May I remember the dignity of my spiritual release, never be too busy to attend to my soul, never be so engrossed with time that I neglect the things of eternity; thus may I not only live, but grow towards Thee. ✨ #InAweoftheArtist 📷: @yeahhdenise
I was blessed by @csmpublishing with the book Hope When It Hurts: Biblical Reflections To Help You Grasp God's Purpose In Your Suffering. It goes hand in hand with my forever favorite worship song, Even When It Hurts and suffering has never been the same again. It is not only grief that serves as a reason for our suffering. Maybe you've been oppressed, you are nursing a broken heart or experiencing a chronic illness. If you are currently experiencing any if these, you may want to read the book. The authors Kristen and Sarah walks their readers through their own suffering and backs everything with the scriptures that will provide us with deeper understanding as to why, we as humans, have to encounter pain. . Some vulnerability and a book review up on the blog! Link in bio. 💕
Whenever I hear from someone that I look like you, most often than not my initial reaction is one of disbelief. You, who had such beauty, courage, boldness and grace that will forever leave me in awe. I can only wish to be someone like you. You would've been 53 today. The heaven must have prepared a huge feast. Happy first birthday in heaven, Ma! Missing you everyday. I love you to heaven and back! ❤
To suffer well, you will need Jesus. . I guess, we can all agree that life is not always rainbows and bright skies. There will be gloomy days and suffering is inevitable. But God wants us to know that despite the hard days we must show up and trust that He will be there with us. That even in the darkness there is light. Today, whatever you might be going through, I pray that His light will shine upon you. ✨ . Hope When It Hurts Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton CSM Publishing
When he was interviewed for the final Hobbit film, Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield) said something that totally resonates with me. I have a secret feeling that we're all Hobbits. Deep down we all want to stay home and feel safe, but we all dream about someone knocking on the door and saying 'Come on an adventure and let's have a fun ride'. When I first started working, during Fridays, I was often asked by my colleagues about my plans for the weekend and it somehow struck a chord and it kept me asking, Is it really required to go out on weekends? Having used a large amount of energy for the whole week, on weekends, this hobbit (I know you'll agree, I do qualify to be one) mostly prefer to go straight home, revel into stories by reading books or perhaps by watching Kdramas (!!!) and crash out. But I do admit, going places from time to time really put things into perspective. So, if it involves laughing my heart out, filling my stomach with good food and indulging with the works of The Artist (and if I have a budget for it lol) then count me in. • After Elyu last week, we had a sudden Baguio trip that mostly consisted of playing frisbee at the park under the rain, dining in at Cafe by the Ruins, shopping for pasalubongs, visiting the night market and strolling through a myriad of ukay-ukay stalls and eating + sleeping our tiredness away. ✨
I once read that ngalay is someone's favorite tagalog word and I have been fascinated since. Some elements of our own language has been quite overlooked by many that sometimes finding someone give deeper meaning and sense to it is amusing. I found that there's more to the word 'ngalay' than when you're sitting inside a van and you can't feel your butt because of numbness due to hours of sitting. Ngalay. n., lack of feeling or movement, numb condition. Of being stuck in one position for too long. Pangangalay, pangingimay, pagmamanhid. Pamimitig. Maybe there are times that you are feeling such condition. Maybe you've been being too hard on yourself this whole time that it is making you feel numb all over your being. Maybe there are moments that you simply want to just lay in bed and shut down the world. Whenever you feel like it, just remember the word ngalay and realize you just need to shift from where you are. You just need to move a little, to take a break from things that are making your soul weary. Nangangalay ka lang, kaibigan. Halina't magpahinga. Snaps from La Union. July 2018. A break from pangangalay.
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size. But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. -Maya Angelou
Close encounters 🐮
Morning walks by the sea, I miss. ❤
Reveling in the beauty of our sun-drenched province - trying to memorize every corner and retracing steps of what was once my parents' childhood. This island has so much stories that I keep coming back for. ✨
Love & light. Always. ✨
The sun will rise and we will try again 🌞
Always in awe of Your creations. ✨ #InAweoftheArtist
Dear sunrise, It's not only sunset that has my heart. I love you just as much.
Love as powerful as your mother's love for you leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever . Happy Mother's Day, Ma. Love you forever and always ❤
Got my fam, my baby and a good book by the beach with me. If this is not a definition of c'est la vie, I don't know what is. The next three days will be awesome for my mind and soul and I cannot thank You enough for this rest. ✨
A few of my favorite things: the sea, solitude, sunsets and sun rays, roadtrips, beach hits under the moonlight until 3am, good jokes that'll make me laugh hard and people who just gets me. ✨
One of our discoveries in Taipei. Showroom + Resto concept IKEA. ✨ More of how our Day 2 in Taiwan went up on the blog! www.waytogoelaine.com
