I See You Lord by Aiza Seguerra

I'm so blessed my Lord
I can see you
In all the lovely things
So fine and true
I see you in the beauty
Of the flowers and the rain
I see you between the lines
Of a sweet refrain

I'm so blessed my Lord
I can see you
Even when I'm lonely and in pain
I see you in the beauty of the stars at night
I see you in my life
I feel alright

I see you Lord
In sorrow and in happiness
I see you in the glory
Of sweet success
I see you Lord
Every hour, everyday
I can see you Lord
Whenever I pray

I'm so blessed my Lord
I can see you
In the smile of a baby
Sweet and true
I can see you in the eyes
Of my very best friends
I see you in these bonds
Just like your love that never ends

I see you Lord
In sorrow and in happiness
I see you in the glory
Of sweet success
I see you Lord
Every hour, everyday
I can see you Lord
Whenever I pray

I see you Lord
In sorrow and in happiness
I see you in the glory
Of sweet success
I see you Lord
Every hour, everyday
I can see you Lord
Whenever I pray

I pray...
I can see you Lord
Whenever I pray...
I see you Lord...

The Wedding

                                                 

April 10, 2010, 11 am in the morning. It's Ate Lulu's Wedding.Finally she will be marching towards the altar to meet the loveof her life Kuya Bert. Ate Lulu is one dear friend of mine. We belong to an organization which is CCIM (Christ Companions In Mission), an organization led by Fr. Donal O'hanlon who basically giving scholarship program to poor but intelligent students. On a personal side, she was an instrument on one of the happy chapter of my life. Because of her, I was able to met a very good friend from other country. Today, I was able to witnessed a kind of love who bears fruit after the long waiting.The wedding was at the Manila Cathedral. 

 Its me inside the church waiting for the bride and groom to do their wedding march.

Ate Fely, Conching and Manilyn. Fellow CCIM's who were with me inside the church.

The BRIDE! Ms Florian "Lulu" Anglacer .....Mrs. Florian "Lulu" Anglacer Francisco. 

Marching towards the altar with her beloved parents to meet her better half Kuya Bert..

                                       The Bride & The Groom

                                                                

Reception...Manila Hotel, the most grandeur hotel in the Philippines.

                                                                                                                                                               

  Reception was a Barrio Fiesta atmosphere. Bayanihan Dance Troupe danced and serenaded the guests.

Me with Ate Fely and Conching

                   Flower Arrangements and the Food

  The Guests and the handsome waiter  standing who served my food.

                Cake Slicing of the bride and the groom

                Lovely Ate Conching on her Gown.

                   Fely & Jonathan  Menchie & Conching

                              Me &  Menchie

                Souvenir from the wedding

                 Going to weddings is one event I usually enjoyed. Perhaps someday I do dream to be a bride like Ate Lulu. Just a simple wedding with my future groom. : )

       
                    Mr. & Mrs Bert and Lulu Francisco.....
              CONGRATULATIONS & BEST WISHES!

                  

The Flower Story

I smiled when I saw a familiar name on my online ym chatlist. Its been quite sometime not seeing this friend of mine so I decided to do the first move to initiate a conversation.

"Hello, my friend how are you?"

" Malou! How are you? I 've been thinking about you for a while."

"Thank you for remembering me. So many things happened already."

"Yes, many things just happened."

"Things now are fast phase, been busy at work and relationships so far so good."

"A Friend?"

"No I have a boyfriend. I answered him October last year. So far so good.I told
that to you as far as I can remember.

: ) Yes you did told me about him.

"And how about you? Any news?"

"Well, I just got married last December. And learning Visayan language a lot. haha! "

" Wow! Really? Thats good news, I'm so happy to know that my friend. And whose
the lucky girl?"

" Her name is _ _ _ _. I thought I told about her to you."

" No you did not told me about her. Your too afraid to tell it to me for you thought
I will get hurt if I knew. I know you my friend"

" Yes YOU DO."

"Really, I am happy to know that. I thank God for hearing my prayers for you. I know your good heart my friend."

"I hope you find a decent man Malou someday. I still remember the flower story you told me before"

My friend was offline suddenly. My eyes stuck on the last sentences he wrote....

Oh my friend still remembered the Flower Story I told him during the time were getting to know each other. I started to reminisce that event in my life.......

Good Friday of year 2002. That was 8 years ago. Well, my mother told me that shes afraid if I marry because the guy might be irresponsible & will not take care of me, will make me cry and put me a lot of sufferings. Well It did made me afraid but I know its not good to be afraid when you trust God's plan in your life. So one dawn night I went to my favorite place in the house my family used to lived before. The rooftop..I go there if I want to have an intimate talk to God. I pour out my feelings and emotions there.

I asked God if He wants me to get married or not. So I asked for a sign. I told Him if someone will give me any kind and any color of flower/s without asking from that time and for the succeeding days that means I will marry. After sayin that I looked up at a clear sky and to my amazement all of the sudden a shooting star appeared.

I said to myself "I think He heared me" but shooting star is not the sign I am asking for, but still I thank Him for that. I got down from the rooftop and went to my bedroom and fell asleep.

After an hour, I heared someone calling me, I was half asleep when my cousin keep on calling my name and when she came into my room she was trying to give me flowers with different colors and sizes as she says "flowers for you!"

I'm tryin to clear up my mind and ask her where did she got those flowers. She answered me that she got those flowers in the processions of "santo entierro" and other saints. I asked her why she gave the flower to me. She said that she had a thought of me during the procession and she wanted to gave me a flowers came from it. I just smiled and said thank you and did not told her about my little talk with the Lord. I just got a petal from the flowers she gave and asked her to put them all to the altar. I whispered a prayer as I gazed on the crucifix.

That's the story...

So everytime I received a flower to someone whom I am not askin that made me remember always my little intimate talk to God. I am going to be 39 by the next two months and still single. But a little different now. God is good for I do have a boyfriend right now. I am praying that God will bless our relationship.

Well I just keep the faith and He knows whats good to me. The shooting star perhaps a sign for me to always hope for the best and follow God's light of guidance and understanding.

Tears in my eyes fell and I gently brushed it off as I smiled. Me and that friend of mine wasn't able to have a chance to see each other for some reasons. One thing for sure, that friend of mine will always be in my heart, because he's been a happy part in one of the chapters and journey of my life. We may no longer talk but I will be forever grateful for the friendship he gave to me.

My friend.... rest assure of my prayers for you and your family.May you have a happy and blissful marriage life. Maraming Salamat sa lahat(Thank you very much). Paalam kaibigan (Goodbye my friend).

A Heart full of Gratitude!!!

I received this Email from a very good friend Lourdes. Truly, Words are very powerful tool in every situation. I am sharing this to all of you.

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.



A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"






The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way." I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it." Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?


you have 1000 reasons to smile Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear. The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling… And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!! Enjoy your day with a heart full of gratitude!!!

God's amazing given talent to a 3 year old kid Zach

Christmas 2009 & 2010 New Year Celebrations

I smiled as I looked at these pictures taken during New Year 2009. Reminiscing the pasts,my father showed the biggest smile beside my mother and me hugging my brother Paul.Beside that smile on our faces was a hope that my two sisters Tes and Rhia were with us. Of course they are with their respective families.


I did a good laughed upon seeing this wacky picture of my parents with their grandson Anjo and granddaughters Niña,Ana & Karmela.
Celebrating Christmas and New Year with your family will always be special.

Well,celebrating Christmas 2009 and New Year 2010 had a little difference.....


My sister in law Baby decorated this time their Christmas tree. She is a florist and this time ribbons in gold are the only ornaments she did. Although I missed the Christmas balls, the other ornaments and of course the manger....I still admired its simplicity.


And here it was looked like at night when the Christmas lights were on. That was me underneath the Christmas tree.We had a simple Noche Buena on the eve of Christmas day and opened our respective gifts after the dinner.In the morning the whole family attended the Mass at the chapel 10 or 15 steps away from the house.


On New years eve. I took some memorable shots that how we greeted the new year 2010

























The Media Noche meals that we had prepared.






Niña the eldest among the children of my brother Paul said a new year prayer.
She also read the letter written by Anjo for all of us because hes not with us.
He is on duty in a call center that time.The letter was touching & made us teary eyed knowing the reality that there will be a time that we will not be complete as we celebrate Christmas and New Year but it bring us hope that the love and caring to each other is already planted and rooted in our hearts. So wherever we may go....we are still one family.