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--- The Best Gift Ever ---

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father hadpurchased the car.

Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said,"With all your money you give me a Bible?"And stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was verysuccessful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old and thought perhaps he should go to him.He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.

He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the stillnew Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11,"And if ye, being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly father which is in heaven, give to those who ask Him?" As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired.On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God's blessing because they are not packaged as we expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Pass it on to others. Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for...

PLS. SEND THIS TO AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE SO AS TO LET THIS GREAT LESSON FLOW AROUND.

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Lesson I learned: (Write here what your learned)

What i learned here is that we need to be thankful on everything or whatever is given to us even it is not what we are expecting to have. Let's just think that someone love us or gave us importance to their life. And love is all the matters.

1. Outback-Pinay 2. My Life 3. Your link here!

I am tagging all of my blogrolls since I want to spread this lovely thought to all.

When To Marry

In the US, statistics show that the average marriage age for men is 27 while for women is 25 in recent years. In the UK, the average age is slightly higher with 30 for men and nearly 28 for women.

However, I’m sure we have also come across people who marry very young when they are still in their teens on one extreme as well as people who marry when they are past 40 on the another.

For Love Q #9, consider this:

How young is too young to get married? To put it another way, what is your ideal age to get married and why?

Answer:

I will go for US statistics. I guess it is the right age to get married. And thinking its too young for teens like 15 to early 20's to tied up to build their own family. Eventhough not all young ages like this think immature but still i think it will be a hard time for adjustment because marriage is not just for fun in a shortime but is a serious lifetime commitment.

Join in the fun by leaving your post URL to the Love Q at the comment section.

First Date Turn-Offs

When you decide to go on a first date with another person, you would naturally have certain expectations of him or her. And if the person fails to meet those expectations, that might well end up as a turn-off and there certainly won’t be a second date to come.
Some people find being late is a huge turn-off. Others can’t stand their dates chatting on the cell phone, leaving them waiting for the conversation to end. Talking about an ex in detail is also a big no-no to many.

So, for Love Q #8, let’s share this:
What would turn you off when it comes to the first date?

Answer:

What had mentioned above is all a turn-off to me. And chatting on cellphone while you are there waiting is the very first thing. Its like he showing you that you are not important and he not giving you respect for that. Other turn-off for me is that bringing chaperon with him. For me, this shows that he can't stand alone.

Inviting all my friends in here to share and see all comments about this Love Q on tot's mom page.

moments of truth

Thanks Aimee for this tag!

1. Sojourn 2. Pinay Mom in Czech Republic 3. See Me for what You Will 4. LAINY’S MUSINGS 5. OUR JOURNEY TO FOREVER 6. My Paperless Writings 7. As The World Turns 8. My Daily Discourse 9. From This Side 10. Our Family Adventure! 11. Shopaholic Ties the Knot 12. FunFierceFabulous 13. My Precious 14. Filipino love stories 15. A mom’s note 16. Tasteful voyage 17. Tropical Star 18. My Life

Are you deeply in love with your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend? If you do, let’s try how well you remember the moment of your life with him. But before you put yourself in the hot seat please read the rules of this tag first.

1. This tag should be pass on to your friends.
2. Visit the blog of the person you’ve got this tag.
3. Leave a comment on her/his tag post. Be sure to thank her/him for this tag.
4. Highlight and link all the list of people who accepted this tag by visiting their blog site.
5. There are 10 questions that you need to answer but you will be the one to write the 10th question for the next person you want to pass this tag.
Here are the questions. Be honest with your answers.

Lets Start:
1. How did you meet your husband/wife or boyfriend/girlfriend?Met him on Webdate.
2. Where did you go on your first date?Cheradel Suites
3. When was your first intimate kiss?February 2008
4. How many girlfriends/boyfriends he/she had in the past? Do you honestly know?He had 3 before me..But i am the only one he ever loved (he said i will put this after my answer)
5. What is his/her ethnicity?White(American)
6. What is his/her favorite food? Pork (he miss the pork here:P)
7. What is he/she like if he/she is mad?never saw him mad yet
8. What are the things he/she did you thought is the most romantic thing he’d/she’d ever done?Having a very long flight just to see me here in Philippines
9. Describe how he/you proposed to you. can't describe yet
10. What is your most unforgettable moment with him/her?
Every moment I spend with him is unforgettable and so much cherished.

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I want to share this to Flor, Jenny, Lera and Princess

Is Love Enough?

Many people believe that love is everything in a relationship. We all marry for love expecting that it will see us through the good and bad times. Love gives rise to passion and can make our lives happier.
But in a relationship, we cannot love in isolation. We may have people around us with nothing good to say about our partner. We also cannot survive on love. We need money and the lack of it may lead to quarrels. We certainly cannot expect our partner to change to suit us. We need to accept and even tolerate his character or bad habits. And a host of other issues confront us daily that test the strength of our relationship with our partner.


So, for Love Q #7, tell me this:

Is love alone enough in a relationship?

My answer for this Q is No. Of course love is one of the first and most important thing in relationship or in getting married. But there are a lot of factors to be considered, like the trust and understanding characteristic of each partner for we know we are unique. And for financial matters, its just a material thing that can be found if we will just work for it.

Inviting all my friends here to check others' point of view on tot's mom page. And feel free to answer the Love Q's.

Wordless Tuesday

Sharing some photos of me with one of my bestfriend.


We were at Tita fannies restaurant here in Iligan City. They serves the best pork liempo.

New Recipes

Here are the new recipes that i learned last saturday.

BLACK PRINCESS

FRESH LUMPIA

LUNCHEON SALAD

Criterias For Choosing A Mate

Some people prefer their partners to have good looks. Some would rather they have the money. Others, on the other hand, would think inner beauty should supercede everything else. In short, different people have different sets of criterias when looking for a partner.

So, for Love Q #6, let’s see what each of us want in a partner with this question:

What are your top 5 criterias for choosing a mate, in order of priority? In other words, what is your ideal partner like?

Answer:
1. God fearing
2. He is family oriented - one who loves his family
3. Have a good sense of humour
4. Have trust in me
5. NOT a drinker and smoker

I want to share this love Q to Felicity, Jenny, Flor, Lira, Princess. And please visit tot's mom page to link your answers. This is fun guys, share your thoughts.

First and Last

Another tag from cher fel.

Participants: 1. Me and Mine 2.Creative In Me 3.Little Peanut 4. Pea in a Pod 5. Sugar Magnolias 6. Supermodel Wannabe 7. FunFierceFabulous 8. Filipino love stories 9. A Mom's Note 10. Tasteful Voyage 11. Cheerful's Journey 12. Bienvenue `a la Noryfel 13. Felicity's Visions 14. Inday's Kitchen 15. My Life 16. (your blog here...)

F I R S T :
* First real job: Student Assistant, Iligan Capitol College
* First screen name: ulovemae
* First funeral: couldn't remember
* First pet: puppy
* First piercing: Ear piercing
* First tattoo: i did not have one
* First credit card: none
* First enemy: i don't remember, when i was a kid

L A S T:
* Last car ride: months ago
* Last kiss: my only love