Goodbye, Courageous Caitie!

The Internet is in mourning as three-year-old Caitie Lucas joins her Creator today.

Today our daughter has gone to Jesus already
Posted by Courageous Caitie on Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Even if I don't know her family personally, I have followed her story ever since her parents created the page "Courageous Caitie" on Facebook. I was touched by how much faith this little family has to the Lord and I witnessed how much hope they have that their little girl will get well.

Visita Iglesia 2016 (Bulacan Edition)

We woke up early on Maundy Thursday to start our Visita Iglesia. As I have mentioned on my previous post, I will guide you to our Bulacan route and it started off at Malolos, Bulacan.

But before that, we reached NLEX via Valenzuela exit by eight in the morning so we were able to start our church tour by nine. Visita Iglesia is a Holy Week practice where devotees visit and pray in at least 7 separate churches. It is usually done on Maundy Thursday, or if the churches are far apart, it can reach up to Easter Sunday. 

For our family's tradition, we do it every Maundy Thursday, riding in a rented van with packed lunches consisting of chicken adobo, red salted eggs, boiled greens, rice, C2 apple drinks, and jugs of cool water. This is our usual menu except for last year where we cooked tempura veggies instead of boiled greens.

Holy Week 2016

My sister from Canada went home this month after not visiting the Philippines for three years. She said that she missed everything about our country hence she scheduled her visit during the Holy Week.

Christmas 2013

March 2016

She arrived via Cathay Pacific at the NAIA terminal 3 last March 22nd and my husband and I, together with my mom, brother, and other sister, came to welcome her home. Alas, a few tears were shed but my sister was very anxious as apparently, her third luggage has gone missing!