Overflowing of GOD's Blessings - I am Always Grateful and Thankful

Blessings Overload: Happy Marriage, Great Family, Stable Career

I set aside my career for almost five months now and I don't have any regrets of doing so. While I enjoy my quality time with hubby and Eieo, our little bundle of joy and source of pride and inspiration, I am thankful to God to receive calls from companies and interview invitations. These companies on various industries were able to extend their impressions on my credentials, skills, and experiences (and yes, I am so thankful and happy about it!).  Job offers seem to come to our doorsteps - showering us with great compensation packages, benefits and incentives. 

Oh LORD, please help us decide on this. As always, Papa GOD, Ikaw na po ang bahala...

Right now, hubby and I are both praying for what is really best for me and our family. We know HE knows best and so we trust Him so much that THY will be done - saving the best for us.

Payback Time

God has always been so good to us and our families. We pass the good deeds on and see to it that we share our blessings in our own little ways - help others and make them feel blessed, special and happy. Whenever we make someone smile or cheer him/her up, it simply gives us the joy and the fulfillment we could hardly explain - that feeling of keeping you feel light and making you wear smile all day long.

Sharing Our Tons of Blessings

Yes, it doesn't take big amounts of money to help others and share what you have. You may wish to extend a helping a hand and join us as we continue to help an orphanage. Let us organize an outreach program and make these kids and other people so happy.  Let us celebrate life this way as we touch another person's life and be an inspiration and an ultimate blessing to everyone.  :-)

Help the orphans today as you also make them smile, feel happy and blessed.  This is under the initiative, supervision and care of Rev. Fr. Rogelio (Roger) Cruz, a “Bahay Ampunan” in Area H, Phase II, Brgy. San Rafael, San Jose del Monte, Sapang Palay, Bulacan.

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To GOD be the GLORY!

GOD bless us all.   :-)

Cheers to good health, long life, happiness and prosperity!

xoxo,

Mommy Mai

Happy Mother's Day - Celebrate Motherhood

Happy Mother's Day to all Moms out there. 

Let us all enjoy motherhood and celebrate lifetime happiness and fulfillment of being loved by our dearest families. 

Being a MOM is so priceless, very fulfilling. We're a blessing and forever we'll be blessed. Cheers! 

Happy Mom's Day. I love you, (my) "Moms" 
Ma. Lorraine Carluen 
Jocelyn Carluen 
Lalaine Carluen Rodis 
Mylene Carluen Fernandez

Kayo ay naging mabubuting ina dahil mayroon kayong mabuting ina, si Lola Mila. I love you, Lola. 

Idol ko kayong lahat. Smiling and proud si Lolo Leovy. 

#proud #grateful #blessed #ThanksBeToGOD

Happy Mother's Day, to the Mother of all mothers, Mama Mary!


O Jesus, Divine Master, I thank and bless Your most merciful Heart for having given us Mary most holy as our Mother, Teacher and Queen. From the cross You placed us all in her hands. You gave her a great heart, much wisdom and immense power. May all mankind know her, pray to her! May all permit themselves to be led by her to You, the Savior of mankind! I placed myself in her hands, as You placed Yourself. With this Mother I want to live now, in the hour of my death, and for all eternity.
Amen.

Blessed Virgin Mary, pray for us.


xoxo,

Mommy Mai

A Proud Mommy and A Fulfilled Wife

It's Mother's Day!
A Tribute to all Mothers out there.
Days before Mother's Day, I have been so excited to blog about it and let the world know how blessed mothers are.

A Prayer of a Mother and a Wife

Compassionate and loving God,
thank you for giving me the opportunity
and the challenge of being a mother.
I know that this is not an easy task - to rear children and build a home.

Please help me when life seems too difficult,
when I lose my patience, understanding and generosity
toward my husband and my children.

Grant me the spirit of love, peace and joy
so that when I'm doing my daily routine, though heavy they may be,
these virtues may give me the strength to lighten my day.

Help me to be always cheerful and serene
so that my children and husband may look forward
to coming home again after school and after the day's work.

Dear God, my constant prayer is my concern for my children,
that they may become successful in life,
able to serve their countrymen and women,
but more importantly that they may grow up to be
Your faithful children.
Amen.
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Yes, Nothing to worry. I have a loving GOD, a caring Hubby and an admirable Son. I am truly blessed and I couldn't ask for more. They are my bundles of joy! They are my ultimate happiness. And our home sweet home is our sanctuary.

I am a mother, a wife and a "daughter"... With that, I would always be grateful, proud and overwhelmed. Life's at its best. Perfect. :-)

Mommy Mai

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. You're a great mother. I am thankful to my one and only Lola and Lolo for raising you well. You are a blessing to many, an inspiration to us. With all our love and prayers, happy mom's day! We heart you so much.

To all those who have become a mom to me (in one way or another) ... I sincerely thank you all. Happy mom's day. I love you all. You are a blessing to me. I'd surely pass the good things on. Stay pretty and happy. GOD bless US All.

Childhood Moments with MAMA

December 1991, five days before Christmas.
Three tickets to the Movie: Beauty and the Beast.
IS cinema 2, Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines.
Popcorn, siopao, soda, chips and crackers.
Mama sits next to me and my dear sister, Pia.

My sis and I were both excited and overwhelmed as we waited the movie to start. This was our first family movie together (my little sister then was only six years old while I just turned eight a week ago). It was really a great bonding time that we could hardly forget.

I just couldn’t imagine how happy we were especially mama as she hugged and kissed her two little girls before, during and after the movie. When we were watching Beauty and the Beast, we kept on asking mama some dialogues as we could barely understand them (we speak Tagalog, by the way.)

What was clear to me: That time we only relied on visuals and common sense… of course! Specific lines and conversations were repeated by mama so as to
let us comprehend and appreciate each scene. The three of us went back home – happy, fulfilled and rejuvenated.

I really miss hanging out with Mama. Pia and I always get excited whenever Mama comes back home from abroad. She is in Macau right now, working and enjoying her days as a junior cook in one of the fine-dining restaurants at Venetian Hotel.

Mama, I just want you to know that we truly miss you. We are so proud of you, Mama. You are our inspiration… our strength and the wind beneath our wings! We love you, Mama Lorrie! We certainly wish that it'll be August 2009 now as you'll be coming home for my son's 1st b-day. See you, Mom.

By the way, early this morning, my little Eieo and I watched the animated film together online and were able to feel the same happiness and joy mom, Pia and I had before… exactly the same, I know. My son laughs out loud and gets more excited whenever he sees the characters move colorfully and sing brilliantly.

These moments are indeed priceless, aren’t they?

Anyway, I want you to take a peek... Hope you'll take pleasure in this heart-warming music video as much as we do... Feel the love, joy and excitement. Enjoy! I'm sure it's gonna be soooo Kilig!



Myraine

I am my baby’s greatest fan…

My husband and I are both blessed with a son. We named him Leo Antonio, Eieo for short. We took the names from the names of our late beloved grandfathers, the fathers of our loving mothers.

Leo is from my one and only Lolo Leovigildo, whom I loved so much since I considered him as my dad for almost twenty-five years of my life and existence on earth.

Antonio is from my dear husband’s Lolo Antonio, whom he loved very much since his lolo still knew his name, Ren, despite memory loss and other signs of aging.

I am our son’s greatest fan because I can literally say that I can stare at him and be with him 24 hours a day, 7 days a week… without feeling bored and tired.

When my baby started to do his reflexes (that was according to his pediatrician) such as smiling, making faces and lots of facial expressions, he always gives me, my hubby and relatives the bundle of joy that we never felt when he was not with us yet.

Whenever he sleeps, I always love to stare at him, memorizing each line on his face, his facial features and everything.

When he yawns, I always take the chance to smell his breath… for it really smells so good as if his mouth has its own scent.

When I give him a quick yet soothing bath every 9 to 10 a.m., I always love to pamper him with the best, purest and most delicate baby products available in the market.

When he needs to be fed, I breastfeed him a lot. Though most of the times, I know that he still wants to be bottle fed even if he doesn’t say a word. So, I give him both.

These are just some of the million moments we share each day of our mom and son bonding time.

But, when the clock strikes at 7 p.m., I am no longer his greatest fan, it’s now his dad. It is no longer just mom and son bonding time… but, our most-awaited moment, our perfect family bonding.






Myraine

Eieo, Our Son: God’s Greatest Gift…

My husband and I decided to see a medical expert, an ob-gyne with much specialization in high-risk pregnancy and the like. Because of my having an irregularly irregular menstruation, as expected, the findings were hormonal imbalances, polycystic and anteverted uterus… quite hard for us to have a baby as early as we wanted to.

The physician said that in a year or two, we might have a baby if continuous check-ups and medications were observed. Therefore, we started the sessions and took all the risks and chances just to be blessed with a son or a daughter.

On the second month of our marriage, we did undergo certain medication and treatment. This method might mean lots of emotional strength such as faith, patience, hope, determination, and of course, financial stability. We were so serious and eager on this medical work out; weekly check-ups, ultrasound and daily medicine intake.

We really wanted to have a baby. After the long wait, sincere prayers, consistent and determined efforts, we were blessed with a baby. It was December 05, 2007 when we knew that I was five weeks pregnant. Right after knowing the great news, we – grateful and overwhelmed, ran to the church, religiously thanked God and praised Him with all our hearts. What a very nice gift from God!

We just realized that most of the good things that happened to our lives as individuals and as a couple came on the cold and sweet month of December. We were both born in December, got married, and most of all, we learned that we had a baby boy all on the same month.

We could not explain how happy we were. He simply brings us the joy that only he can.


Myraine