tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28790373320722768242026-06-23T16:26:59.618+08:00Women's Issues from a Christian perspectiveThesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12282327720584812866noreply@blogger.comBlogger665125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879037332072276824.post-22843935068265186542025-01-24T08:02:00.001+08:002025-01-24T08:02:14.123+08:00

Goodness it’s 2025! Time flies so swiftly. Can’t believe 2024 went by just like it did, like a supersonic jet! Just some news about me I guess? Nothing spectacular really but might still inspire you somewhat. I received a very late birthday greeting from an old friend today, unexpected but much welcomed and appreciated! It brought back memories of days gone. All suddenly I got the urge to

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We started going to Stella's kitchen a couple of years ago. A friend invited us for lunch to celebrate her birthday and we just fell in love with the restaurant! It's nestled on the Montague Orchard in Lysterfield (Victoria, Australia) just opposite Lysterfield lake park. It's a beautiful popular place to eat with stunning view of nature. A great family spot.    It's the sort of

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Hello everyone!How has everyone been, surviving this never-ending Covid saga? The world hasn't been quite what it was has it? Well, I'm plodding along just as everybody else is and as good as can be expected.We are on our 5th lockdown in Melbourne. The Indian Covid variant has touched down a few weeks ago and wreaked havoc in some states including Victoria, where I am. This nasty thing just

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Great to keep in the fridge for a few days and pair with sausages, fried chicken, burger, lambchops, spring rolls and other fried meats. You can also just add boiled eggs, cooked chicken or canned tuna anytime you take it out of the fridge and want to have it with something else or eat it just as it is. It’s so easy to make. If you’re having a busy week and you can’t cook all the time, this dish

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How often do we take for granted God's forgiveness and love for us, that without His grace we amount to almost nothing? We certainly do most of the time. I was reminded of this myself a few weeks back when one of the women (Fiona Williams) in my church spoke of one of her many beautiful poems. She's shared her poetry a few times with us but this one truly moved me and reminded me the sinner

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Cream together:Ingredients:8 tbsp. Butter1 cup sugarStir in:2 beaten eggs3 mashed bananasSlowly mix in:1 1/4 cup flour1 tsp. Baking soda1 tsp. Vanilla or dash of cinnamon1/2 tsp. Salt(optional)1/4 cup walnuts choppedPour in a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350F (176C) for 40-50 minutes or until the top is brown.Tips:1. if you don’t like cleaning your loaf pan after baking,

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I’ve said that everyday I still discover a lot of things about my husband that I didn’t know before and early in our marriage but may I say that more than that I’ve discovered more about “me” than I have in the 42 years that I have been single.  I realize that I must have been a very stiff, strict, idealistic old maid virgin then (pardon me for saying that about myself but looking back, it

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New year, new feel, new challenges. I've spoken about the drastic changes that has happened in my life in the past five years, some of those experiences were not pleasant but yielded good fruits. In the end they were beneficial. The changes brought about results. I would not have liked or dared this theme (blog theme) a few years ago, it seems too bright a red, too daring and too strong but I

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I've been spending a bit more time with my nieces and nephews lately. I've been setting some time during the day to play pots and pans with them when I'm not too busy. In the course of one of our play time, and they love playing restaurants or birthday party where we pretend to cook and chop leaves and cut carton boxes as food, I thought why don't I make them fruits and burgers from clay? So I

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Around October last year I had an eye surgery called PHAECOMULSIFICATION which was supposed to improve my vision. The operation was successful and my vision improved so greatly that I didn't need to wear glasses anymore. I had 20/20 vision. Unfortunately my left eye developed a complication and I needed to have what is called YAG Laser Capsulotomy which is best explained here.  I finally

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Sorry but due to recent events, I will not have the usual "recap of the year" here this last day of 2014. It was a good year though we had some very sad news at the last quarter, lost a few important people in our family, Farewell, Jallen, daddy Ghil, Jenny's lola and just this morning, our beloved Abel. We will miss you. You will no longer be with us in 2015 but we will see you again when it's

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In a week’s time, we will be celebrating Christmas and a week after; the new year will be coming in. How time swiftly comes and goes. Soon I’ll be doing my yearly recap and saying farewell to the old year. Christmas is a time of mixed emotions for many people. To children it’s a joyous event, what with all the presents and feasting that awaits them, for the family oriented, it’s the numerous

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For November’s featured art I’ll be showcasing someone else’s work on “Women-Ish”. Ronali Dela Cruz is a co-blogger who writes on entrepreneurship, profitable freelancing and other relevant topics of the day. She is also an artist who has made business out of her creativity. From a mere suggestion she heard from a local Christian radio program and a starter budget of Php 500.00, she launched

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"Malaki" pertains to size - big, huge. Antonym: "Maliit" - small, tiny "Marami" pertains to volume, amount - plenty, many, lots Antonym: "Kaunti" - small amount,  Use in a sentence The house is big.  The house is "Malaki"  The house is small The house is"Maliit"   plenty of bananas "Marami" bananas  few people "Kaunti" people No matter how "Malaki" or "

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Russell (my husband) had just got me out of the car and left me in the chair to back the car in the parking. It started raining and an unofficial parking attendant swiftly ran to get his umbrella and put it over me. He was clad in stripped shirt and shorts and had a speech impediment. He tried talking to me but I couldn’t make out what he was saying at first but eventually made progress.

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We will end October here with a photo I took of one of my bookmark projects waiting to be owned. I've been a bit interested in photography lately, just for a hobby, nothing serious.  This one is for a friend named MONICA and she will get it when we meet once again sometime early next year. I don't know if she reads my blog but if she does, I'm only posting its black and white picture

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I discovered this recipe on youtube while searching for hash brown and decided to do the basic Rosti. After a successful try, I experimented and added a few more ingredients and here’s the result. I’m not good at measurements but here are the ingredients: 3 medium sized potatoes (shredded) 1 medium sized white onion (chopped finely) 75g ground pork 2 hotdogs (optional-minced) 2

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(continuation…) Now we have gone through introducing yourself and being truthful to investigating the interested party to being picky, we’re now down to our last installment. How can you know he is serious and really wants to pursue the internet relationship into something more personal that may eventually lead to marriage? Here are some good tips (this is more for the women). He calls –

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(continuation…) It’s ok to be picky. When it concerns matters of the heart it’s only right to be careful. Oh, but you say you’re way over the hill, too old to be choosy, trash that reasoning! Age should never be the reason to settle for less. Oh, but you don’t think you’re worth much so you should only expect less, that’s crap! You may not think highly of yourself but you still deserve better

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It’s very nice to be accepted as you are. All your “perfect imperfections” not ignored but taken in with the wholeness of you. We’ll take a break from our discussion and take a minute to watch/listen to this song that I think is perfect for this topic – “ALL OF ME” by John Legend. (to be continued…) John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever

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(continuation…) Since our last conversation was about you and the importance of being true, I suppose we can talk about the “STRANGER” now. And if you have taken the task to be truthful, you deserve honesty too. It’s said that you never really know someone until you marry that person. It’s so true! I’ve known my husband for 14 years, 11 years as a friend, 1 year in an online relationship

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(continuation…) Let’s start with you before we talk about the “STRANGER”. I believe that two of the important factors in a relationship, whether online or offline, are honesty and acceptance. We want to be loved and liked for who we are and not what people think we are or what we want them to think we are.  Be authentic – Let your public profile be truly you not an image you have&

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I met my husband 14 years ago in a chat room online. Back then, romance over the internet for me didn’t even exist. It was my brother who introduced me to email and chat on the computer. It was simply just an outlet, since I couldn’t go out to socialize and barely had a life really, the internet became my social life, my library, education and travel. I could get bulks of information about

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Here's an easy salad to do when you're busy and cramming. It's my version of the "Waldorf salad" without the nuts. Ingredients: 4 leaves of green bokchoy (or lettuce) chopped into strips or quartered 2 tomatoes sliced thinly 1/4 cup cheese cubed 2-3 tbsp. mayonnaise 1/4 cup small, firm grapes Procedure: Just toss together and chill in the fridge until cold. Easy, light and healthy! Enjoy!

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It's only 3 pm in the afternoon and I have done laundry, made stock, made lunch, did some cross-stitching and now I'm writing a post on my blog. After this I shower then help my nephew with his school project, cook again, do some more cross-stitching etc. Sometimes 24 hours is just not enough to do all the things that needs to be done and want done. while my laundry was soaking, I made

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