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How to Be Thankful in Tough Times
by Rick Warren

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6 (NLT)

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1. Don’t worry about anything. Worrying doesn’t change anything. It’s stewing without doing. There’s no such thing as born worriers; worry is a learned response. You learned it from your parents. You learned it from your peers. You learned it from experience. That’s good news. The fact that worry is learned means it can also be unlearned. Jesus says, “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today” (Matthew 6:34 NLT).

2. Pray about everything. Use the time you’ve spent worrying for praying. If you prayed as much as you worried, you’d have a whole lot less to worry about. Some people think God only cares about religious things, such as how many people I invite to church or my tithing. Is God interested in car payments? Yes. He’s interested in every detail of your life. That means you can take any problem you face to God.

3. Thank God in all things. Whenever you pray, you should always pray with thanksgiving. The healthiest human emotion is not love, but gratitude. It actually increases your immunities; it makes you more resistant to stress and less susceptible to illness. People who are grateful are happy. But people who are ungrateful are miserable because nothing makes them happy. They’re never satisfied; it’s never good enough. So if you cultivate the attitude of gratitude, of being thankful in everything, it reduces stress in your life.

4. Think about the right things. If you want to reduce the level of stress in your life, you must change the way you think. The way you think determines how you feel, and the way you feel determines how you act. So if you want to change your life, you need to change what you’re thinking about.

This involves a deliberate, conscious choice where you change the channels. You choose to think about the right things: focus on the positive and on God’s Word. Why? Because the root cause of stress is the way you choose to think.

When we no longer worry, when we pray about everything, when we give thanks, when we focus on the right things, the apostle Paul tells us the result is, “The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7 NLT).

What a guarantee! He is guaranteeing peace of mind.

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Now I know why I worry too much. My mom once said to me that she's a worrier, and it really shows. But I had no idea that I could learn to be a worrier from my parents! I have been in a lot of stress lately. I worry too much. But when I try to think hard on the things I worry on, I really couldn't find a certain answer. Because when I come to think of it, there's really nothing to worry about. I have a wonderful family, a beautiful daughter, Christian and I are getting married on July, I will be graduating on March, so everythings falling into place. Hindi ba? So after reading this e-mail, it really helped me analyze through things and find a solution to my constant worrying.

• It is my choice when I worry.
• I can learn to try and avoid it by changing the way I think.
• I should ALWAYS give thanks to the Lord in EVERYTHING.
• Focus on the positive and on God's word
• Pray as much as I worry.

As of Dec. 2008:

1. hair brush
2. Dolce and Gabbana "The   One" Perfume
3. Clinique makeup pouch

4. Liz Claiborne wallet
5. Sony Cybershot t700 pink
6. Sony Ericsson k800i celly
7. Motorola RAZR
8. mirror

I had to post a photo of Cassie's shoe collection. She has more shoes than I do! It was just too cute!

A beauty survey that I got from MSCHAS SITE.

HAIR:

What Shampoo brand do you use? Pantene.

What Conditioner do you use? Pantene.

Do you use a flat-iron daily? Occasionally. When I go out then I have to straighten my hair.

What styling products do you use? I just use an olive hair serum from Watson's. Sometimes I use mouse when I need body to my hair.

Do you prefer your hair to be up or down? Down.

Is your hair long or short? It's medium length.

Do you dye your hair? Used to. But now it's back to its natural color even though people think I dyed it cause I have naturally brown hair.

Do you use the same color, or do you experiment with other colors all the time? Usually the same color. But I would probably try on diff. colors next year when I get out of school.


FACE:

Do you wear make-up? All the time

What brand of foundation do you wear? MAC NC30, Barenaturals Foundi-Stay in Olive Med Light, Ellana in Cafe Mocha (but I think Cafe Mocha is too dark for me so I would prolly get a lighter shade next time)

What brand of Mascara? Right now Clinique Long Pretty Lashes Mascara and Maybelline Volume Express Hypercurl.

What color blush do you wear? Clinique Mocha Pink, Barenaturals Viva Sofia and Dollface.

Lip stick or lip gloss? Lipgloss!

If the answer is gloss, what flavor? Whatever as long as it looks good.

What kind of cleanser do you use? Celeteque Facial Wash for normal skin

Do you use the Biore pore strips?  No cause it doesn't pull all of the junk on my nose.


NAILS:

Are your nails natural or fake? Natural

Long or short? I always have my nails short cause of school. But now since it's semester break, I'm wearing it long.

What color do you normally paint your nails? Pinks, French, Berry colors.

Do you get manicures often? If I have time.

What about pedicures? If I have time.

Do you paint your toenails? Yes, all the time.

What color? Metalics, Pinks, Deep red


CLOTHES:

What is your normal style? Simple, and comfy clothes

What is your favorite brand of clothes? Any brand as long as it looks good.

Where do you normally shop for clothes? Any mall stores, and sometimes online.

Do you like to dress up, or are you more casual? Both.. it depends on my mood.

Do you wear a belt with all of your pants? Nope.

Do you like flared leg pants? Only straight cut and skinny.

Do you wear shorts in the summer? Yes. I hate wearing pants on hot days.

How about tank tops? Used to all the time when I had toned arms. Now I have "mama" arms.

How many pairs of jeans do you own? A lot but I don't wear all of them.

SHOES:

How many pairs of shoes do you have? Less than 10. I'm not really a shoe person.

Would you wear a pair of shoes that hurt your feet because they are too cute not to wear? Yes. No pain no gain. haha!

Are you a flip-flop lover? Shoreee..

What about stilletos? Yes sir!

What size shoe do you wear? Size 8.

Do you own a lot of dressy shoes? All of them are dressy/girly shoes..

Do you own any Mary-Janes? None at the moment.

ACCESSORIES:

What is your favorite accessory? Earrings

Do you have a lot of jewelry? A few..

How many pairs of sunglasses do you own? 2

Don’t you just love the big sunglasses? Yup!

Do you wear earrings daily? Always, unless I'm at school.

What about necklaces? Rarely.

Rings? Yup.

Bracelets? Sometimes.

How many watches do you own? 4.

Do you wear a watch daily? No. Cause I get skin allergies. I just bring one on my pocket when I need to wear them at clinicals.

How many purses do you have? 1 box full.

Do you switch purses often? depends..

Does your wallet have to match your purse? No.

Are your purses the huge ones, or are they smaller? Yup always the big ones. My make up bag alone can't fit to a small bag. I bring too much stuff when I go out.

Since everyone is doing virtual makeovers, I thought I'd do my cousin Gianna and my daughter Cassie. It was pretty hilarious! Haha!

This morning I was getting ready for school and was putting on my make up. Cassie was crying so I gave her something to play with. My pink charm travel powder brush. (you can buy this brush at Beauty and MInerals) And to my surprise, my 9 month baby girl already knew how to use it! LOL. It's true that the fruit doesn't fall too far from the tree.

my mom bought me this cam early 2004.. SONY DSC-W1.. back then hindi pa uso 5.1 megapixels.. i took my camera everywhere.. i got into photography because of this camera... i captured a lot of memories using this camera.. i loooooveeee my camera and never thought of upgrading it unless someone gives me a new one or if it broke. AYUN! nasira na ngaaaa!  sobrang saaaaad ko huhuhu....