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With the holiday season in the air, most of us would want to have a planner to plot down events for the following year. I raise my hand for this because I have lots of events being lined up for next year, 2018. Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf  is celebrating 10 years of The Giving Journal. Yes it's been 10 year. Out of these years I got 3 of these (2012, 2016 & 2017). What I love about the Giving Journal is I'm helping the Real Life Foundation to provide education to those who need the most. Now this is giving back <3 Here are the photos of the planners: All 4 designs of the 2018 Giving Journal DIY Cover Green Gray Blue Since yesterday was the first day to get a stamp & I got it. I have Caffe Latte for the Coffee/Espesso Based Beverage. 11 more stamps to go <3

October 21, 2017 Devotional: Gossip Why is gossip so harmful? God's Response: A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. - Proverbs 11 :13 , NLT A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. - Proverbs 16 : 28, NLT Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one's heart. - Proverbs 18:8, NLT A gossip goes around telling secrets, so don't hang around with chatterers. - Proverbs 20:19, NLT Others may accuse you of gossip, and you will never regain your good reputation. - Proverbs 25:10, NLT God's Promise : Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops - Proverbs 26 :20, NLT Reflection (made by the blogger herself): According to the dictionary, Gossip means a casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true. This is a sin we must avoid. When I hear gossips, I keep it...

A lot of Concept Stores in sprouting around the Queen City of the South but also in different parts of the Philippines. So what is a Concept Store? According to Unibox.co.uk , a concept store is a place where new ideas are put together in a bid to enhance the shopper experience and sell more stuff.  Here are other information too from the said website: Concept stores often mix an eclectic assortment of products and lines such as books, beauty, fashion, food, and homewares; all carefully curated to appeal to a specific target audience. In addition, many concept stores offer experimental elements such as a café or exhibition space, enhancing their appeal to those shoppers seeking a particular lifestyle. However, while concept stores are designed to engage, they shouldn’t be confused with flagship stores . Creating multi-sensory shopping experiences, flagship stores combine aesthetic and interactive elements, making them a destination venue in their own right. Ultimatel...

September 17, 2017 Devotional: Character People say that a Christian should have "good character." What does it mean? God's Response: You are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure. - Deuteronomy 7 : 6, NLT So God created Human Beings In his own Image. - Genesis  1 : 27, NLT God's Promise : Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever. - Daniel 12 :3, NLT Reflection (made by the blogger herself): God made us in His own image. Each one of us is unique. We have potential to display God's characteristics  such as loving, truthful, patient, kind, forgiving, kind and faithful . Being made in God's image doesn't mean being a god , or even godly, but we have God's characteristics in us. We'll use them to honor Him & benefit others.  Devotional Book Used: The...

August 6, 2017 Devotional: Self-Discipline How does self-discipline help me to grow? God's Response: King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king in all the earth. . . Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. . . The Lord had clearly instructed his people not to intermarry with those nations, because the women they married would lead  them to worship their gods. Yet Solomon insisted in loving them anyway. . . In Solomon's old age, they turned his heart to worship their gods instead of trusting only in the Lord his God, as his father, David, had done. . . Thus, Solomon did was evil in the Lord's sight ;  he refused to follow the Lord completely, as his father, David had done. - 1 Kings 10:23, 11 : 1-2, 4-6, NLT God's Promise : God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. - 2 Timothy 1 :7, NLT Reflection (made by the blogger herself): When we accept God in our lives, we are given the gift of salvatio...

August 2, 2017 Devotional: Comparisons What are the standards against which I should compare myself? God's Response: As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more. - 2 Corinthians 3:18, NLT Yes dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see himas he really is. - 1 John 3 :2, NLT God's Promise : Just as we are now like Adam, the man of the earth , so we will someday be like Christ, the man from heaven. - 1 Corinthians 15 :49, NLT Reflection (made by the blogger herself): Its not really good to compare yourself to others. Remember God made each of us and we are unique & we have gifts and talents God gave us with to use (Refer to Ephesians 4 :24 ) . We can't compare to Jesus because He is the standard and He is also perfect. When we accept Jesus as our Lord...