Thursday, December 18, 2014

23rd Wedding Anniversary (Manila Tour)

Today we're so excited to go around Manila. We visit Manila Cathedral for our 23rd year wedding anniversary thanksgiving day.  A simple family togetherness and a short Manila City Tour made our day.

Inspirational Reading for the Day:
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. – Ephesians 5:22-28

Prayer for Husband 
(23rd Wedding Anniversary, December 18, 2014) 

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for this wonderful gift of a husband, companion, and friend. Remind me to celebrate his achievements, and to turn my focus away from his faults. Equip me to be the help meet you have called me to be, and the friend my husband needs me to be. Help me to recognize his efforts, his courage, his strength, and to sing his praises in a way that brings honor to him and to our marriage. Lead me to love. Teach me to speak kindly when I’m frustrated, and to respect him as the head of our home. Show me the ways that I might encourage and support Him to be the man you have called him to be. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

A Prayer for My Wife

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for this gracious gift of a wife, companion, and friend. May I celebrate her achievements and turn my focus away from her faults. Teach me to love, honor, and cherish my wife as Christ loved and gave Himself up for us. Give me the courage to protect her, and the wisdom to lead. Help me to recognize her efforts, her courage, her strengths, and to sing her praises in a way that bring honor to her and our marriage. Lead me to love. Remind me to pray for her daily, that she might grow strong in Your grace. In the name of Jesus, I pray Amen.

December 18, 2014, 23rd Wedding Anniversary thanksgiving visit at Manila Cathedral

Fort Santiago and Intramuros, Manila.

December 18, 2014
Basilica of Immaculate Conception, Manila Cathedral, Philippines


Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Tony Albar The Awesome Dad

What in the world could I change about a man that loves his family, works hard, and treats his wife with love and respect?

You are so full of compassion, love, and strength. When we need a strong hand of support in our family, you are always there. I love you for being who you are and for all that you do.

When I look at you being a Dad, my heart swells with gratitude and pride. I find myself sitting in a corner, admiring you being your natural self, being in your comfort zone of daddy hood. I feel so blessed to have a husband like you.

I am so thankful that our family was blessed with a father as caring, thoughtful, and supportive as you. It must be Heavenly Father looking out for me. He knew we would compliment each other so he blessed us with each other.

Thank you for always putting our family's interest first. Thank you making me laugh even when I was sad. Thank you for being that shining light in my darkest night. Thank you for encouraging me to waive a new dream each morning. Thank you for always being there for me in my sad days and also the happy once.

Everyday, I wish you continuous blessings from above, for God's guidance, protection, strength for health, long life and prosperity.

We love you from the bottom of our hearts. Wink!

Tony Albar

What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

Hong Kong Disneyland, February 12, 2008

Portrait painting of Tony with Baby Andreij

Andreij's 1st Christmas 

Tony with 3 years old Toddler Andreij

Little things they love doing together.

Exchanging of views and topics.
Learning the cycle of everyday adventure.

Helping each other and extending their own selves to others.

Tony and Andreij shopping time at Orchard, Lucky Plaza and Chinatown, Singapore, 2014

Wrap your child warmly every day with layers of your unconditional,
healthy love before you send him out into the world,
he will rarely feel the cold chill that often comes
with life's changing seasons.

Daddy Coach created our own little Champ!

Good father make good son.

What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.”

Me and Andreij and our awesome Dad!

"In togetherness we're happy at all stages of our life."

When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. ~ Joyce Brothers

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