A great friend gave Paul and I a copy of this book some months ago. Intrigued by the title and engrossed by Steve Farrar's writing style, I was able to finish it this week. Here are some thoughts I learned:
1. I'm alive in this specific time and place, gifted with my unique personality that only I possess, because I have a purpose no one else can fill. This purpose will keep me alive until I accomplish it.
2. In order to know my 'special' purpose, I have to start with God. If I search myself, I'll find futile reasons that will lead to naught. Only God knows my future, and has the power over everything about my life. I can't even make a hair grow, what power do I have over my life's path?
3. God is eager to show me my clear purpose. This part gets excitingly overwhelming, even too easy and simple. All I have to do is ask with my whole heart, and He'll show me.
4. Lastly, when I ask God, I have to be ready with God's answers to 'Where to?' and 'What do You want me to do?' Because His answer may really be far from what I have in mind.
I hope I can wing it. I've got tons of excuses that I think could ruin my life by 40 - from blaming Filipinos' inherent indolent nature, to my lack of skills or opportunities. Really, having Lois now has motivated me to improve myself but there are still instances when I cannot overcome. Got to get better! I do not want Lois to pick up this trait. I want her to be passionate over things she desires, never giving up when facing difficult circumstance. I think this is what they say giving your kids roots and wings.
Later, shorter naps
Lois has been postponing her day naps until her eyes get too heavy. Maybe she realizes that going to bed means she's missing out on some household action. Unless she's rocked to sleep, she won't doze off by herself. Giving her milk while lying down doesn't do the trick anymore.
Bad thing about it, she almost always throws up when her sleep gets interrupted. I used to think her vomiting is due to having eaten so much during the day. But then it seems now that she does that because she would cry so hard her tummy turns upside down.
Internet savvy
Lois has discovered the joys of the Internet. We've been clicking around Disney Playhouse, Elmo, Barney, YouTube and Google Photos websites. Her mind changes so fast she wants to view another web page before it completely loads up. She'd even shake her head, "Ooh Aah!" for Disney's Ooh & Aah hosts, and then long before the intro loads, she'd change her mind, "Jojo!" to mean Jojo Circus.
She's able to finish videos of Sesame Street characters, Brilliant Baby and other kiddy collections. She also goes wild, shouting and flapping her hands whenever I ran slideshows of her photo collections. I think she'll learn early on how to use the computer.
Toddlers love attention
I regularly send Lois and her new nanny, the best we've had so far, downstairs for some physical workout and timeout from me. They'd play ball, bike or roughhouse with the security guard and janitor at the lobby. I really don't mind it because I want her exposed to as many people as possible since it's just our small family and her. So I'm really glad whenever they would come back pleased and energized over their playtime downstairs. And it seems now that Lois has expanded her socializing to almost all of the residents in the building. Almost everybody we meet at the elevator knows her, and her nanny said they have played with Lois. They find her so friendly and cuddly they couldn't resist playing with her. Sometimes they even give her food - which her nanny eats instead.
Welcome Baby 19th
My sister Olive has given birth to a healthy baby boy, October 19 in Bulacan. He's the 19th grandkid in my side. Once Baby 2 arrives, he'll take the 20th spot. Welcome, Baby 19th!
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