Johan had fun pushing the stroller, that is once he used to ride on, for his brother Joshua within the basketball court for a morning sunshine.
Joshua’s turn on the stroller
Author: jaycee
Joshua’s birth story
June 12, we went to St Luke’s for the 9am appointment with nanay’s Obgyne. Cervix is still closed while Joshua is already low. Nanay was advised to take Primrose supplement to help cervix to dilate. She was also advised for if there’s any regular 10 minute interval, inform her doctor immediately. We had our breakfast at Mary Grace. We also had another swab test as the result for wifey is only valid until today. We decided to stop by at Waltermart before going home to buy the medicine and groceries for the week.
After lunch we decided to take supplement and nanay took a quick nap from early morning trip. She felt pain in her belly with the feeling of having a diarrhea.
Around 4pm, she had a bloody show. We think it was the mucous plug.
By 5pm, we informed our doctor about her contractions. She used a monitoring app to measure duration and interval.
We had our dinner but still contractions are happening. By 7pm, we decided to go to St. Luke’s.
Daddy drove as smooth as possible specially on bumps and humps on the road.
Daddy was left at the lobby of the Ob-Gyne Complex (3rd Floor) waiting for the RT-PCR Test Result to be released before going with Nanay inside the labor room. Waiting game starts while nanay is enduring the pain alone.
2021 Valentine’s day
Gratitude Day # 10
Thank you wifey for reminding me to be grateful, to type/write things that we should be grateful for, even if it not significant. Thank God for the Sunday rest, a time to slow down and time to reflect for the weekday to come.
Protected: 2021 Faith Goals
Parent’s dedication for the child
Here is a prayer you can adapt or pray as it is both privately, just you and Father God, or before a minister in church.
Father, in Jesus’ holy name, we come before You on this special day to present to You, to consecrate to You, to dedicate to You, to give back to You, this, our sweet baby that You have given us. Lord, we realize that we are only stewards of this special gift from You. Only You create life. This baby is Your baby. You said I must teach my children of You and Your commandments. You promised that if we would train up our child in the way he would not depart from it when he is old. You promised that if children would honor their parents it would be well with them (not sick but well) and they would live long on the earth. You said they would be disciples of the Lord, taught and obedient to the Lord and great would be their peace and undisturbed composure. Thank You for these promises and commandments. Thank You for our baby.
This day, before You and the host of heaven and all other witnesses, we come to present to You in solemn dedication our baby. We consecrate as parents to not provoke hime to wrath, but to bring him up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. We commit to You to train him up in Your ways and he won’t depart from them. We promise to teach him of You, Your ways, Your Word, Your will. We promise to train him by example and demonstration as well as our words. We promise to discipline him according to Your Word. We promise to love and care for him and bathe him in prayer from this day forward. We commit this baby into Your care. You can be omnipresent; I can’t always be there, but You can. Your angels have charge over him to keep him in all his ways and life him up lest he dash his foot against a stone. We pray that this child be healthy, whole, complete, blessed, and prosperous spirit, soul and body. We bind the forces of hell and the devil in Jesus’ name to stay away from our family in every area of our lives. We decree that Jesus be enthroned above all else in our family at all times in Jesus’ name. Amen.
(Deut. 6:6-7; Prov. 22:6; Eph 6:1-3; Isa. 54:13; Eph. 6:4; Prov. 22:15; Prov. 29:15; Ps. 91.)
(excerpt from Prayers & Promises for Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize
When your faith is at stake…
People are watching you when you go through something difficult; when your faith is at stake. It’s your chance to show them how much your God means to you. Your reaction delivers an opportunity to prove you trust God to meet your needs. It’s not what is happening that matters. It’s what you do when something happens that counts.
Giby Yalung
How to pray
And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Matthew 6:7-8 NIV
Thank you God that you are ahead of us. You are already aware about what we need and our deepest concerns in our hearts. We have to be personally connected with you, talk with you as a father open arms, no hiding, no secrets. May we able to share honestly with you our life’s ups and downs. Just like David, teach how we raise our emotions to you in Psalms. Let me release to you our joy, happiness, sadness, worries and anxieties towards you so that we can be healed and at piece. May our lives glorify you. In Jesus name, Amen.
How Our Abba Father Give Gifts
“You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”
Luke 11:11-13 NIV
As a sinful father, we still want the best for our sons and daughters. Knowing this verse, it is so wonderful that Our Abba Father knows what is best for us. I don’t have to worry about my future knowing that I have an Abba Father. He gives us the Holy Spirit so that in times of trouble and distress, we have a guide and protector that leads us to Our Father. He gives the best gift for those who ask him. Always talk to him in prayer.
Thank you Abba Father for teaching me to give good gifts to my children. Thank you that you always give what is best for us. Amen.
54th month of love, grace and happiness
Thank you God for this wonderful gift of marriage. Thank you for the continuous overflow of love.
We pray that you are always be at the center of our marriage. Use us for your glory.
Thank you wifey for love. We enjoy our more than 6 months of home quarantine with you and Johan.