It’s a little windy outside but just perfect for the second night of Simbang Gabi. The Gospel speaks of the genealogy of Jesus. There is really no perfect family. The flaws are there, glaring at you at times but you learn to accept them in your life. We often make mistakes but our families are there to support us. We often encounter failures but our families are there to lift us up. Most of the time we are unlovable but still our families love us.
Family and genetics play a big role on how are lives are shaped. When we speak of families, it’s not just the family we were born to but also those friends who consider us as their own. They say that blood is thicker than water but it is not always the case. There are times when our closest friends act as our families too. The beauty of a positive family relationship lies in the way we were taught by our elders, how respect is inculcated in each one of us. The way we think, act, and feel are greatly influenced by our family.
Nabuhay ang Diyos para maging anak tayo ng Diyos. This is one emphasis I learned from the mass tonight. God was born for us so we could be children of God. It may be hard to understand. As baptized Christians, we are now a part of the genealogy of Christ.
I’ve checked my dashboard lately and I only have 28% left of my allowed space. Sigh 😦 Maybe I shouldn’t be posting more pictures so I can utilize it well. Most of my latest photos posted here are downsized from their original higher resolutions. This is my 1,890th post by the way and I am glad I’ve reached a total of 443,307 as I write this. It is hard to build a number of visits when you are not blogging every day. and it is also quite hard to think of varied subjects to write about. I value every comment and like you post on my blog. I also consider them as blessings to my blogging journey. I am also glad to have found more online friends lately. You may visit my new blog if you have time and consider following it too. It’s called Dreams Never End. It is a little different from this one because almost every post is accompanied by a photo.
Salamat.
Wow Ate, I hope I can reach that far in my blogging journey. Congratulations in reaching those numbers. It’s been raining hard here for two nights in a row now. Hopefully, we can catch the 2nd dawn mass tomorrow.
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You will Claire, you are a good writer. It rained too the past two days and early this morning. Our street planners made a Belen at the vacant lot fronting our house. It’s made of native materials and the decor are mostly painted bilao. Nakakatuwa, di ko na kailangan mag decorate sa labas 🙂
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How nice that it was put up just in front of your home. Something to remind you of ‘family’ everyday and of course, the coming of the King. 🙂
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We are in a corner lot and the first house on our street, that’s why. Mga parol sa ilaw sa poste sa bawat tapat ng bahay kinabit din nila. I think there is a contest going on on each zone here.
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You have great community from what I can tell. It’s good that they have thought of sharing the Christmas spirit with everyone. I’m wishing that for every home, every family with all these things going on in the country.
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Yes, it does make a lot of good and inspiration seeing all the decor outside. The Christmas feeling is there.
Here’s an advance wish for a Blessed, Joyful and Merry Christmas to you and to your family as well. Thanks Claire 🙂
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Here we are about to get snow. As a child it rarely snowed on
Christmas, but here it often does. I feel like I am wrapped in “swaddling clothes” like baby Jesus when it snows. Nice to share Advent with you across the globe.
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Oh snow, I would love to see the real thing. My brother who lives in the US for more than twenty years now still enjoy the snow with his kids.
Thanks again. enjoy the season 🙂
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Your number of posts is amazing. Is there no way to free up space? I guess not if all the posts are kept intact.
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The photos eat up a lot of space Anne. I used to participate in the Weekly Photo Challenge, they are all in high resolution format.
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Well done with the excellent stats, and the hard work writing all those posts. I am sure that all your followers will be delighted to carry over to your new blog once you have reached your space limit.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Way to go Pete. I hope you will all continue to visit my blogs. Thanks 🙂
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Joy as you continue your journey to Christmas, Arlene.
I especially like what you’ve said about friends being like family. Mine have proven this over and over and I hope I have done the same for them.
I love you posts and admire your ability to create them daily. Thank you!
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Best effort on the daily posts Kitty. Thank you for always commenting and liking my posts. I do appreciate it a lot. Have a blessed and wonderful Christmas.
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1,890 posts! That’s amazing! Wow. I have to pick my jaw up off the floor, Arlene. Lovely post and I wish you a wonderful Christmas 🙂
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Thank you so much Diana. I wish you a Blessed and Merry Christmas too.
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Lovely words 🙂 and congratulations too xx
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Thanks Samantha 🙂
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