Cake Art Collections 5

Here are another batch of cakes designs. I want to upload to keep my photo collections updated. I know have been too much busy offline that I do fail to spend time in this blog. I do wish I could have more time to be able to blog (regularly). The cakes I design makes my sanity in its rightful place and its fruit is adding a little income for the family.   

Raising Catterpilar to Butterfly

This quest began one day when I discovered a caterpillar last year on my newly grown calamansi plant. I decided to take care of the caterpillar and transfer it to a temporary container since the plant was too small to provide enough leaves for it to survive.

Should financial difficulties limit the ministry work?

Every activity costs money; there is no such thing as free. If you get something free, then someone paid the price so you can enjoy it freely.  

When funds are limited, what should I do? It makes me sad how our financial status restricts our ability to perform ministry work. We have had similar experiences several times, but I didn't give in to the situation. Instead of abandoning our activities, we find creative ways to pursue church projects even on a tight budget. Previously, I was not accustomed to facing financial difficulties while living with my parents.

Throw Back Thursday - From Employee to Employer

I was an employee for several years before starting my own business. This chapter of my life is one I like to reminisce about -  my days working at Pioneer Clinical Laboratory. I took the Medical Technology Board just a few months after graduating and was blessed to pass the Licensure Examination on my first attempt. A few days after receiving the results, I was uncertain whether I should look for a job, and the other question was where I would go to work, but definitely not abroad. You might wonder what prevents me from working outside the country. I was a PAMET-Safeguard Scholar, and one of the agreements was that I needed to serve my country for at least two years. This is also why I felt compelled to seek a position as a Registered Medical Technologist- a sign of my gratitude and sincere appreciation for the privileges I had, and now it's my time to give back to the organization and to my country.

Reflecting back, I remember that I didn't have a hard time job hunting.  As soon as the results were released, many employers called me to submit my resume and work for them.  To make a long story short, I chose Pioneer Laboratory because some of my classmates were already working there.  Others say I could have found a better job applying in hospitals, where opportunities are greater, but I believe it was God's purpose for me to be there.   

I hit a motorcycle and this is how I feel

I felt weird tonight after accidentally hitting a motorcycle in the parking lot. I felt weird because instead of worrying, I became comfortable and more relaxed after the incident.

This whole day and even the past weeks have been very stressful. Maybe one of the reasons I can't concentrate on driving is that I have to let my husband leave the car with me this morning, since I need to go to the supermarket and shop for groceries. Leaving the car adds extra work since I have to look after it and take care of it.

I successfully took care of the car while returning from the supermarket. My dilemma on the way back is where I will park the car. I didn't find a good spot to park at the market. I was called twice to move the car because I was blocking other cars when they needed to exit.

Living Every Day

I am grateful now that I am learning how to live every day without worrying about the future.  Going through difficult times has made me stronger, and these experiences have led me to see how the God I serve and know is capable of doing miracles.  Still, my everyday life gets so busy; I face greater challenges ahead. However, the difference now is that I am starting to handle every task lightly as I learn to effectively communicate with God and trust Him. 

EJ and I went to his doctor last month, and he's doing great.  I know that in the next visit, his complete blood count will be normal.  Thank you, Lord, for the miracle of healing.

I may still be frightened of different things to come, but instead of focusing on those fears, I now pray for the courage to move forward because I know that nothing will harm me.  I am happy to have accomplished so much that I hope this post and the attached photos will help me remember the highlights of the event.

As usual, my life is busy with teaching and taking care of the kids. Having four children is not easy. Pakner4lyf and I aim to increase our standard of living to support their needs - the needs of the whole family. A part of our everyday life involves working to improve our business. Because of that, I still accept cake orders. - sayang ang kita.

We have also been busy with our church's special event on July 28.  The greatest challenge was leading the congregation in worship. Although I had been away from the team for a year, I appreciate their encouragement and patience. Overall, it was a successful event, and that is due to God's grace.

As I mentioned a while ago, we aim to increase our financial resources, so we decided to start a new business venture.  We couldn't do it on our own due to limited funds (we actually don't have the funds). I'm thankful to have a cooperative that trusted us enough to provide the capital and another business partner contributing to meet the funding needs.  I have a very supportive father who manages the building construction, which made the workload easier.  Another great thing is that the franchiser is not different from us, as they are a family friend.  I can see that this new business is promising given how it has been operating since we opened it on July 4.

Yes, the massage business is very different from our existing bakeshop business, but we will do everything to keep it growing.  It's not easy to be a business owner (entrepreneur), but we don't regret choosing this path.  Pakner4lyf and I will do whatever it takes to be successful entrepreneurs, first for the glory of God and to support the growing needs of the family.  

Ending for a new beginning

It is the first day of June, which means that half of the year is almost over.  We can't say we're at the beginning until something has ended.  This morning, I decided to have a baking activity with the kids to kick off the month. Of course, they all loved the activity, especially working with fondant.  May, the previous month, was very busy for all of us here.