Courageous: Honor Begins at Home

Tonight, I had a privilege to watch a free movie. I was with my family and we had a grand time.

There were four courageous men making a vow to commit themselves to God and to their family. Men who suffered and was broken but stood up to integrity and God's call. The movie shows us about God as a Father. I believe now that the roles of men as the head of the family is very much important. We should recognize that and give them appreciation, trust and respect.

For us women, we should humbly submit first to God to be able to sufficiently submit and respect our husbands. Consistently praying for them and loving them unceasingly.

The movie Courageous is indeed encouraging and heartwarming. A great way to end my day. Plus my eyes are numb from crying.

My prayer tonight will be for all men. That all of you will keep and commit with integrity, be humble enough to admit mistakes and change for the best that is honorable because that is what God wants. Be courageous, honest, loving and humble men of God and your families. Amen.

I am back! Welcome Mommios! Let's go 2012!

Our Family Photo Tradition (4 years now..and more to come!)

Happy to be back! It's been months but nonetheless, Mommio Amps is here again! 

(well, I was thoughtfully reminded by a friend to blog again..and I thank her for that!) 

So eager to post posts and share my mind with thoughts about parenthood, my kiddo and basically anything. Being a mom is an endless job, a 24/7 thing that calls for no break at all. But now, I've learned to relax and let go sometimes. That’s why here I am again... 

For 2011, we've experienced physical, emotional, and financial problems, although I know that all of that has taught us well. I know that 2011 stretched us big time, and now we are ready for 2012. But I know 2012 is going to be better.

So far, my kid has grown..and fast! He can now converse and has been asking a lot of questions that I sometimes could not answer. He’s turning 4 soon. And he can eat on his own, spell words, use a laptop any gadget for that matter (which is amazing for kids nowadays), helps me clean stuff, sleeps on his own bed, knows how to recite his own sincere prayer, segregate toys in its proper toy boxes, paint (gorgeous abstracts), write his name and surname, etc.. indeed, I am amazed. All mommios would affirm that our babies are the best, smartest, cutest, and I mean, we are our kiddos number one fan, aren’t we? (but of course!) I sure am for my son. I want him to be encouraged all the time. Be confident enough that he is loved and special no matter what.

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Since I am given an opportunity to be blessed with a son, and that I am a going to be a strong influence in his life, I am committed to show him the right way. Kindness, love and loyalty. Obedience, patience, forgiveness, peace and wisdom from the Lord.

Kids will see what we do all the time and imitate our ways, and with that 

Deuteronomy 6:7 says,
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. NIV (©1984)

My husband and I have a commitment to our son that quality time should be well spent with him. That it is a priority and that it is essential. And that time spent should be about teaching him God's ways, time for fun and play, educational activities, getting to know his likes, dislikes and all about him and us as well. Most of all, teach him about Jesus love for us and for others.

It is only the beginning of 2012, and I know that God has a lot of good plans for us. Plans to prosper us and not to harm us. To give us a future and a bright one at that. ( Claiming it now Lord! :D )

Now, I leave you all with my son's Memory verse of John 3:16 and Luke 6:31.
( I am just ecstatically joyful and proud! :D )

 

John 3:16 

Luke 6:31

TOP 5 Miam's Christmas Gift List

Daddy, Daddy! Mommy, Mommy! I like Transformers Robot gift for Christmas! Hahaha! He sure knows what he wants! Christmas is near and our little boy is quite persistent with giving him a gift. Well, here are some things that he want the most. We'll see...:D

TOP 5 (most fave first)

1) TRANSFORMERS ROBOT TOY (OPTIMUS PRIME)

 

2)  TRANSFORMERS (Optimus Prime) APPAREL

 

3)  TRANSFORMERS DINNERWARE

 

4)  MEGABLOKS PLAY AND GO TABLE

 

5)  CRAYOLA MAGNETIC DOUBLE EASEL

A Mirror of God's Love

I once asked a little boy to tell me what he thought of God. He pondered for a moment, looked away, and with bright eyes responded, "Well, God is really, really goooood!" "Why did you say that?" I asked. He bit his lips, then confidently replied, "Well, God takes care of people and he makes the sick well."

After a couple of hours, I went back to talk to the boy. "Who do you think is the most special person in your life?" Without looking at me he said, "My mom, of course." "And how special is your mommy to you?" "Very special," was the immediate answer. "Why?" He looked up at me then smiled, "My mother takes very good care of me, and she is there to help me get well whenever I am sick. That is why I love my Mommy very much."

I asked other children as well and found out that their relationship with people they feel closest to has great impact on their understanding of God. This gave me the notion that maybe this is one of the reasons God designed a family. If this is so, Parents are given serious responsibility of imprinting in the child's mind the very simple yet profound idea of who God is. Parents should mirror God's Love---the kind of love that is Unselfish, Loyal and Unconditional. May children always see in us a clear reflection of God's Love!

- from the Women of Journey, Devotions for Women.

Ephesians 5:1
"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children, and live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."

***Parents like me should directly and consistently influence our children correctly in God's way and make them feel loved and safe all the time. We should understand that they are given to us by God to take care, cherish, teach well, and above all, Love.

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At Home with My Toddler

some homeschool materials

My toddler is 3 and 4 months when we started homeschool. We bought several books, large white board, big size pencils, and other educational stuff. With an additional oversized box, i was able to organize it all. With his own table and chair, we were set for homeschool.


First and foremost, homeschool is somewhat new here in our country, and many are apprehensive about it. So let me tell you my reason for homeschooling our son. I've heard from trustworthy mom's that it is super worth it. I've met kids that were homeschooled and I just wanted the well reserved, obedient, God fearing behaviour that they have. The closeness between the parent and child is outstanding for me. Thus, I would be able to focus on him more, his schedule is flexible and we get to spend more time for academics and play. Plus the fact that he speaks in english yet understands the native language of tagalog, simply is a bonus for us, his parents.


Being a full time mom is the hardest job as it is but homeschooling your own kid is just overwhelming, other days it's like painstakingly hard. But seeing him learn to pray often, know the alphabet, numbers 1-10 (english and spanish), colors, distinguish the difference between land, water and air, body parts, hot and cold, big and small, good manners, the bible and its stories, et al, gives me joy and a bit of success as a mom first then as his teacher as well. I am not against going to a school or institution per se, I am not closing my doors for that. Fortunately, as of this school year we are blessed to be able to have our son learn a lot at the comfort and security of our own home. And I pray that the Almighty Lord Jesus will abundantly give me patience to go through the school year (and maybe until the next school year too) and joy of teaching my own wonderful son.

my praying son

Words of wisdom for us parents:

All the best for your children!

Our undivided time, more than anything else, is what matters to our dearest children.

We are the most influential people in our kids life, let's always make it right.

God bless us all parents!;-)

me and my amazing son

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