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 *written 11/13/20212, revised 5/30/16* A day where we all remember those who have fought bravely for our freedom. A day where most care mostly about the sales and the free meals but a day that I will never take for granted. You see, I came here for freedom. My whole family did! I wasn’t born into this brave and free country, we escaped to it to have a better and safe life. To make the long story short, we came here on Christmas Eve of 1989 from the Philippines. After years of thinking that we moved to the US for my parents to work atRead More →

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I see you not believing Not trusting Not having faith Believing you are a lost cause Stop listening to the voice of the enemy saying that you are not worth saving That you are a waste of time That you are not worth His blood This is what the voice of the Father says, Your Creator, You are Dearly Loved I died for you and for all the things that you have done Rise Up Put your trust in Me I will always be here for you and I will never leave you You are not a waste of time You are the one that was goingRead More →

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In 2014, I shared with the whole world what I was facing! I remember the day so vividly because I feel as though I had hurt some family and friends in the process by not telling them about the REAL me, my REAL struggle with depression. I knew God was asking me to share about it. I fought and pleaded to the Lord but He won, of course, and I could not shake the calling to share and so I did. I know that the postpartum depression started shortly after Bella was born and carried through past Gabbi and even Zac. I look back onRead More →

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I am an emotional train wreck, full of ups and downs, full of discontent when I lose myself in myself… Life as I make it, can be completely messy and hard… When I lose sight of God, this is what I see. When I just completely see all the things that I am working on, the things that I have not completely surrendered to God and try to fix on my own, all I see is failure! In my place of surrender, I see ALL the Beauty in the ashes that God made completely for me, just for me! That in the depths of my despair,Read More →

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 On my last post, I wrote about praying this prayer: “If all this STUFF, the hard stuff, the things that kind of really rocks my thinking and challenges my faith. If all of this is happening just so You can get my attention, to draw me closer to You, to know Who You are and what You are able to do in me, to show me You are real so that I can tell others about You and Your Faithfulness—then, LET IT BE! Do what You need to, so that people will see You through the way I react, the way I praise, the wayRead More →

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“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13 “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” Jeremiah 33:3 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in theRead More →

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On our way back to Maine from my trip to Va for a weekend, Gabbi got really sick, I mean diarrhea sick. I know too much info! So, I had gone in after my friend said Gabbi had an accident. It was not pretty nor did it smell like roses! 🙂 I asked Gabbi what was wrong and she explained how her stomach was hurting and how she was afraid of getting in trouble for having an accident. I was honestly a bit annoyed inside that this was happening because in my head, I was thinking, “this is going to be a LONG day inRead More →

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Pastor Ronald and Marlyn’s Story Marlyn: “The night before the typhoon hit, there was an eerie feeling in the air. It was an intense feeling, like death was coming. It was also very dark outside but there was a calm.  Pastor was outside rebuking the storm that was coming. I was praying inside the house and my kids slept upstairs in the room. Then finally the winds started picking up, the rain started to come.  We asked the kids to come downstairs so we can gather together. We were praying but when the winds and rain kept getting stronger, we could no longer pray. AllRead More →

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Dear Family and Friends, I am BEYOND excited to tell you that I have been preparing for my trip to the Philippines! My heart is there and I wish that Chris and the kids could go with me this time, but right now is not a good time because of Chris’ work. I am so thankful that he has given me full support to join my parents in February to help my Aunt and her ministry, Philippine Gospel Association! I haven’t been back to the Philippines since 2001 when I met Chris, so I am excited!  At the end of January, I will be takingRead More →

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Two comments that I have let rule my life the past few years: “You are not fit to be in this Pre-Med program, you need to look for something else to do.” I took it as something that I was not fit to try new things because I would not succeed. “You are a dreamer who wants to do a lot of things that just is IMPOSSIBLE for you to do.”  This really put a damper on my ability to dream about things. I went into college with high hopes of being in the pre-med program so I could be a doctor one day likeRead More →