Got tagged by Liza … thanks, sis! really appreciate it!

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Friendly Rules:
1. Simply copy the inspirational story and in the end write down the lesson you have learned out from this.
2. Put your own blog name and link. Pass or tag this to your friends to inspire them.
3. Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog.

— The Best Gift Ever —

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college.
For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom
and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had
purchased the car.

Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study.
His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him.
He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man’s name embossed in gold.
Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said,
“With all your money you give me a Bible?”
And stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very
successful in business.
He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old and thought perhaps he should go to him.
He had not seen him since that graduation day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son.
He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.

He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still
new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.
With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11,
“And if ye, being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly father which is in heaven, give to those who ask Him?”
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible.
It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired.
On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words…
PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God’s blessing because they are not packaged as we expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Pass it on to others. Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for…

PLS. SEND THIS TO AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE SO AS TO LET THIS GREAT LESSON FLOW AROUND.

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Lesson I learned: (Write here what your learned)
I received this in my inbox a while back, and it got me teary-eyed. For me the lesson I learned here is that we must not be quick to judge anyone or anything.

1. Outback-Pinay 2. Mommy’s Little Corner 3. Maiylah’s Snippets 4. Your link here!

Not tagging anyone … but if you want, just leave a comment and I’ll go check it out!

The Flame of Friendship.
A symbol of spirit of unity.
The burning icon of love.
Undying picture of hope.
The hot symbol of oneness.
The Flame of Friendship.

And now it’s your turn to flame yourself!

Meet new friends. Discover friendship. Make bonds.
Copy this post starting from the PICTURE ABOVE to the end
and add your blog on the list below.
Let’s start FLAMING!

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The People Who Accepted The Flame of Friendship
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Tiklaton: We are the witness
Janeth Vicy’s Life Journey
A Simple Life
Hailey’s Domain
Hailey’s Beats and Bits
MOMEMO
Pinay Mommy Online
Straight from the Heart
Under One Roof
Say Cheese
VERB
Picture Clusters
My Wanderings
Maiylah’s Snippets

(now, you follow!)
OOOPSS!! Don’t forget to invite your friends!

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Hoping that the following will be able to continue this friendship tag:
Elaine, Zen, and Mousey.

Happy start of the week!

I would love to thank Charm for giving me this splendid award …. am so honored!
Thank you sooo much!

In turn, I would like to pass this award to Mousey, She, and to Ettey.
You all deserve the award, mga sis!

Finding a home of your own is really something that every family would love to have. My family and I have a house and lot of our own, but quite far from our current location. It would be nice having a piece of land over at Wilmington real estate and experience the great joy of living there! However, that place is too far, so all I can do for now is just dream.

There have been days wherein I feel like I’m too fat and I need one of those diet pills being sold not only online, but also across the counter at the local pharmacy. But of course, I know it’s because I tend to overeat sometimes and that’s how I get the bloated feeling. Maybe I should just refrain from overeating to avoid that unwanted feeling, huh?!