Archive for the 'Family' Category

07 Nov

One Hundred Degree Marriage

100 degrees centigrade. Boiling point. How do you get there from 99 degrees? Just a little more.
It takes only one degree from 99 degrees to reach the boiling point. At that point, everything sizzles.
What are the extra truths and extra efforts you need to increase friendship in marriage? (fun, enjoyment, companionship, etc)

Malcom Gladwell, in his [...]

25 Jul

Happy Birthday to My Dearest Shirley

I took Shirley and the kids to a simple dinner celebration in Bellevue Alabang. We had a great family time together. Many times, it’s the simple celebration that brings those special bonding moments.
To my beautiful wife Shirley who celebrated her birthday today:

You are God’s greatest gift to me and our children. You continued to inspire [...]

20 Jul

Sunday Recall (July 19, 2009)

We ended our series on www.victory with the topic on Multi-generational. We talked about our church values for the past three weeks. We had a great time in God’s presence yesterday. There were fewer (than normal) people in the morning but all the afternoon services were packed yesterday. Maybe people wanted to rest in the [...]

14 Jul

The Best Advice I Ever Got

If you are the richest man in the world with a net worth of $50 billion, what would you consider as the best advice that you ever got?
Bill Gates created the Microsoft empire and has amassed a huge fortune since 90% of the world’s computers run on their operating system. (Unfortunately, I belong to the [...]

09 Jul

I Love You Three Times A Day

A happy marriage can be elusive to some but a reality to others. I married Shirley in 1990 at the age of 22. And God gave us wonderful children after almost twenty years of marriage- Bea, Jerome (+), Ana and Andrea. I am so grateful to God for the wife that He’s given me. We [...]

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