Wedding 101 and Do It Yourself Wedding Planning

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Wedding Planning 8:40 PM

Being Engaged

by Anonymous

I DO!

On December 28, 2013, Saturday

I will give my vows to the one I love

and for the one God has given to me.

After 6 years of being together, 2 break-ups and a proposal we have decided to tie the knot.

In between there we're lots of happy dates and few fights some even major. (Honestly, the fights seems so little now. And of no value)

Time is different now. We handle decisions better and we compromise. We learned to talk openly.

We see growing old together. Raising kids and dreaming much more hoping of being able to raise them in God's ways. We see investing together, buying a home and building a comfortable home to our family. We see each other as a bridge towards two different families. And we see being each other's support in our careers and a partner to each others life.

We are listening to the truth about marriage. Marriage is us building a covenant with the Lord.

Marriage is a blessing. Its an opportunity to better serve the Lord. And it is a symbolism

of Christ within us, his holy church for all the love in the world.

I never thought it will feel this great.

But is the best. ^ ^,

Splash Island

by Anonymous

Who said we need to go far for a swim...

If you want to have that particular high less the heat.

You can just go to Laguna for Splash Island!

(Me and my Sister, Jannuine)

Cousin Regine (left) Sister Jannuine (Right)

Oh and yes, a zip line! ^ ^,

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Poise and Pointes 6:11 PM

BOHO in Boracay, Philippines

by Anonymous

We took this Bohemian inspired look in Boracay

with my model/Sister: Jannuine

And this is me... the photographer...a.k.a the Ate.

Saved by Grace 1:57 AM

Financial Prayer

by Anonymous

Is it bad to ask God about Money?

I've always thought it was. But as I grew older and mature on how much greed there is in the world, I realize that all the reasons we need to pray about money. All the more we need to ask the Lord to secure his mighty name upon us and guard us from financial temptations.

What does it feel like when we go to a store, see that shining shimmering item we sooo truly want to have?! BUT WE CANNOT AFFORD. As I've listen to a talk of Nancy Leigh Demos from one of her talks in REVIVE OUR HEARTS is that one of the lies we women/ladies believe is its okay to get something we cannot afford. When we go to that store and force to get that item, we enjoy a certain time of fallacy. THERE IS ENJOYMENT IN SINNING. But after that really, is debt, problem, sacrifice of not having enough to buy whats more necessary like the basics. And even worst, it brings problems to marriages. We fought with our partner over that expense or your kids will be deprive of something that you should have gotten for them but instead you have something that is unnecessary and undefined. Looking at it at the time of regret, there is no shimmer after all.

Today, we had a wealth fair at work. I went really early because I was thinking of 1,500 employees at work, imagining how many will be coming means me not having a good seat. The talk was courtesy of Insular Life, our new insurance provider and the event was arranged by Ms. Alea, Our HR Compensation and Benefits Specialist.(I got an early bird thank you token) ^ ^,

And when I got back to my chair I just felt this presence to pray for me and Paul. About our incoming marriage. May we be wise enough to prepare for what is coming when we are older. And now may we be able to grab that money and command over it. May we be able to shut down our ears when money screams "SPEND ME!!!"

So I texted Paul. And just imagining what great things God has in store for us.

Here is my message:

Today, I pray and ask the Lord to Bless us.
That when we seal our covenant with him and spend the rest of our lives as Husband and Wife, may we be bless in his mighty ways: Children, Financially, Spiritually and a life under his Grace.
May we be able to take care of all the blessings we receive; Be good examples to our kids, To save and use our money wisely and have a fulfilled and content life together.
May we praise him in times of happiness, defeat and in every bit of hardship and victory.
AMEN...

After this, I went to read the prayer of the day from UNVEILED WIFE and it was also about handling our money.

This is how the prayer goes.

Dear Lord,

Please help marriages in this hard financial time. Please minister your grace and peace and comfort to every heart that is fearful and having a hard time financially. May there to be unity instead of isolation and encouragement instead of disrespect and disregard. Lord help us to love like you do. Help our faith to soar and to reach the highest mountains. Help us to trust in your economy and not the world’s. May husbands and wives rally together to get out of debt and stay debt-free. Holy Spirit help us to be appreciative of your provision and to trust that you will give us exactly what we need in your timing. I pray for better money management skills and to be a good steward of all that you give in your precious name Amen!

Read more -> http://unveiledwife.com/prayer-of-the-day-trust-in-gods-economy/?utm_source=Unveiled+Wife+Main+List&utm_campaign=1503f3894d-POTD_email&utm_medium=email

From: http://unveiledwife.com/ (Read them for inspirations too)

Its amazing how God sends and talks to us. ^ ^,

I remember the Parable of Talents. I've always kept that in mind. All my life, I've tried to share
my dance, my skills, improve on what I can and teach/ share something with others. Because of that Story. I don't want to go to the Lord empty handed. I dream about making him smile because I have not wasted anything he has given me. I'm not perfect. I have countless failures, faults and
attitudes I still try to move away from.

But with you reading this blog today, I also pray that you and I in terms of monetary abilities. May we be able to accept what God knows is enough for us, meaning not wanting too much money in excess of what he believes is enough for us,To use and maximize that, save enough, share more of that and have the wisdom to use whats necessary.

May you and I be wise enough.

Thank you for reading. ^ ^< God Bless you and your family!

Monday, April 1, 2013

Wedding Planning 11:53 PM

"You Know Your A Military Girlfriend"

by Anonymous

My Friend, Abigail Herrera, shared this to me last year.

Somehow it showed back up to my inbox while I'm going through my mail.

"You Know Your A Military
Girlfriend"

When You don't mind a phone call
waking you up at 4 a.m.

You tell people that ask that
he's 'only' been gone a month.

The smallest contact (text msg) from your man makes
your entire week!

You cry over an email that
says nothing more than hi and I miss you.

Those recruitment
commercials on TV make you cry because you are so proud!

You get super excited just
knowing that your Soldier
tried to call but wasn't able to get through.

Your first Military Ball you go to as your Soldier's girlfriend, your name tag says "Mrs".
Is that a self fulfilling
prophecy or what?!?

A 30 second phone call after
no calls from him for 3.5
months leaves you full of joy and happiness, and "No news is good news" becomes your motto.

The motto "no shore too
distant " becomes your life.

You feel yourself growning
more and more in love with
your man even while he's so
far away.

Planning letters and care
packages and putting them in the mail is more exciting than going out for a night on the town with the girls.

You hold off on seeing certain movies so you can see them with your Soldier when he comes home.

You want to roll your eyes
when you hear someone say,
"I havent seen my boyfriend
in a week!"

You can go from being happy, to sad, to lonely, to angry, to proud, and back to happy in a matter of less than an hour, and you sleep with the phone right next to you, just in case.

If he's deployed you don't
care how your hair looks nor
care about wearing make-up, and the people at your work ask about your boyfriend every day to see if you've heard from him.

The sight of any other man in a uniform makes you miss
your boyfriend MORE..

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Saved by Grace 8:54 PM

Audio Bible

by Anonymous

In this Holy Season, may you be blessed in God's love. May you be abundant in Christ's peace and remain in his rock all your days.

Sometimes, we get so busy and there's so much more to do in a day. But what is this really. How important is it comparing to building your relationship with the Lord. I'm no Saint. God knows my struggles. And in my busy schedule, I thank the Lord for leading me to this website:

http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/audio/

And I would like to share it to you. Its something that you can listen to anytime of the day.

~Debbie

Monday, March 25, 2013

Fancy Ideologies 9:21 PM

Corporate Social Governance

by Anonymous

Corporations are not in business to save the world. They exist to make profit

I’ve always known that great companies like Apple and Louis Vuitton for example shows success through their profit and market share. I am also a person who doesn’t use styrofoam, a vegan and a tree hugger if I may call myself but despite all that I am also a business minded person. And having my own business for profit might be its perpetual reason for existence. It’s what reality gives to business.

Milton Friedman an economist from the 1970s taught this profits first philosophy while in 1979, Quaker oats president, Mr. Kenneth Mason, declared the opposite. He further said “Friedman’s profits-are-everything philosophy is a dreary and demeaning view of the role of business and business leaders in our society (Makower, 2006).”

The discussion in class reminded me of the times when I was little, people wear really thick jackets, there is heavy fog pass 3:00 pm and the smell of pine breeze is everywhere. But twenty years later as a result of climate change and a reaction to the daily destruction of men this isn’t the case anymore. I grew up in Baguio. Tree planting trees and tree-hugging activities were usual for the locals. But that’s no longer the case today. We rarely even experience fog but we do see smog above the clouds in the morning. I did little things for the environment through time like saving rain water for cleaning the comfort room, rolling chip wrappers and buying recycled papers instead of new ones. We are really loosing so much of what Mother Earth used to be. Greenpeace an environmental organization demands businesses to be responsible of their actions. In their article dated October 23, 2012 said that they have demanded KFC and its board for the past two years to address their supply chain on how they are destroying the forest for their garbage system. Currently the company is just starting to address the problem by their “Sustainable Sourcing and Waste Recovery Campaign” which is recently posted in their website. (http://www.yum.com/responsibility)

In the Philippines, a few banks and insurance companies are supporting the Philippine Eagle Foundation. What makes this a whole hearted initiative is that this companies do not as much advertise what they do according to the conservationist in Davao that I have spoken to.

The class session was a reality check. I almost forgot that I can put profit and accountability together. My two semesters were focused on mental notes on how I would build an empire in the future, how I would earn more, what are the best practices in the business and so on and so forth. So, I have updated my dream board posted on my wall after class, a restaurant for that matter would have a clear system of garbage disposal. That small restaurant may give unsold food to the beggars along the street even if it means we will have longer and longer lines of needy people every night which I might need to limit somehow. The cleaning products should be environmental friendly. And it would be an advantage to have spiritual sessions as simple as prayer meetings twice a month for the employees.

When it comes to big companies however, it’s actually even convenient to just support a foundation, donate a certain amount of money to a charity and have yearly tree plantings. If I choose a different path of Organizational Development, 360 degrees CSR that would start from grass root level from production to advertisements to selling and even pricing will be implemented.

I will be reporting on Environmental CSR on November 22, 2012 in class. I do hope that my group and I be able to touch our classmates and influence them that they don’t need to be a million dollar business owner to do CSR because they can already do a little which goes a long way to help. And by that I redefine CSR as the society as a whole for taking responsibility for the effects of their actions.