God Whispers
March 16, 2010If only for these daily reminders I can say my Truly Rich Club membership fee has been worth it.
During times of spiritual dearth brought about by problems, struggles, emotional suffering… these simple reminders serve to re-assure me that God is still always by my side. To me that’s the most important gift that the Truly Rich Club of Bo Sanchez has given me… renewed faith, resurrected hope, unending reassurance that God IS there loving me unconditionally even though at times I cannot feel His presence.
My faith has always been there, but hardships, pain, sorrow and every other bad thing that I encountered in life has made my faith waver a lot of times. I would doubt, I would question, I would be angry at God but in the end, like any other daughter who had encountered a rough patch… or has had a misunderstanding with her father, I would go back and seek my father’s love and approval again.
I was having my “usual” misunderstanding with my Father, when I came across Bo Sanchez’ website again, and I would like to think it was my Father’s way of reaching out to me and showing me a way out of my “dearth”. So I signed up and never looked back.
If only for these reminders of God’s love that I receive everyday, I can say it has definitely been worth it. Why don’t you try and experience everyday miracles for yourself?
We are the World - YouTube Edition
March 12, 2010I don’t know if you’ve seen this video because I don’t know how popular it has become. But you should definitely see if especially if you’ve seen the “official” remake of the original.
I don’t know about you but it sent shivers up my spine! These people make singing seem so effortless yet so heartfelt that I could not stop myself from singing along just to feel all their emotions.
Personally, I think this is much better than the official version… subdued yet powerful. And did you see the singers… some are like just singing in front of their computer’s microphone, no acoustics or sounding boards whatsoever to enhance their voices and yet they managed to sound great!
Why these people did not join or didn’t get picked for American Idol season 9 escapes me. If they were, maybe the show would have been much more exciting.
Thank God for HMO
March 9, 2010I used to be just a stay-at-home mom. “Used to be” because I am now more of a work-at-home mom, what with all the freelance writing jobs I’ve been dabbling into again to augment our income. Yes, there was a time when it all got to me and I decided to be just a stay-at-home mom. If you have been following my posts, I’m sure I don’t have to explain much.
Although in reality being a stay-at-home mom doesn’t really mean I’m not working, I think mothers out there will totally agree with me when I dare say that being a work-at-home mom “doubles” the workload because not only am I working for the upkeep of our home and our family, I’m also logging in either late nights or early mornings to bring in some cash to our joint bank account.
What am I driving at with all this rattling off? Simple, the need to be prepared. I went back to being a work-at-home mom because I suddenly realized how financially unprepared I was.
When I was gainfully employed, receiving my salary bi-monthly, I also had group life insurance, HMO coverage, plus government mandated benefits that extended to my immediate family. On my own I decided to get a life insurance, a memorial plan and another life insurance (yes, you read it right, I have 2 life insurances). You could say I had everything covered.
But nothing could prepare me for the unexpected medical expenses my son incurred recently. I was a plain a stay-at-home mom back then when we got the prognosis. I didn’t have a penny to my name and no benefits to extend to my immediate family either. That’s the downside of working freelance. Although I can choose to pay for all these government-mandated benefits on my own, but you and I know a lot won’t do that.
So I was wracking my brain trying to figure out what to do. The HMO guidebook my husband brought home said it won’t cover congenital diseases and every website on the internet declared my son’s condition as congenital and that he needed surgery.
Trying to find whatever else can be done, I was fortunate to have spoken with my husband’s officemate about the possibility of getting their HMO to cover even a small amount of what we otherwise would have to pay for by ourselves.
I took her advice and brought our son to an HMO-accredited hospital to see an HMO-accredited doctor. And you could say the rest is history.
The bottom line is, were it not for my husband’s HMO I would probably be out begging for my son’s operation. Yes, I’m that destitute.
That is why my advice to all of you, fathers, mothers, stay-at-home or work-at-home, is to prepare for these unexpected occurrences. Save… make sure you have a substantial amount in your savings account and better yet, get some insurance, be it life or medical insurance because you will never know when you or your family will need it.
Wherever you are in the world, there are insurance agents, insurance brokers who can draw up a mutually beneficial agreement to give you the peace of mind you deserve. You don’t have to go through a medical emergency alone. HMOs and insurances are there to see you through. You just have to find the right one.
They say experience is the best teacher, but would you rather go through a financial crisis or a medical emergency of your own if you can simply read about it from someone who has experienced it firsthand? Sharing my life’s lessons with others so they too can learn… that is what this blog is all about.
Bo Sanchez and his ministry
March 4, 2010I’ve always liked Bo Sanchez. I have his books, probably not all of them, but I can say I have most of them, some even personally authographed by him.
I like the way he “simplifies” things and how he does not do an overkill when preaching. He reaches out to you with stories that you can relate to, anecdotes you can identify with. He is no Dingdong Dantes but he has won me over. I have his website in my favorites list and during times of spiritual dearth I click on it to “reach out” to him, hoping that he has God’s answers to my prayers.
I am by no means a blind follower, I can easily spot a phony preacher a mile away, but Bo Sanchez makes a lot of sense to me and I’m willing to give anything he says will work a try.
Let’s all try this and by God’s grace, hope that we too can experience a financial miracle.
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