagang piece of mosquitero

placed on her feet.

11. Suki sa panuhot. Can't understand? Use Bisaya google--if there's any.

12. She takes a bath for 45mins-1 hour.

13. But because change is constant, well, 30 minutes na lang daw. DAW. =)

14. She has 2 cellphone numbers.

15. But she seldom makes her reply---not unless it's very, very, very urgent. LOL.

16. Shoe size: 4.5 to 5 (US)

17. Ring finger size: 5 (for those who are planning to win her heart, you know)

18. Branded facial wash is a no-no; only Safeguard and Tender Care will do.

Sensitivity of the skin at its finest!

19. My travel buddy. We traveled to different parts of Philippines and beyond.

18. Teacher by profession, missionary by heart.

20.  Considers short term mission trip--Myanmar na ba Prof?

21. Teacher by profession but she can do tourism, accounting,

banking and finance, nursing and engineering!

22. Melancholic. Sometimes an OC.

23. Phlegmatic. But more of being Choleric lately.

24. Dedicated. Let her do the thing that she loves, and she'll

do it with excellence.

25. One of the G12 National secretaries (please update your cellphone number

and email address. Dili na mao ang naa sa manual. Hahaha)

26. She loves the Lord with all of her heart.

28. Wakes up as early as 4am para magdevo; body clock na niya.

28. Prayerful.

29. She has one of the most colorful book of dreams. So creative.

30. Her heart beats for the ministry---just giving her all for God's people.

31. Power Pastora of the Changerella's network and BCC Kidapawan Satellite Ministry.

32. She loves her family so much. Tay Maeng, Nay Emi, Toms and family,

Kuya Elbert and family, Rosemarie and Yvette.

33. A friend you can always count on. And I personally consider

it as a blessing having her as one of my dear friends.

34. Yeah, she's 34 years old BUT you must admit, kahit saang angle mo

tingnan, hindi halata. Because that's the real beauty radiating God's

glory. 34 years of waiting for her one true love next to Jesus also made her

more gorgeous and lovely inside and out. 

 

 

Happy birthday Proffee! You know naman that your joy is my joy.

And the "completion" of that joy is one of my earnest prayers for you.

 

#AlamNaThis =) Hahaha!

 

 

 

Long Live The Proffee Friendship,

Another Kind of Love





"But there's another kind of love. One that gives you the courage to be

better than you are, not less than you are. One that makes you feel that

anything is possible. I want you to know that you could have that.

I want you to hold out for it."

 

-Adrianne (mother) to Amanda (daughter);

Nights in Rodanthe by the famous Nicholas Sparks

 

 

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Munching this Rosquillos Corazon when I heard that conversation in the movie.

How ironic.

Now it's time to munch the quote.
 







 

 

Still believing anything is possible,



Seasons of Love

 

 

 

 

Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty five thousand moments, oh dear
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?

 

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Why hello there. I was away from this blog for two years. As in two. long. years. That would mean I turned 2 years older now (how old am I again? =D) but more than the age, I grew up wiser also. Well you see, it's not just possible to come out of a year or two (2013-2014) and not be a better person, right? And I may have been missing scribing my thoughts over the past few months and years, but believe me, God never failed to let me experience His favor and blessings all through out. He is faithful, so very faithful. On another note, how I wish I could write everything had happened on this entry or if only reposting my photos on Instagram (well, I sort of kept it on this app) is as easy as 1,2,3. But I guess blogging about the present is as significant as the past and the future. So yeah, let's talk about the "current" and the seasons I'm in now.

SEASON OF GOODBYES AND HELLOS.

 

 

I bet we all went into that situation wherein we considered we'd be staying longer on that stage or maybe our last stop in a long and winding journey. However, there are also things you were once so sure of, and find out later that these are just mere phases in your life. Agree? Well, pretty soon I'd be saying goodbye to one of the many facets I adhered for the last four years. Nothing is permanent as they say. So yeah, at least for this particular time I am more ready to pack-up, leave the unnecessary baggage behind and go when God says it's time to go. And to where I am heading to, I know He is already there, me ready to shout my sweetest hello and Him all prepared to give me His warmest welcome. Sheesh... Why does it have to be this exhilarating?? Thrilled!

SEASON OF GROWING

Non-living things aren't made to grow. They're anything that is not now nor has ever been alive. It doesn't go through the cycle of life, like you know, birth, growth and death. You and me? We don't belong here. We grow, I mean, we MUST grow. A.W. Tozer once quoted, "Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will." Allow me to share an instance where I found myself become better, I know it's kinda petty but at least I improved in some ways. Well, everybody in the family knows that my cooking skill sucks. Despite of having a grandmother, mom and sister who are all champions in cooking, here I am an all-fried-ulam-rookie. I used to make an excuse that I'm a better dishwasher and together with those dishwashing liquids, sponges and pangkuskos, these made me a champion in  one of the most dreaded household chores at home. And as to cooking, my fried chicken was---average. My fried hotdog was so-so. Fried lumpia? Okay lang din naman.  But that feeling of "fried na nga, di pa masarap" made me come to my senses and let me realized that there is still room for improvement. I Googled recipes, repeated cooking episodes on Youtube and allowed some experts to teach me. Now I can simply cook and make some sumptuous desserts, maybe not as expert as the chef in the famous resto, but I'm already fine knowing that I'm a know-how when it comes to cooking.  How about you? What are opportunities you grabbed to be more matured in character or a sharper skill perhaps? We really can't afford to remain stagnant, noh?  Because if ignorance is expensive, then I can also conclude that a non-improving self is chintzy in this evolving and innovating world.

 

SEASON OF LOVE

 

 Remember the love
(Oh, you got to, you got to remember the love)
Remember the love
(You know that love is a gift from up above)
Remember the love
(Share love, give love, spread love)
Measure in love
(Measure, measure your life in love)

If your country is residing almost near the equator, well you must love summer. I love summer. I was born in this season, at the height of sun's temperature. I grew up playing around and went home with a pocketful of sunshine. But no matter how joyful it gets from end of March to last week of May, still nothing beats the spirit of Christmas which we all know starts in September in the Philippines. It's the period of the year when people go wiggle-giggle-giddy-giddy-yup-yup-yup! Aaahh, just full of smiling, singing, laughing, giving and loving. You might also want to add those beautiful Christmas lights twinkling every night and Christmas trees standing tall with flowing decorations which you don't like to miss taking pictures with. So many things can happen in this merry season that will leave us inspired, amazed and awed. But what really blows my mind is the thought of our Father in heaven and how much it took for Him to give up His own Son for the ransom of many. Yes, Jesus Christ was born to redeem mankind including you and me and this alone is the conclusion that He's the reason for this season. To have a full understanding of this will surely not stop us from marveling at the wonder of God's love for His children. So consuming.

 

Christmas is already here and it will just fly by the same manner it came.  May we treasure every moment we have with our families and friends, the ones who stood by with us the whole year round. Above all, it is my prayer that we won't be missing the true message that God is telling us which can also be summarized in 3 words: Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is LOVE.

 

 

 Come join me in this season. Will you?

 

 

 Together we celebrate,

Renew Thy Passport!

My four-year-old passport will expire soon.

As advised, I have to renew it the soonest possible time since

I'll be leaving [again] for Hong Kong this coming February

(by the way, expiration date is May 28, 2013...magpa-renew na gyud dapat!)

 

 

Last night, I browsed its pages as I was whispering

my prayers before going to sleep. I can't help but thank

the Lord for all those "memorable stamps",

indicating my international trips made

for the last 4 years:

 

2008:

Singapore

Cambodia

 

2010:

Singapore

Malaysia

 

2012:

Hongkong

Macau

 

 

Today, I submitted my old passport to the agency

as an initial step for its renewal.

Woohoo! New passport, new "blank pages"

for the immigration to stamp on and new

international places to visit!

 

#GodIsGood =)

 

 

Bring it on, 2013!!

 

=)

 We shall never know all the good

that a simple SMILE can do.

..

.

 Kaya smile lang ng smile, hija.

Kasi nakaka-bless din pala.

Project 26 (5/26)

#LasHermosasHijas

 

Posting here one of the many

Post-Encounter parties we did as

a network family. Ang saya lang. =)

This event took place in Kalimudan, 

UP Mindanao since most of our LHH babies

came from that university harvest field.

 God entrusted me with these lives, aaah...

I'm such in awe of His grace.

Even until now, He never failed to give us new

souls in every Encounter. Grabe ka Lord,

IKAW NAH!

More of You Jesus!

For the multitudes,

Hey Single Ladies!

I'm allowing myself to take a break
 from my Project 26 to give way to
these 5 nuggets of [hearty] wisdom from one of my
favorite authors, Ms. Michelle Mckinney Hammond.

I've read this from one of her books

and tweeted last night so that tweety girlfriends

might get a glimpse of it and receive a revelation

of who they really are and what kind of

man they should consider as a lifetime partner.

#KnowYourValue

1. Realize that your [value] does not decrease

if you are alone.

*Agree!

2. Women need to understand that the [value] we

place on ourselves has a lot to do with the

 kind of love we receive.

*Indeed.

3. When a man isn't willing to pay the cost to
be with you, he will try to get you to drop your
price. In short, he wants you to put
yourself on sale.

*Uh-oh.


4. Today, the bride-price remains the same---a lifetime
commitment. This is the cost a man should have to
evaluate when considering you.

*Wedding ring please!

5. When love is real, cost doesn't seem high. A man
who really wants you will do whatever he must
to possess your love. SO SET A STANDARD.

*Now I'm Blushing =)



Things that make you go hhhmmmm.......right?


So to all the single ladies out there, if he hasn't
showed up yet, relax. 'Coz surely there
will be a day when he will come to his senses, realize
your worth and will do everything he can just
to have you as his wife. I repeat, his wife.

#NuffSaid


Take good care you single, beautiful ladies!
Until my next post on love and waiting.

A woman who's worth far more than rubies,

Project 26 (4/26)

Singapore G12 Conference.

March 2010.

The Lord spoke these words to  me:

"Rebekah, you are my daughter, and I love you.

 I am preparing GREATER things for you 

that are beyond what your eyes can see 

and mind can conceive right now. I will use you 

MIGHTILY for My Name's glory. You'll 

travel to different places and share My Word

and My love towards my people. My purpose

for your life shall be accomplished. Do not be 

afraid for I am with You. I will never 

leave you nor forsake you."

That was one of the most memorable moments

of the conference, or should I say, in my

entire Christian life. In fact, that was the clearest voice

of the Lord I've ever heard especially when He's 

leading me into His plans and purpose.

I took it in my heart and never let it go.

Ezekiel 12:25a
"But I the Lord will speak what I will, 
and it shall be fulfilled without delay."

Now that it was almost 3 years ago since
I heard that "calling" in my life, I can truly say
that God is faithful. He has let me
experience what He has promised, though not
on its full completion yet, but I'm getting there.

One of the many "send off/s" the Lord allowed
me to have was the Iloilo trip.
 I was praying for this late last year that He
would allow me to do vision casting there
together with my disciple, Christine.
This was another "firsts" for me and Tine:
first time to travel together outside Mindanao,
first time to be in Iloilo and do the vision casting.
And guess what, our expenses came from our own
pockets too!--no solicitations whatsoever.
We personally "invested" on this trip since
we really wanted to plant a seed in Visayas,
specifially in Iloilo. No worries, God provided
everything (as in everything!) that we needed.
Woohoo! =)


#Snapshots

Flight 5J 348 brought us together in Iloilo city.

Inside the plane. Picture2x while the big bird was refueling.

Oh so heavenly up there o! =)  Parang it was smiling

back to us, approving of what is going to happen 

once we get there. Ayeeeeeh! 

We arrived safely and stayed in La Paz Pension House.

Our first time to meet Adrian and Thirdy inside 

Central Philippine University. 

They're 2 of the young people in 

Dungon Community Church where we did 

the vision casting. By the way, that flagpole behind 

them is the (very) center of the Philippines as 

confirmed by the latitude and longitudinal line.

Then we met also DCC's core leaders and did

the first part of the vision casting inside CPU.

We did more bonding together! =)

Vision casting in DCC sanctuary.

God made this trip very successful! One of a kind.

Yeah, Visayas is being stirred up, 

they're more than ready and willing to 

receive the fire from the Lord!

#ReceivingAndSpreadingHisLove

#IAMBORNFORTHIS!

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#PurposefulTrip

Iloilo city has been my sister's home for 

5 long years when she studied medicine.

And when she knew that I have a scheduled

trip there, she asked me to go to 

West Visayas State University and get a copy 

of her transcript of records. I definitely said YES

since I haven't seen her school, not even when

she graduated in MedSchool and my whole family 

went there except me (because I was

first year college then and I have to take up

my summer class in SPC).

The WVSU Centennial Clock. It's a 110 year-old 

vintage clock. Nice noh? =)

WVSU's College of Medicine.

And finally, my sister's TOR. I didn't know

she had an average of 84% in NMAT

(Nat'l Medical Admission Test).

I'm so proud of her!


#OtherStuff

We visited some of the old churches in the city, Iloilo is such
a vintage place---love it!

Then we hit the famous Ted's restaurant, home

of the original La Paz Batchoy. Saraaaaap!

Since pasalubong was part of the list, we went

also to Biscocho Haus, bought butterscotch, piyaya,

and other delicacies made in Iloilo.

Uy, ang butterscotch? THE BEST! =)

#HomeBound

And on the fourth day of stay, we had to say goodbye.

Thank you Iloilo city for the opportunity to "serve you",

I always remember you in my prayers.

Thank you Flight 5J 347 for the safe flight going back home.

And above all, thank You Lord for arranging everything

and letting me see Your goodness in the land of the living!

Praying for more send-off/s,

Project 26 (3/26)

#Work

#Maxicare

January of this year was the busiest month for me.

Aside from the fact that I'm supervising

 all hospitals, clinics and doctors in the entire Mindanao,

the countless absences of my co-supervisor/partner

wasn't helping at all. Though I was able to understand

his reasons (kasi he was processing his papers

at that time, ready to transfer to another job----greener

 pasture daw), but during those moments kasi,

 I couldn't lower down my toxicity level

 no matter how I've tried.  

We've got hospital suspension twice,

and I was losing my patience. Sigh.

#BekWasTired

#SuperTired

When he (co-supervisor) finally resigned,

 I was praying with all of my heart

that the Lord would give me a new partner

that would help me carry the heavy workload.

Many applicants were interested with the position,

but I never lose hope that the new

PRO (Provider Relations Officer) wasn't just

an ordinary employee, but a leader

and a disciple of Jesus as well.

At dahil highly favored gyud ang mga anak sa Ginoo, Val,

a registered nurse by profession and one of the

 network leaders in BCC, finally got the position

and was hired last February 16, 2012

(his birthday pa gyud!).

Answered prayers. Galing talaga ni Lord!

Presenting Mr. M.

Mr. Val Francis Matabalan.

Maxicare Davao's new medical PRO for Mindanao.

He's supervising North and South Cotabato,

Zamboanga del Norte and Sur,

General Santos city, Ozamis city and Lanao area.

As of this writing, he was able to accredit
almost 10 hospitals and clinics and
 did provider visits all over Mindanao as well.

With the help of his Maxicare family and

by the grace of our Lord, he was able to adjust

easily with his new work

(from being a staff nurse in a hospital into the corporate world).

Val is almost seven months with us na.

Maka-happy lang pud gyud kay diba

I was only praying for a Christian workmate?

But si Lord made him pa gyud my/our business partner!

Yep, we're currently starting a business

with Prof Juvychoi, so baby pa gyud kaayo

but we're  believing in our hearts that this

will succeed by God's grace. Woohoo!

=)

His Co-PRO,



Project 26 (2/26)

 "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more,

do more, and become more, you are a leader."

 - John Quincy Adams, America's 6th President

 

When I had the good best job in Maxicare early last year, 

one of the few things I listed on my book of dreams was to 

try having a dinner in a fine dining restaurant.

It was my discipler, Ptr. Merlyn who introduced me to 

Marco Polo Hotel's Cafe Marco. She said may kamahalan,

but it's really worth it naman. After several months, 

we both tried it---my treat, as promised! 

Ahh..that feeling when you were treated like a royalty? Wagas!

 Pero royalty naman talaga diba? Our Father is the King and we are 

His children---we gotta be thinking, feeling and acting like royalties! Yeah!

#Revelation

That opportunity led me to think of my 12 disciples. 

I said to myself, if I can invest and eat in a pricey restaurant,

then my girls can too! Before the year 2011 ended, I challenged

them to start saving for our special date in Cafe Marco.

We blocked February 14 but opted to have it scheduled on the 16th.

And so the day came when finances were ready

including our best dress for the event. Nangandam gyud eh! =P

We did a [spiritual] family wacky portrait in 

Marco Polo Hotel's main lobby.

(My fave picture of the night)

At Cafe Marco. Yumminess! =)

Nagpapicture my girls with the master chefs.

Believe me, they did a great a job, super lami gyud ang food!

And of course, we invited our dearest pastora in this event.

We spent one whole evening with her with so much joy

in our hearts---bonding to the max!

How could we ever forget this breaking-poverty-mindset-night?

After that meeting, my girls concluded "dili man jud diay lisod

mag-invest sa mga [pangmayaman] na butang. Kita

ra ang naglimit sa atong mga kaugalingon sa una. Ug sa sunod,

akong pamilya na pud ug akong mga disciples akong

dalaon dinhi."

#Power!

#PraiseJesus!

Guess what? In my heart right now, I'm shouting:

ONE MORE TIME!

Project 26 (1/26)

Can you remember my story almost a year ago 

when the Lord told me to give up something?

And after obeying, I was praying for a better replacement. 

 I didn't expect that my Father would answer me too soon.

Kasi at that moment, I was in a kung-muabot-salamat-jud-Lord-

kung-dili-okay-lang-gihapon-mode. 

And so it came. God is super good! So happy me! =)

#iPhone4S

#6monthsOld

 

Enjoying this gift from the Lord,