On Track

Koy and I did something different last Valentine's Day, we attended a conference for members of young CFC. The conference was entitled, "On Track", it was such an enlightening and fun-filled experience. This is the first conference we attended in CFC as a married couple (the last conference we attended together was when we were still in SFC, Reloaded Conference). We saw several faces from SFC who are also now part of the young CFC population. The conference had 3 sessions: 1.) Let's Not Bring The Past Back 2.) Never Gonna Give You Up 3.) More Today Than Yesterday. There were also workshops which caters to the needs of young couples. In general, the conference tackled the concerns of young couples and how we are being prepared as the future of the CFC community. We were also given a time to show our appreciation to our spouses by thanking them, giving them a big hug and yes, kissing them:) We all renewed our Marriage Vows after the praisefest. There was a "Prom Night" which we failed to attend (because our group was so hungry, we decided to eat first but when we returned...the event already ended). Anyway, we had a great time during our dinner. We ate at San Villa Bar & Resto (also in Intramuros) and we were the only customers (there were 8 of us, 4 couples). While waiting for our food, Koy played the piano and Syke and I sang:)We had a blast singing the night away and the waiters enjoyed our mini-gig, hehe (dapat binayaran kme dun eh).

It was a day not just of love but a day of spirituality and friendship as well.

"How wonderful life is...now you're in the world:)"



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Hope for the New Year

Last year was a very trying year for my hubby & I (as you've seen in my previous entries). Good thing was, with God's grace we were able to overcome the little bump on the road He gave us. It helped us appreciate all the blessings that come our way and it helped us grow us a couple.

We were very optimistic in welcoming lucky '09. New Year came, we were so happy in welcoming it. Not knowing that in few hours time we would receive a sad news, I was woken up by my sister's call that Lolo Emong (my paternal grandfather) already passed away a few hours after New Year's eve. I really felt sad when I heard the news but I was also relieved knowing the fact that he won't be suffering anymore from the pain of cancer he was enduring for almost two years. He served the people of Bautista,Pangasinan when he was elected as a public official a few years back but I know he served them more by bringing them closer to God. Yes, he served God during most of his adult life and even he was amidst cancer's pain, he was still glorifying God. During his last days, he was able to scribble a poem to inspire people to serve God (I will post it here once my uncle forwards it me, ang tagal tito ha).

Lolo's last message before he died affirmed my conviction to revive my service to God this year. Yes, we must admit that because of so many factors, my husband & I were not able to serve God that way we used to when we were still single. Our hope of having a Christ-centered family life will be realized by us serving Him more...and I must say that we are having a good start...Mishka is starting to clap and raise her hand during worship when we attended the young CFC gathering last week:)