Wordless Wednesday: Cranbrook Gardens in Bloomfield, MI

Ten on Tuesday: 10 Favorite Things to Do During "ME" Time

1. Sleep, sleep, sleep
2. Indulge myself in a luxurious bath- with some nice music playing & scented candles flickering
3. Bake and cook
4. Curl up all day with a tear jerker novel
5. Go out and shoot photos
6. Do something atsy like scrapbooking, painting or something like photo editing and making audio visuals presentation out of travel photos
7. Go shopping ALONE and grab a cup of coffee
8. Watch a feel good movie
9. Have a good cry
10. Just sit on the porch, enjoy the breeze and some nice soothing music

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday, I would like to thank the Lord for giving us the chance to meet wonderful people. Last Sunday, we were invited by my husband's co-worker in a picnic in one of the parks 'round here in Michigan. At a glance, it looks like an ordinary picnic but really there's more. These group of people called themselves CADA. Christ's Ardent Disciples in Action, or simply CADA, is a Christ-centered charismatic group. A community sharing a common desire to love and serve the Lord.
What can be more fun and sweet than to share delicious food in a beautiful park on a sunny but breezy Sunday afternoon with your fellow Christians....
The people in the group were all warm and friendly. I love the fact that they dont let religion divide them....SOme of them are Catholics, others are Protestants... but just the same, we all share the same love for Jesus.

Here are some information about the group:

"CADA is a Michigan-based prayer group, composed mostly of young adult Filipinos. Our love for God started it all, as our first prayer meeting took place on July 1996. Our activities include everything from prayer meetings and Bible studies, to picnics and canoeing . It is fellowship and fun, and above all, it is about getting to know Jesus in a personal way. We strongly believe that being part of a Christian group plays a very important role in living a fruitful Christian life. And with this, we encourage everyone to involve themselves and be part of the body of Christ...who knows, that could just be us.

CADA is a community outreach of Word of Life (formerly known as Washtenaw Covenant Community) which is part of the Sword of the Spirit (an international ecumenical community of communities dedicated to serving Christ in the Christian churches and in the society through the support of covenant community life)."

For these people, I am thankful.

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Wordless Wednesday (Thursday Edition): My Sweet Cuppycakes

My new hobby

I love to cook and bake. I love to do scrapbooking. I love to read novels. I love doing a lot of stuff, I even do blogging. MY days are always filled with interesting stuff, yet I long for a hobby that I can pour my heart into….then I came across PHOTOGRAPHY.

What can be more perfect with me than Photography. We’re a match made in heaven….I am passionate about taking photos. Its kinda like an obsession sometimes….I love to travel and see new places. Sometimes, I would wish that I can take the whole place with me and keep it in my pocket….Thats when my camera comes in handy.

At first came the free digital photography lessons on HP….I tried it out. There’s nothing to lose but so much to gain. Hmmm it got me more interested. Before I knew it, I was purchasing books on ebay and downloading PDF files on digital photography….At this point, all I have is my Nikon coolpix point and shoot camera. With the limited settings of this camera, I tried to compose as artistically as I could. I tweak my shots, enhance the colors and I get pretty good results.

Last month, my beloved husband, who is ever supportive of everything Im into got me my very first digital SLR. It’s a Nikon D60. I was so thrilled I slept sooo late that night. The next day, I was done watching the DVD tutorial and I half-heartedly browse thru the entire content of its instruction manual…..I went out to take a few shots with it so as to overcome the feeling of being intimidated by a bigger single lens reflex camera….

I brought the camera with me on our anniversary trip to San Francisco. Now I am comfortable with it. I am so eager to learn to apply the things I’ve learned about apertures, shutter speed, ISO, etc. etc!

I need more practice but my passion for this new found hobby gets me thru. I hunger for more information about digital photography….and I cant hardly wait to capture the beauty of God’s creation thru my camera….

Wordless Wednesday: Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage,Missouri

The serenity and solemnity of this place will leave you truly wordless.

Thankful Thursday:Nature

After spending a long time on vacation, I am glad to be back writing this Thankful Thursday post once I again. I miss doing this and I missed reading all the posts of the grateful bloggers all around the globe… My vacation limited my access to the internet but it never stopped me from being reminded of the wonderful blessings I should be thankful for. My vacation never stopped me from communicating with the Lord and thanking HIM for His grace and love.

This Thursday’s topic: NATURE is just in time. Here are the things I am thankful for:
1. The beauty all around us- the serenity of the bodies of water, the colors of the flowers, the tweeting birds…. Everywhere we go, everywhere we look, there is a reminder of God’s love. We just have to look pass thru the negative forces that may mask the beauty within….I took some photos of the beautiful things I saw on our trip to San Francisco. Click here to see them.

2. The opportunity to spend time with my sister-in-law and his husband whom we last saw 4 years ago- I am thankful for their beautiful and healthy lives as well as for the time and energy they shed to tour us around San Francisco.

3. 5 loving and blessed years of marriage that I share with my husband. The Lord is so good, He gave us lovely flowers and more so, He gave me someone to share that beauty with, someone who adds a drop of color to the wonders I see….

Happy Thursday to all!

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"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you..."

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18