Jill and the Books Talk

Tea time knows no bounds.  It is no longer just an afternoon delight for us.  Oh how far we've come  from drinking cocktails in sparkling glasses  to sipping tea in fine china. From enjoying girly talks  to having interesting conversations between ladies. Indeed, we have come a long way  my dearest best friend. Happy happy birthday! Midnight tea at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel to welcome my best friend's birthday.  My best friend Genevieve's birthday.

You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance. - Psalm 65:11 Thanking God for the triumphs and trials of 2014, my family and I welcomed the New Year with so much hope for what is yet to come this year.  Experiencing that God's hand is never to short to help in times of trouble personally made me see that God is indeed beautiful and worthy to be praised from beginning to end. To celebrate what was and what is to come, we had a sumptuous Media Noche shared with immediate family and some of our employees.  I have welcomed 35 new years in my hometown with my family and our employees. I could never imagine being somewhere else when I wake up to greet the first day of the year.  This photo was taken by my brother. We didn't have fireworks from our home for the past 3 or 4 years but we can watch from afar. Happy New Year! (Photo taken by my only brother) At my parents'  home with my 94-year old A...

On the 4th day of my prayer and fasting, I woke up disoriented and upset. Perhaps it was because I did not get a restful sleep yet again. This has been going on since day one of my prayer and fasting week. I have been having dreams that seemed like they were overloaded with details which I could not recall.  And then it dawned on me that the reason I was feeling out of sorts was because I somehow felt that God was hiding from me. For the past 10 years of joining our corporate prayer and fasting, God always clearly revealed Himself to me through promises, revelations and even through the shaking of people and things that were important to me. He would even directly point out things in my life that were dishonoring him. This year however was different. I was not content. I praise God for the trials and triumphs of 2014. I stand in faith that He will answer all my prayer requests according to His good, pleasing and perfect will this year but I still don't feel right. I want more! ...