I’m Thankful For: LOVE

For a month, I haven’t watch any TV series, commercial, etc. And  I was so intrigued of the Mcdonald’s commercial that everyone talks about. The line “Ikaw pa rin ang first love ko” was stucked in my head so I searched it in YouTube. Our internet connection is kinda choppy so I watched the video bit by bit. And when they came to the part that the girl was introducing her husband, tears streamed down my eyes. I thought of those days back in my first year in high school. (I’m being open about this ha. )

When I entered MunSci or my high school years, I wasn’t aware that this is the stage where teenagers get into relationships. I was so surprised when my classmates were talking about how many boyfriends they’ve had. Being that innocent person I WAS :p, I didn’t talk or made comments about it. Eventually, someone courted me in the class, and I was about to say yes to him. Buti na lang! But I have to admit, he is my first (puppy) love. But I wasn’t ready to commit and until now, I value my days of singleness. And as I watched my friends having boyfriends or girlfriends one by one, and seeing some of them fall out of that relationships for some reasons, I am so thankful of the people who thought me how to love sincerely and whole-heartedly.

Every time I feel alone, I always envy those who got lots of people around them. I just realized that not all of them loves that certain someone. And even if I’m alone, I know that those people who are closest to me are the ones who loves me best. To enumerate them all may take me a whole day or days, but I’ll list my top 5:

GOD

Obviously, my great and amazing Father is the one who loves me the best of all! He created me in the uniqueness of His image and called me her daughter. He provides for me well and gives me everything I need. He takes care of those people I love and His love will never be compared to anyone else’s love for me.

PARENTS

God gave me 2 of the most wonderful people in the world. My mom and dad! These two gives me the physical affection that our Father can’t give for now. They taught me how to value other people and the essence of loving anyone even with their faults or difference.

FAMILY

My family showed how loving is. I was showered with gifts, money, and all the material things they can buy for me. But nothing will ever replace the values and memories they gave me. Including the way their love is for me.

FRIENDS

Yeah, I know we fight. But you’re the bestest people close to my relatives! You showed me how you love other people. You showed me the consequences and everything about teen life and love even if not deliberately. I’m most thankful of my bestfriends who never ever left me and loved me for who I am.

CHURCH FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES

My spiritual family is also the best. With the best values, they taught me things about life. They inspired me to do others good and love those unlovable people. They taught me how to be kind and compassionate to everything.

I give thanks to everyone who loves me. Those who took the time to know me. I’ll never ever forget, that I should be thankful for those person who loved me despite of my imperfections.

…at kahit hindi naging kami sa huli

sya pa rin ang first love ko.

For Everything I Give YOU Gratitude

Since I had an idea on what the wealth of the world is, I became one ungrateful person. Sure, I was happy to have this, or that, but I’m not really contented with my life. I was that ignorant kid thinking of herself as a low-class person because I don’t have things that my friends have. As they say, all human beings tend to be envious and try to worship material things. It was when I grew older that I realized that these things are not worth anything. That I should be more than thankful for the wonderful moments and memories I’ve shared with the most important people in my life.

I grew up with an extended family. It was still 2006 that we seperated from them. Almost all of our relatives are catholics, so I believed and practiced catholic traditions. When I reached my 2nd year in high school, I commited again to the Lord and my life is turning to be one great experience. In my high school days, I also met different people with different stories. Some of them is like an adapted tale from those fairytale books that we’ve read when we were kids, and some were like those telenovelas that our mothers watch (and we are so sick of watching it with them). I realized the importance of family, of relationships, and of great faith in God. With this realizations, I’ll be starting some entries of why I am so thankful about the life that God has given me.

Praise God for giving every being their breath!

in Daddy’s Eyes: Spiritual Giftings

Score	Graph of Score	Spiritual Gift	Statement / Response
23	========================	Craftsmanship	4 = 5	32 = 3	60 = 5	88 = 5	116 = 5
21	======================	Pastoring	21 = 5	49 = 5	77 = 3	105 = 5	133 = 3
19	====================	Faith	9 = 3	37 = 5	65 = 1	93 = 5	121 = 5
19	====================	Missionary	19 = 3	47 = 3	75 = 5	103 = 5	131 = 3
17	==================	Celibacy	3 = 3	31 = 3	59 = 5	87 = 3	115 = 3
17	==================	Music	20 = 5	48 = 5	76 = 1	104 = 1	132 = 5
13	==============	Discernment	5 = 3	33 = 1	61 = 3	89 = 3	117 = 3
13	==============	Mercy	17 = 3	45 = 3	73 = 1	101 = 5	129 = 1
13	==============	Encouragement	6 = 3	34 = 3	62 = 1	90 = 3	118 = 3
13	==============	Exhortation	8 = 3	36 = 1	64 = 1	92 = 5	120 = 3
13	==============	Teaching	24 = 3	52 = 1	80 = 5	108 = 1	136 = 3
13	==============	Hospitality	13 = 3	41 = 3	69 = 3	97 = 1	125 = 3
12	=============	Miracles	18 = 5	46 = 1	74 = 0	102 = 1	130 = 5
9	==========	Wisdom	27 = 3	55 = 1	83 = 1	111 = 3	139 = 1
9	==========	Apostle	2 = 3	30 = 3	58 = 1	86 = 1	114 = 1
9	==========	Writing	28 = 3	56 = 1	84 = 1	112 = 1	140 = 3
9	==========	Giving	10 = 3	38 = 3	66 = 1	94 = 1	122 = 1
9	==========	Helps	12 = 3	40 = 1	68 = 1	96 = 1	124 = 3
8	=========	Prophecy	23 = 1	51 = 3	79 = 3	107 = 1	135 = 0
8	=========	Leadership	16 = 1	44 = 1	72 = 1	100 = 5	128 = 0
8	=========	Evangelism	7 = 3	35 = 0	63 = 1	91 = 1	119 = 3
7	========	Healing	11 = 3	39 = 1	67 = 3	95 = 0	123 = 0
7	========	Knowledge	15 = 1	43 = 1	71 = 3	99 = 1	127 = 1
5	======	Poverty	22 = 1	50 = 1	78 = 1	106 = 1	134 = 1
5	======	TonguesInterpreting	25 = 1	53 = 3	81 = 1	109 = 0	137 = 0
5	======	Administration	1 = 1	29 = 1	57 = 1	85 = 1	113 = 1
4	=====	Intercession	14 = 1	42 = 1	98 = 1	126 = 1
1	==	TonguesSpeaking	26 = 0	54 = 1	82 = 0	110 = 0	138 = 0

I took this test which I saw in Gem’s Multiply account. You can take the test here.

As you can see, the results were good. Good nga ba? Kidding. I’m sure now that I have a very productive gifting, Craftmanship. That’s the highest eh. And I know what gifts I should learn or enhance. Yun lang. Try it. It’s great.

Hello world! Hello WordPress! ;]

I’m starting another blog, and I am promising and committing myself to this one. Eto na talaga. I’ll always update my posts, and I’ll know my priorities. Wah. Daming promises! I can do this! Haha.

First of all, I’m Julysse Dominique L. Merle. You can call me NIKKI for short. I am currently a 3rd year student in Muntinlupa Science High School. And with my schedule to top with homeworks,
quizzes, recitaions, and a whole lot of stressful and dreadful moments, keeping a blog, or even a Multiply or Friendster profile is a big hassle. Grabe talaga! Whenever I come home, I forget about those priorities and focus in those sites which is for socializing. And of course, with that I forget to study or do something productive.

But now! From now on, I’ll have more time for blogging because I’ll focus my attention on priorities. Changes are sometimes the best thing to erase some memories, right? Haha, before we get to drama here, I hope that this blog of mine will be read by my friends or even some people I do not know (better read this post if you are my friend! Got it?) That’s all for now!

Till next post,

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