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  • New Beginnings

    First, Happy New Year! I hope you and your family are starting the year filled with love and hope. As for my family, we are doing very well. It seems we have managed to start the year on the right… Continue reading

    New Beginnings

  • Sprout’s First Flight: Cebu 2024

    Here’s how we spent the Holy Week in Cebu. March 24 Welcome to Cebu! Our day started at midnight, when we went to Baliwag Bus Terminal. The first trip was at 1:00 a.m., and since I was to carry Sprout… Continue reading

    Sprout’s First Flight: Cebu 2024

  • 5 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day on Ash Wednesday

    This 2024, February 14 falls on the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday. If you’re a Catholic, you know that Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting, abstinence, and almsgiving. If you’re a Catholic and a hopeless romantic, you know… Continue reading

    5 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day on Ash Wednesday

  • The longest January

    Sprout has not been well since last week. The Tuesday before yesterday, she had a fever which went away the next day, but in its place, cough and colds. Her condition has been improving after seeing her pediatrician and taking… Continue reading

    The longest January

  • The runner-up

    I went to Davao City for the second time this year. This time, it was to attend the Storybook Recognition Rites and Reading Exhibit of the Department of Education’s Gawad Teodora Alonso 2023 (5th National Competition on Storybook Writing). Three… Continue reading

    The runner-up

  • At 35

    I can’t believe I’m 35, but also, I’m beyond grateful. At 35, I have a home – in my husband and our daughter, living in the small but perfect house. I still have both of my parents and my parents-in-law.… Continue reading

    At 35

  • Books are in the Air Pt. 2: Philippine Book Festival Davao

    I went to Davao last week for the second leg of the Philippine Book Festival, and for the ceremonial rites of our acceptance of a National Book Development Board Book Book partner site. Yey! Despite all the drama of leaving… Continue reading

    Books are in the Air Pt. 2: Philippine Book Festival Davao

  • Inspirational Message for Kita-Kita High School Graduating Class of 2023

    I was invited to be the guest speaker for the first graduation ceremonies of Kita-Kita High School Senior High School, San Jose City Nueva Ecija on July 11, 2023. Archiving it here for Sprout to read when she’s older. Magandang… Continue reading

    Inspirational Message for Kita-Kita High School Graduating Class of 2023