Author: Je-An Aquino Ovilla

I am a mom, wife, HR practitioner and writer who drinks one-too-many coffee cups and dreams of nothing but travelling the world with my husband, Jam and my little boy, Milo.

Apura

by Je-An Aquino Ovilla, posted in Blog

Parati tayong nag-aapura

Na parang may hinahabol

Na parang hawak natin ang oras

Na parang may kakayanan tayong ihinto o di kaya’y pabilisin ito

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Ang oras ay isa lamang konsepto na nilikha ng maliit na kamalayan ng tao

Ang kamalayan ng Diyos ay walang panimula at pangwakas

Hindi ito natatapos

Kaya kung sa pakiwari natin, ito’y mabagal o mabilis

Nililinlang tayo ng ating gunita

Pagkat ang Diyos ay Diyos ng Pag-ibig

Siya ay Diyos ng Paghihintay

Ng Pagtitiwala

Ng Pagsuko

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Hinihingi niya sa bawat araw na tayo ay manatiling nakakapit sa Kanya

Gaano man ito kabilis o katagal

Pagkat Siya lamang ang kayang humubog ng kapalaran

Hindi tayo

Tayo ay kanyang mga alagad, na inaasahang sumunod, at magtiwala sa Kanya

Hindi para mag-apura

Kung hindi para maghintay

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Pagkat sa Diyos ang Panimula, ang Pagtatapos, at ang Magpakailanman

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We Are So Concerned

by Je-An Aquino Ovilla, posted in Blog

We are so concerned with

Outcomes

Results

Achievements

Output

Awards

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Because this is what the world measures and sees as important

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But God is not of this world, He is of above

He is more concerned with

Trusting the process

Waiting

Surrender

Patience to wait for Him

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For like nature, He does not go by defined timelines

For He knows

He has a Divine plan and timing for everything

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All we have to do is wait

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God Spoke

by Je-An Aquino Ovilla, posted in Blog

God spoke to me today

My heart burst and I was crying uncontrollably

He showed me sign after sign after sign after sign

Like He was telling a story through these consecutive signs

I couldn’t believe it

My heart burst with joy!

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He showed me

And made me see

That my mom will be saved and free from danger

He made me see

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Thank you, Lord!

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Me and my Mom, Christmas 2022

An Ode to My Mom

by Je-An Aquino Ovilla, posted in Blog

My mom is not your typical Mom

She is not the Hallmark-mom type who stays home, cooks all day and texts and dotes on you everyday to check how you are

She is very independent, strong-willed

She always tells me, you need to learn to live your life by yourself, without depending on anyone

That has been my mantra ever since — self-sufficiency (which is her personal philosophy)

My mom doesn’t always say sweet words

Matter of fact, she often says words you would rather not hear (but need to)

We often butt heads because we are so alike

Rebellious, strong-willed and does not always listen to others (we have to realize it ourselves before we do it)

She is indeed a ‘wild stallion’ – driven, strong, cannot be tamed

But even wild stallions need to rest

They also need to stop, and surrender to God

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And indeed, my Mom lived her best life, on her terms

A life she lived for herself as equally as she lived it for others

She has helped other people and their families tremendously, and her love has made a mark on everyone’s heart

As I remember fondly my Mom

Even though we sometimes argued and had differences in opinion

I have listened to her more often than she thinks

And her life advice had been valuable in getting me to where I am at today

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40, and thriving

Because she loved me, may not be the kind of motherly (Hallmark) love that I looked for sometimes, but she loved me in the way I needed

To be strong, and independent, and self-sufficient, while remaining in Spirit

Just like her

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Ma, I may not have had the chance to thank you for all the love you gave in my life.

But I know that you know that we love you in the best way we know how.

And we can only thank God for your life.

A life that was truly lived not just for yourself, but for others.

Showing others the kind of strength we never thought possible.

And for that, we will always love and remember you.

All the days of our life.

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