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As a child, did you ever sing the song, "I've got that joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart... Down in my heart to stay?" That little song that packs a powerful message. If you've got joy down in your heart, you can accomplish anything, go through any circumstance and do it all with a smile. The Word tells us that the joy of the Lord is our strength. The devil knows that, so he is going to try to zap our joy every chance he gets. If he can steal our joy, he can steal our strength. If he can steal our strength, he can infuse us with hopelessness and depression. By the time he is done. we'll be so far down in a hole that we won't even be able to see out. So don't go there. Keep your joy supply full.  Listen to uplifting music while driving in your car. Take a few minutes at lunch to read the Psalms and Proverbs. Make sure you're getting enough sleep; take time to exercise; and take your vitamins (I sound like a mother, don't I?) so that you don'

Recently I won an online contest from  Glam-O-Mamas , which is a website for moms set up by Amanda Griffin-Jacob and Nicole Jacinto. This was the first time for me to ever win an online contest, so I was pretty psyched about it. My prize: a makeover from  Make Up Forever . This is what I looked like after the makeover: Thank you Glam-O-Mamas and Make Up Forever for the free makeup session! And this is what I looked like in my new dress, a gift from The Florence Fling, which was also part of my prize. Thank you The Florence Fling for this chic dress! But you know what made me even happier and feel most “glam” that day? Coming home to my family. Yup, I value my family a lot. (I guess you can glean that from my personal   blogs  too!) Right after the makeover at Bonifacio Global City, which incidentally took up my whole morning, including travel time, I rushed home to be with my ever-supportive and loving husband and adorable, sometimes-quite-a-handful kids. As a mom who has never re

Hello! Thanks so much for the invite, I am truly honored. I am in the throes of what is a pretty usual day; 67 things to squeeze in, and that's just before lunch. How to prioritize is the key. Today, as too many days of late, I did not make it to daily mass. Big sigh. But when I decided to start blogging, my inspiration was to reach other women with the message that no matter how overwhelming your life looks at any given moment, God can reach into it and give it a completely new spin. My blog title, albeit a tad long, includes the word "unconventional" because I think so many of us feel a bit on the outside if our lives include the messy situations as a result of sins and failings~ our own, others, you name it. But there is so much hope and mercy to be had at the hands of Him who died for us. So much encouragement in our present moments. He waits for us in His church, desires our prayers, our conversation, our messy lives. He looks upon us as a father looks fondly upo