♪♫ “In Christ alone my hope is found;
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all—
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone, Who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev’ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death—
This is the pow’r of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow’r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home—
Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand.” ♪♫

— “IN CHRIST ALONE" by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
music link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ch6eXkQWU8

Homemade Maja Blanca with Latik

Homemade Maja Blanca with Latik.
Creamy, soft & light homemade Filipino-style pudding made from coconut milk & corn kernels topped with toasted coconut milk curd. It’s gluten-free too!

Bless the Lord, oh my soul

[Psalm 103:1-5 NIV]
"Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s."

Blessed Merry CHRISTmas!

May your days be merry & bright with the light of God’s love. A blessed merry Christmas from our family to yours! More of the Lord’s blessings this coming 2019!
🎉🤩🌲

My soul glorifies the Lord

"...My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is His name."

[Luke 1:46-47, 49 NIV]

Quack!

Traffic came to a standstill at a roundabout..I was trying to figure out why all the cars stopped & looked around to find all the drivers taking out their phones to take a photo of a brood of ducks hurriedly crossing the roundabout.. I scrambled for mine as well to take a snapshot of this rare momentous occasion!

"Pang ilan ka sa magkakapatid?"

Here are some funny & interesting answers I got from friends:

James: in what order where you born amongst your siblings? dumugo ilong ko ate...
Jonelyn: In what birth order are you amongst your siblings?
Ava: Are you the youngest among your siblings??..... hahaha! Puede ring ... are you the only child??
Thok: You are victim number? What?
titaPurita: Chronologically, where is your place among your siblings?
Eichelle: Are you the first one out? No? Second? Third?
sirRyan: Your from number what among your brotherhood? Ambot! Si Jimmy Santos makakasagot niyan.
ateMyrna: What's your "order", sir! Ma'am?
ateMia: Here, i just always start with "how many siblings do you have." Pretty much from the answer ill know but if need be, then I'll just follow it with "are you the youngest?" People always want to hear that about them. Lol. It's a conversation. It doesn't have to be perfect. ;-D
Leo: Ahhhh....next question please?
Mervin: Ahhh ano yan e ahhhh pass! my sinat pla ako

THANK YOU EVERYONE for your efforts to try & translate this one! I had lots of laughs! Nosebleed din ako kakaisip ano nga ba at sa aking pagsasaliksik, the closest & most accurate translation would be “What is your birth order among your siblings?”