Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Feb 5, 2012, 9:43 am
... friend told me that I should learn some valuable skills which I can use to make money part-time or at least just to keep myself busy and not get bored ... let me share with you my list of 10 extra money makers that OFWs or their dependents are doing here,  ... gold and jewelries and get comm...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Feb 2, 2012, 11:30 pm
"Does God know our future?" Emmuel asked me this question some time ago. I answered him a resounding "Yes." I told him that the Bible says that God is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. So, surely He knows everything even what is to come. I Wish I Knew Last Wednesday, was the ...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Feb 1, 2012, 7:32 am
Last week, I received an email from Mom Bloggers for Social Good to campaign for Malaria No More's "Dream Big for Africa" project. Malaria No More is an organization working towards ending Malaria deaths in Africa by 2015.  655,000 people died from Malaria in 2010, 91% of which ...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 30, 2012, 11:41 pm
Here's a simple song my kids learned in school mentioning 3 different fruits. It kinda works as a massage and exercise song, too. See Kristel and Janel on video. We really should have shot the video on a bigger space. Anyway... The Lyrics: Watermelon, water...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 30, 2012, 5:09 pm
It's been a while since I posted some art and craft projects that my kids have done. So, I've decided to post some art and craft projects today. These are also simple to do but little kids would need the help of grown-ups. The thing with the following projects is that my kids always start doin...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 25, 2012, 4:45 pm
This is another song, a nursery rhyme, which Janel learned in school.  This can be taught as well when teaching the concept of subtraction.  The child will learn to count backwards from 3-2-1 in a fun way. Three little monkeys jumping on the bed One fell off and bump...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 24, 2012, 12:28 am
For many years now, I have been really interested to learn about how people are earning by selling ebooks. I haven't done anything like it or earned from this stream of income but it's really a good way of earning passive income once you've put everything in place.  Now, I watched this free w...
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Christine V. posted an article on Sunday School Lessons for Kids - Jan 22, 2012, 5:51 am
Kids, have you done anything that was really hard to do? How about an assignment in school? a test in Math or Science? Do you simply give up? Let's see at a story of Jacob and a lesson about never giving up. In the last lesson, Jacob just married Leah and Rachel. He worked for another 7 years...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 20, 2012, 8:58 pm
Since Adgitize closed, I've become more or less active in blog hopping through Entrecard and sometimes Linkreferral as a way of making new friends online and finding traffic for this blog.  While doing so, I found this New Friends Friday at Still on the Verge. It's a great way to find new blogs a...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 20, 2012, 8:30 pm
I have uploaded a video of Janel sharing a poem she learned in Kindergarten class. It is about the farmer. If you're teaching or homeschooling your children, you can use this in the lessons about community helpers. This video was taken by her sister, Kristel. Thi...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Jan 19, 2012, 3:53 am
"I just can't take it anymore!" How many of you have said this line before? Most likely, all of us have said something similar to this effect. It is really common for people to have ups and downs in this life. Jesus said the following words in expectation of unfavorable things happening in this worl...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 19, 2012, 3:26 am
This is another giveaway post. But this time, the giveaway prize is a book entitled "I Just Can't Take It Anymore!" by Anthony DeStefano. Anthony is the author of one of my favorite children's story books "The Little Star."  He's giving me a review copy of his new book, I Just Can't Take It Anymo...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 18, 2012, 12:17 am
... ; My son was really fond of Pokemon. I'm not sure if he still likes Pokemon because now, he's more interested in  Skylanders ... , I just wanted to share these Pokemon Clay Models that he did some ... when he got them. He searched for Pokemon images on Google, then he used ... clay to copy ...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 15, 2012, 11:00 pm
This post is brought to you by Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine. Our family is blessed to have medical insurance sponsored by my husband's company. We are glad that we have not really encountered any problems getting the health services we needed including prescription medications ...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 15, 2012, 4:49 pm
The giveaway just ended. I would like to say thank you to all who joined this simple giveaway. As per the Inlinkz tool which chose the two random winners, they are So, CONGRATULATIONS! Jackie - winner of one-year domain name and Aliz - winner of one-month banner ad in this blo...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 15, 2012, 4:13 am
This is a sticky post until January 15, 2012 Thanks to all who have already submitted their entries to the Stay at Home Blessings Adgitize Ad Giveaway. But there will be some changes with regards to the giveaway. I have received an unexpected news today that Adgitize will close down come Janua...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 15, 2012, 1:45 am
This is my post for the Faithful Blogging Prompt #36. The question we were asked to answer is "What is your favorite YouTube video?" I really don't watch a lot of YouTube videos. I just go there when I am looking specifically for something - a tutorial, an additional resource for m...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Jan 15, 2012, 1:21 am
Today is Angel's birthday. Thank You, Jesus.  Happy 3rd birthday, my daughter. I love you. This post today is something about Angel. I asked Angel to pray the other night. What she said is in quotes and those in parenthesis are my side comments. "Lord, I pray that you heal ...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 13, 2012, 4:17 pm
This is a non-paid post written in behalf of the Mom Bloggers for Social Good, a group of Mom bloggers who speak for worthy, charitable partner programs. This is the group's first campaign for "Healthy Child Healthy World's Search for the 2012 Mom on a Mission."  If you know a mom who has don...
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Christine V. posted an article on Sunday School Lessons for Kids - Jan 12, 2012, 3:22 am
The stories in the whole Bible, including both Old and New Testament stories, is connected to Jesus in some way. As we teach our children the different stories and poems, different characters and different events in the Bible, I hope we could pinpoint them to Jesus. If we could connect Jesus to ever...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 11, 2012, 9:30 am
Last year, I wrote a post of my personal goals for 2011. To my dismay, I did not accomplish everything I wrote down 100%. I have written a hub talking about what prevented me from actually achieving my goals. Hopefully, this time around as I write my goals for 2012, I would be more focused and pers...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 9, 2012, 4:11 pm
I've read this quote from the Weekly Wisdom that appeared on the top of the posts of this blog last week  "I don't want to get to the end of my one and only life and realize I've wasted it."  That quote woke me up . With the beginning of 2012, I really haven't given the time yet to jot...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Jan 9, 2012, 1:48 am
"... it would all work out as God intended." I enjoyed the story of this book The Accidental Bride by Denise Hunter (Please see book description and free chapter below). There must be a story or movie similar to what this book is about. But what I like about it is that it adds valuable C...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Jan 8, 2012, 1:28 am
At the beginning of 2011, I made a post about my Income from Home for 2010. Looking back, I see that the venues of my online earnings this year was totally different from that of last year's. I have requested those who would join my blog's 4th Year Blogging Giveaway (I hope you join if you hav...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Jan 4, 2012, 2:51 am
Last quarter, Kristel did an experiment for their Science project. Most of us are probably familiar with this. She planted some mungbean seeds in 3 separate containers. Two of the pots she put on a place where it can get enough sunlight. One s...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Dec 30, 2011, 2:53 pm
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." ~ Matthew 2:1-2 When they saw the star, they were ov...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Dec 23, 2011, 8:39 am
I know everyone is very busy now that Christmas day is just a few days away, but I hope we're not too busy to forget the real reason for celebrating the season. Indeed, this is a time of joy for it is that time when we especially remember the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Remember what the ange...
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Christine V. posted an article on Sunday School Lessons for Kids - Dec 21, 2011, 1:59 am
Hello everyone. It's Christmas time once again. and I would just like to greet you a very Merry Christmas. Image by Harmon Fisher, Stock.xchng  Let me just say that I admit that I've not been able to post much in this blog. I've been busy with a lot of things lately. But I w...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Dec 20, 2011, 8:05 am
Is God real? If He is real, how come we cannot see Him? Well, God is spirit; He's invisible but that doesn't make Him unreal. So, how can we know Him if He's invisible and we cannot see Him. We can know him through His awesome creation, through the words that His prophets spoke a...
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Christine V. posted an article on Sunday School Lessons for Kids - Dec 15, 2011, 2:14 am
Are you a patient person? Or are you someone who wants to get what you want right away? It is difficult to wait sometimes especially when you really, really want something or when you really, really need something done. Jacob and Rachel. Image from Wikipedia Well, remember Jacob? After he got t...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Dec 10, 2011, 1:43 am
Yesterday, I asked my husband to take down a box of stored winter clothes. The winter season has began for quite a while here and we have to get more clothes appropriate for the season. While sorting through the clothes, I found that many were already small for my children. So, I separated those whi...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Dec 5, 2011, 1:42 am
I like fantasy stories. But more than reading, I love to watch movies with this genre. I have watched The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, The Never Ending Story, Narnia, Bridge to Terabitha...  How I wish that someday this book "F.A.I.R.I.E.S." by M.C. Pearson would find its way to the movie scr...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Nov 28, 2011, 4:55 pm
Be Thankful. Image by Adam Rifkin, Flicker CC When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, well...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 31, 2011, 2:39 am
This is my entry to the Week 21 of the Techie She Lucky Blogger Weekly Giveaways. This week’s prize is $10 Paypal credits from Shydub of Impulsive Shopper. Last weekend, I tried to do some face painting on my daughter as a preparation for her Halloween costume ...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Oct 28, 2011, 5:55 pm
Are you looking for a miracle right now? a divine favor? supernatural healing and provision? How about just a simple answer to a seemingly impossible prayer request?  We are all still seeking for that miracle to happen. And Miracles still happen. But they don't just happen. It's not just a co...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 27, 2011, 10:52 am
Rhoda Bacmeister said "Long before your child gets to algebra, he is learning by means of the three X's - example, experience and explanation, all of them vital.  As children grow, they see the cultural standards that are valued and practiced by the members of ...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 26, 2011, 1:55 am
This is the second time Stay at Home Blessings is joining the Weekend Blog Follower Caravan. Though, now, the host blog is no longer OnlineBiz and Resources but Rubz Online. It's still the same WBFC, a simple online blogger-helping-blogger meme designed for bloggers to help each other in terms of ...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 22, 2011, 5:58 pm
Cataract. Image from Wikipedia CC by ASA3.0 I am so thankful to the Lord that my mom had a successful laser eye surgery and her eye is now fully recovered. I just talked to her last Thursday and her right eye is seeing much better than before. You see, she had a cataract on her right eye....
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 19, 2011, 1:01 am
Last time, I shared a scrapbook project that I and my daughter did together. In this post, I would just like to share this scrapbook project that my son did for his Civics class. It is called the Wonders of the World Scrapbook.  Thanks to PhotoPeach, I was able to put it in a nice slide...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Oct 16, 2011, 5:31 am
Life is like an obstacle course. There seems to be a lot of things that would challenge you - your faith, your hopes, your patience, your attitude, your threshold for pain.... But there is no quitting if you wish to finish the course. As is often said, "Winners don't quit" or "Quitters don't win." &...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 15, 2011, 4:39 am
Do you do any scrapbooking? A scrapbook is simply an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted. I do scrapbooking from time to time just to organize all our photos. It's also a great way to declutter my photo files. I have opted to do digital scrapbooking instead of the tradition...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Oct 12, 2011, 3:44 am
I feel the greatest destroyer of peace today is "Abortion," because it is a war against the child. A direct killing of the innocent child, "Murder" by the mother herself...And if we can accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 12, 2011, 2:07 am
I've been seeing lately a lot of giveaways using the Rafflecopter. I think using this service helps the contest host list the requirements to join the contest or giveaway clearer and neater. Also, it is easier to understand also for those who are joining the contest. Maybe if I host a contest someda...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 10, 2011, 2:53 am
Do you worry? Sometimes. Well, most people say that that is normal. But this book Letting Go of Worry by Linda Mintle tells otherwise. The author says that it is normal for us  to react to fear and anxiety, but we should not allow worry, fear or anxiety to linger. Do you believe that is possi...
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Christine V. posted an article on Sunday School Lessons for Kids - Oct 7, 2011, 4:12 pm
Has any one of you ever had a dream? What did you dream about? Was it scary? Was it adventurous? Was it a beautiful dream? (Let the kids tell some of their dreams.) Our story for today is also about a person who had a dream. Do you remember Jacob? In our last lesson, we learned tha...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 6, 2011, 2:00 am
This is my entry to Techie She’s Lucky Blogger Weekly Giveaways Week 18. This week’s prize is $10 paypal credits from WAHWM of Work at Home Wife and Mother. I have written a post December last year entitled Make Money from Home with HubPages where I share one of the ways I earn money...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Oct 5, 2011, 4:06 am
Today is World Teachers' Day. Teachers indeed are people to whom we ought to be thankful for. Without them, many of us wouldn't be where we are today. I have collected some teacher quotes and present them below together with one video from You Tube just to remind us of who a teacher is, what h...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 3, 2011, 4:41 pm
Driving. Image by Jenny Rollo, Stock.xchng The other night, I asked my husband, "When the children and I have to go back to the Philippines (there is still no fixed answer to this question), do I have to learn how to drive? He said, "Of course." Well, I also figured that if we would buy a car, ...
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Christine V. posted an article on Stay at Home Blessings - Oct 2, 2011, 4:38 pm
Vaccination Today, my 2 sons aged 9 and 10 were given free MMR vaccinations in school. It was the Ministry of Health which conducted this drive as a protection of the children against the reported measles outbreak. MMR means measles, mumps and rubella. These are three different dise...
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Christine V. posted an article on Inspirational Life Quotes - Oct 1, 2011, 1:00 pm
Hypertension is a disease that develops over time and is a product of both heredity (over which we have no control) and lifestyle (over which we can have control).     Late  last year, my mom had an angioplasty. The heart attack was so sudden and the angioplasty was so urgent. Thank ...
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