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Pretty Names and Pretty Frames

I have been wanting to DIY names of my children and hang them on the wall. Sure I have lots of things hanging in there right now, but what gotten my attention was the lack of my son's pictures. Yes, just right there. And since the weather has been a bit of a pain and I can't go out just to have all his pictures printed in the mall's photoshop. I opted for this.

As you would notice, I changed Jom's first airplane 😉

And what do you know, I now have four names in four frames. The beautiful Names of my children and two children also dear to me. And they are right there, in those simple yet pretty frames. 😊

Battlefield.

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I realized, in a battlefield you can not sugarcoat the pain if you've been shot. It will be apparent right away. And there's no way to conceal it.
Not so in the battles of life. We may be shot many times and still appear as we're not bleeding. As we are not in pain. We can always camouflage what's happening in the inside and appear otherwise. Regard as one not facing war. Appear that we are not under trials. No problem or big mountain is in front of us.

But I believe before any giant, warning has been announced. I'm sure we can see giants from afar. If it came as a surprise, we have somehow felt those humongous steps. We should.
In the case of King David, he's well informed of Goliath. I believe he even heard Goliath and his team mock them and their GOD. In his case, nobody was willing to fight the giant in front- in a square field. Only David the Shepherd boy has the courage. He was brave for he knows, he is with GOD. And he knows his place and who he is in GOD. And of course you know the rest of the story, how the giant fell and died. But more than the stone and slingshot, David believed it was not because of those things that the giant is no more. It is all because in the power of his GOD.
I dont know if I am a soldier of that time, and be as courageous as David.

In the busyness of life and challenges and trials occur, in this modern day battlefield, I can always call on my squad and ask for help. David fought the giant because GOD destined him to do that. But sometimes that's not always the case. Other times, God wants us to seek help. Let our guards down and be transparent. Transparent to our squad (because we are always unequivocal with God) that we can not face the battlefield alone, that we Need Help. That we need to fire at the enemy together. Because we are a lot stronger when we're together.

In my case, I have my prayer partners. They stand in the gap for me. They intercede. They pray with me. They know how I am feeling and are so willing to commit to stand as a team. And pray for me.

With that, I am so grateful to God to be surrounded with these amazing and prayerful women.
I am deeply humbled.

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If Taylor Swift has her squad, what's stopping you?

of DIYs

I have a thing for DIYs, who's not?
The only issue I have is the lack of time or should I say, I still need to work on my time management ;)

I like how Simone Heng made herLavender Oatmeal Scrub

How Alessa made her watercolored Phone Case

Tonia's Mozzarella Sticks are the bomb!

And speaking of DIY and food ;) my friend Carla had the brilliant idea of celebrating her daughter's 3rd birthday a DIY Pajama Party.
So, the night before the event, I took advantage and volunteered to help them decorate the place, all from scratch!

And for some reasons Carla thought to give me the responsibility to dress up the birthday table.
So, those round thinggy by the curtain was by yours truly. Caren, one of our friends too was the one assigned for the balloons. The birthday banner was made my the mommy herself, Carla. Oh! and those cute milk bottles with mini donuts were her idea and made by her too :)

These oatmeal cookies were the ones I baked for the party, the kids say they're yummy!


The kids even had their time to DIY

They hand painted pillow cases for their take-away mini-pillows. This activity was one of the highlights of the party, if clubs have disco lights- this' gonna be it! Not only did the kids enjoy this part, the mommies did also! And yes, that includes me ;)


It's a fun-filled Pajama Party! As my daughter Chin would put it, "best pajama party evuuuuurrrrrr!!!"

Mondays Favorites

Current favorites, some I still need to do, some I am already into.

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Wall decal is dream! I would love to do this in my own home or may be in our flat soon.

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those colorful tennis balls!

now sports and sweetness can be a good combination ;)

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I really need a boost!

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this will really be good on my always in my heart bracelet :)

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Hash browns for everyone for breakfast wold be heart

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I’m on Hour 7 now and by the time I publish this, I would probably be in Hour 8 

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I may already be late in joining the bandwagon, but hey! it still is fun, you should try it

What happens when a C bounced?

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This morning as we were heading for my son's scheduled vaccination, the hubby then suddenly remembered what we should have done before the weekend. That is- to deposit our payment for the house rent. He suddenly made this urgent (as if life depends on it!) U-turn to go back. And of all the perfect timing- this has been the day I did not even charge my mobile to call and check with the bank! I felt my lower back became painful- I guessed it could be the stressed from what came into realization like a whirlwind. Alas! When I gotten the chance to charge my Mobile, the bank had an sms from yesterday informing me of my insufficient fund for the issued cheque. So we called the Developer/Owner of where we are living and made the arrangements.
Why am I sharing this to you, you may ask?
Actually what I really want to share was- how I was able to relate on the occurrence of the problem. Though I felt stressed in the beginning, the second actions and feelings that transpired was beyond me! I am not how I was before! I did not condemn my husband, I did not become angry, ok! not too angry at him, I was a bit angry when he asked me to call the bank, because, well I guessed you know, my mobile died on me, haha! (read:lazy to charge). Then I felt calmness and peace. As if Someone's telling me, "this too shall pass". I know it was God. He assured me that everything will be alright, and it did! Though we payed the penalty (which is by the way, not in the budget! of course) we came to realize the importance of being responsible of God's 10%. If in that we're not able to do well, how can we manage the rest of the 90%? I thank HIM for reminding us of this. I thank Him all the more for changing me and the hubby. How we regard each other in the midst of problems like this before was so much different from how we are now. Sure, we still have our misses, but I would much want to emphasize and focus on our hits, because I'm certain we have come a long way :)

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What's keeping us busy?

When I was in HS, I learned calligraphy and typography. Only, I was able to learn one form of calligraphy which is the Gothic.

As of late, I'm trying my hand on modern calligraphy, which by the way is not easy. They say constant practice would make it perfect, but I believe I need some workshop to attend to if I want to be serious with this craft. I hope when I go for vacation I would be able to squeeze in a workshop.

Here's btw is one greeting I made for my sister in law.

I used Faber Castell Water colors and Daler-Rowney Calligraphy pen.