Holy Week Plans
Feb 28Just spent a tiring Sunday. The sermon at the church was great as usual. It never fails to inspire me. Then we went to my dad’s store and spent the afternoon there. Now we know we’re going to the beach this holy week. This will only be the second time Z will be able to see the beach. The first time was in Samar and it doesn’t count because he refused to set foot on the sand which I found so hilarious! Never thought he would be scared of sands. I hope now that he’s five we won’t have that problem as I plan to swim from morning to evening.
Exam Week
Feb 27March is already approaching and so is exam week. Z is going to take advance exams held especially for the candidates for honors. I don’t have any idea what his place in his class is because at his school they don’t give out the student rankings. So it would be a big surprise for us when the end of the school year comes. Anyway, he has already made us so happy by simply being a candidate for honors. I don’t care if he’s in top one or in top five as long as he’s happy and he’s responsible in his studies that’s enough for me.
Bible Study
Feb 26Just heard Z’s prayer before going to bed and I’m so happy he has a habit of always praying. I didn’t have that growing up but I’m glad that my son is experiencing Jesus at an early age. It’s all thanks to his dad who’s only one wish is to make his family closer to the Lord like he was growing up. Z is really interested in the Bible and S and Z are having a Bible study every night. They start it out by praying and then followed by simple songs of praises. Z has already memorized the lyrics and is doing the actions thought by his dad. Then they open their Bible and his dad tells him the story for the day. They also have a short quiz in which his father asks him questions about the story to check if the little one understood. Glad to say that based on his answers he seems to understand the lessons well. I’m really so proud of S for taking the initiative to teach his son something really important. I hope Z doesn’t forget the lessons that his dad has taken the time to teach him. He would surely need it when he’s already on his own and we’re not there anymore to guide him every step of the way.
A Lesson on Saving
Feb 25When my dad found out we bought Z’s Audi he told us it was really unnecessary. He said we should always save especially now that we’re at the peak of our health and also our careers. He said it’s necessary that we have something to tide us over in case we lose our jobs. My dad should know about saving money. This is from my observation of him. He always saves part of his income and he lives beyond his means to the point of being stingy. If you would see our apartment before it was really small even though he can afford to rent a bigger one. He saved his money while he was earning which proved to be a wise decision because when he lost his job they started a money lending business. Unfortunately, that business failed and he lost a lot of money. He was so depressed that he stopped working for a year. During those low times, they used their savings to tide them over. Good thing that after a year opportunity presented for him to start a furniture business and what’s better is he still has some savings left to start as capital for that business. Now, thank God his furniture business is thriving . If he didn’t save enough money when he was earning then he would have no money left to start his current business. That’s why he gave us that talk and that’s why I understood him when he said it’s important to save. Like him I’m also kind of a saving fanatic (if there is such a term) but I still have a lot to learn because I’m not successful all the time. Still I’m happy that we have a few. I just wish I will learn from my father and save enough to tide us over the bad times ahead.
My Fears
Feb 24I’m always nervous when I’m riding our car. The fact that we just had an accident last month when our car stalled and the Pasig blue boys pushed it and hit a post made my nervousness even worst. Now our car is fixed to the tune of 7k and the last thing I want is another accident. I don’t want to fork out another huge amount now that Chewee is still sick and we had just bought Z his expensive Audi. We’re not in debt but I don’t want to dig into our savings and that would happen if another big expense comes up. I’m glad that some opportunities opened up for me but our expenses also doubled at the same time. Anyway, as my hubby says don’t worry for tomorrow because the Lord will take care of our needs. I was in doubt about this before but he has finally convinced me after seven years. Still I can’t help sometimes to be my old negative self.
