Just this week, my family and I went to Dumaguete for our annual family vacation. One of the activities we scheduled was to go dolphin watching, taking off from Bais City in Negros.

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I once heard a priest say that we do not really search for God because God is the One Who searches for us. That God always exerts an effort to find us and that it is up to us to just be open to God.

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My daughter Ali is so thin. She does not enjoy eating as much as I do. When she does want to eat, it is usually something that’s not good for her — like fatty things and salty food.

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As a parent, I attempt to teach my children to get comfortable speaking with God. Most of the time, my children resort to “formula prayers” as these are faster and easier.

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One Sunday morning, I was having breakfast with my daughter Ali. My mother had just come from church and brought home some cassava cake.

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We were at the pediatrician’s clinic today as my daughter was scheduled to get a booster shot. Anyone who has been at the doctor’s knows that before it gets to be your turn, you will need to wait a bit, so there we were at the corridor, waiting for our doctor’s secretary to call us.

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My son is taking Model Rocket classes this summer. Their teacher, Mr. Arnel Noel, instructs the class on how to build model rockets. Yesterday, the kids launched their rockets for the first time. Our whole family accompanied my son as he was excited to launch the rocket that he had been working on for the past week.

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