“And He says, ‘All I want is for you to have. A life you love and live. Take from Me all I have to give, because you are in My heart.”

[The Man Who Would Be Santa - Vertical Horizon]

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Our family went out today to MOA to eat dinner and do some Christmas shopping. It’s been weeks since the family last went out. My sister and I treated the family at Savory Restaurant which my dad suggested. As we were enjoying the dinner (and me taking a bite of their Classic Chicken for the first time :D), I realized again how blessed our family are.

There are so many things in life to thank God for. Specifically for me, I’m just happy that I graduated in a good university, have a good job and I can treat my family to eat in a good restaurant. Pardon me if I may sound melodramatic here but I’m just a simple person with simple joys. I’m the type of person who really counts my blessings.

I realized early in life that our family is not rich. Yes we’re a middle class family but I saw how my parents sacrificed a lot for us to give us what we need. Though at times it felt like they were denying us things that other kids have like expensive toys, food and clothes; I later realized that they needed to do that in order to save money for more important things. And because of that I thank them.

They bought books for us to sharpen our minds. They enrolled us in different music and art classes so that we’ll be well-rounded persons. They also spent a lot when we got sick (especially on me because I had a bad case of asthma when I was a kid). If not for what they’ve done I wouldn’t be the person I am today.

I also thank my relatives from my father side (Nanay, titas and titos) for providing for my college education in LaSalle. I was resigned to the fact back then that I will be studying in a public school but they pushed me to have the best education.

It is because of these blessings that I received and is still receiving that I feel that I should share them to others; be it treating my family and some relatives from time to time, helping someone in times of need, or paying forward to our less fortunate brothers and sisters. It’s my way of keeping God’s blessing flowing. That’s how it should be. We should not keep His blessings only to ourselves.

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Lord God, thank You for all of these blessings that you continuously give me. The life that you gave is enough for me but you don’t just stop there. Everything I see, the air that I breathe, the music I hear, the food I taste and things I feel… I praise and thank You for every little thing in my life.