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Monday, April 06, 2009. Reflections of a biker. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. Life is so much like biking. Sometimes you pedal with a breeze. Sometimes you struggle a little. When the road is uphill, you need to exert more, sometimes to the point of exhaustion. Yet sometimes, you just have to be still and let go of the wheel. Biking always refreshes me. It has become my refuge of sorts. It gives me time to be alone with God, to listen to Him, to pour out my heart to Him.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009. This thing called LOVE. What is this thing called LOVE? Some say it makes the world go round. Others say, it makes one blind. Oftentimes, we associate it with what is pleasing, "loveable." In this month of love, it is just apt to reflect on the true meaning of this four-letter-word. Here's an insightful reflection from Pastor Joey Bonifacio. Read on and spread the gospel of LOVE. Here's are the 4 things that constitute love:. For patience and kindness to be love it has to be ...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009. THIS IS MY STORY…by Tessie Aquino-Oreta. God, sometimes, plays a difficult joke on us if only to call our attention. I am so privileged to see up close how God moved and continues to move in the life former Sen. Ninoy Aquino's favorite sister, Sen. Tessie Aquino-Oreta. Sen Tessie is not running for any position in 2010, and so I guess she wouldn't mind my sharing her story. THIS IS MY STORY…. I won a second term and then a third term. After my last term in Congress, I vied...
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Monday, June 30, 2008. Learning from the Ivatans of Batanes. I want to share an article I wrote which came out in PDI last Sunday. We have so much to learn from the Ivatans. This is just one aspect of their culture. I hope to share some more in the coming days. Ivatan of Batanes share secrets of survival in typhoon belt. First Posted 01:58:00 06/29/2008. BASCO, BATANES - IT IS SAID THAT NO ONE dies in a typhoon in this so-called typhoon capital of the Philippines. Birds, the wind, cloud movement, and the...
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An Ordinary Life: You Don't Have to Escrow your Property Taxes
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Life experiences and musings of Al and Rela. Friday, May 23, 2008. You Don't Have to Escrow your Property Taxes. One lesson I learned from our recent house purchase is that you have the option to do a waiver of escrow for property taxes and insurance items. By doing this, you are avoiding the opportunity cost associated with those monthly escrow payments and instead use the equivalent non-escrow amounts to grow it to your advantage (instead of the lender enjoying the interest on it.). What that means is ...
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An Ordinary Life: Potential Savings of $600 in Property Taxes
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Life experiences and musings of Al and Rela. Friday, May 16, 2008. Potential Savings of $600 in Property Taxes. Just got our "2008 Notice of Appraised Value" from the Hays Central Appraisal District stating that our Total Estimated Taxes (property taxes) is $11,634 based on an appraised value of $407,250 and total tax rate of 2.91%. Takeaways here for ordinary people like me (non-realtors):. So, since what we paid for the house versus the Appraised Value is lower, we could potentially save about $600 fro...
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Monday, March 09, 2009. Haunted by a ghost. I've never been afraid of ghosts. Until very recently. This one is of the proverbial kind. Not your ordinary ghost. A very strong kind that has shaken the wits out of me - the ghost of my past. In times like this, I find strength in God's assurance that He is our Light and our Salvation. He is our refuge, our Strong Tower. If you are faced with the same struggle, fear not. For He will never leave us nor forsake us. He is our Mighty Warrior. Whom shall I fear?
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Saturday, April 26, 2008. Looking forward to an enchanting summer. Few weeks from now, my family and I will be "going home" to my adoptive town - Santa Ana. In Cagayan Valley. I fell in love with Santa Ana the moment I first set foot on this sleepy little town. It has a charm that draws your spirit, like filling your soul with its deepest longing. I'm reposting here an entry I did two years ago about Santa Ana. Where the lighthouse sits like a princess waiting for her beloved. I will never get tired ...
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Monday, May 26, 2008. Our worst days may be our best. I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. (2 Timothy 2:10). If only Job had known, as he sat in the ashes, troubling his heart over the thought of God's providence, that millions down through history would look back on his trials. He might have taken courage in the fact that his experience would be a help to others throughout the world. Since Star was diagnosed wi...
