Nanay's Notes: Childhood, Children and Childlike Faith

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Preparing your child for Day 1 of anything, starts with yourself. 

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There will always be Day 1s, and they can be the scariest, even for us adults! It's never too late to prepare, to practice, to present a plan for any Day 1. 

If your child seems to never be ready to get into something new–a class, a performance, a trip–check again.  Check yourself!  Check out this episode. 

I have some words of encouragement, and some suggestions from seasoned teacher-parents Dr. Dina Ocampo and Teacher Nina Jacob-Soliven. 

Thank you, Justine Yambao, for the delightful childhood memory you shared.  We can never be fully prepared for Day 1, and first times. But we can learn from them, and laugh about them.

In this episode, we will also be hearing a special greeting from the parents and participants of the Family Discipleship Conference held at GCF Ortigas last Aug. 12, where Tatay Tot and I shared a talk with the break-out group of parents with young kids. 

Please show your support to this podcast by clicking on the link below. I am excited to give you more content for the nourishment and growth of our minds, hearts and souls. 

Can't wait to hear some childhood memories from you, listeners!

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There’s this persistent push, or a tiny but taunting tug inside us. We can’t seem to put a name on it. Is it restlessness, emptiness or simply discontent?

“The Woman I Really Wanted To Be is Not Me” is a booklet I wrote years ago but I invite you to see if  its message continues to be relevant. 

If you would like to take a peek at the booklet, click here:  https://nanaysnotes.blogspot.com/

Check out the books "Called", "Heard" and "Loved" by Farah Briones here: https://www.amazon.com/Called-Heard-Loved-3-book-series/dp/B0C8M4FF8K

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Of course it is my husband's turn to be coerced to join me in this special episode: the launch of Nanay's Nose! Featuring events happening around us, and the stories revolving around the experience.

For this premier episode, I got to talk to my hubby Tot about the creative process in designing a book cover. This interview was part of a 3-book series launch held in Alsip, Illinois last August 12. The book titles are "Called", "Heard" and "Loved" written by Farah Briones. Tot designed the 3 book covers which you can take a look at here in this link: https://www.amazon.com/Called-Heard-Loved-3-book-series/dp/B0C8M4FF8K
The books are available in both Kindle and paperback formats.

I am reading excerpts from each of the three books here in this show. I also got to chat with Tot about the purple booklet project entitled "The Woman I Really Wanted To Be Is Not Me" we once did, and how different it was for a designer to do just book covers from working on the inside pages too.  Oh, yeah! I will be reading this booklet in our next episode!

I am also thrilled to have included a childhood memory as told by Angel Tuazon-Espinosa, who was once a professional child ice-skater! 

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Yakob's attempt to introduce the premier episode of the latest Nanay's Notes' feature: Nanay's Nose!

About to launch!

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Who sang this song? You would know, right?

But who will never gonna give you up? Never let you down? Never turn around and desert you?

Find out who in this episode!

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YAY, we have come to the conclusion of "A SMother's Love" (Part 3)! This was a message I shared last July 22 to a group of lovely, lively women at GCF Ortigas, Pasig, Philippines. Thank you again to the Proverbs 31.10 mommies who invited me for talk and tea at the "You're a TEArrific Mom!" event. I had a TEArrific time!

Please don't miss Parts 1 and 2 (the last 2 episodes) before listening to this.

I pray this episode will not just wrap up the messages of how the Lord values you and holds you dearly, but wrap you together in His arms of unconditional love.

Thank you for all the support, listeners. A special shout-out to the Mejias of Florida, USA; and the Proverbs 31.10 and SHE ladies of GCF: Belen, Eliza, Joan, Sue, Swanie, Marge, Girly, Anj, Jenny, Justine, Karis, Vea, Chenelle, Liza, and Angie. 

I appreciate the makers of Ted Lasso (an Apple TV series) for the inspiring scene where the lead character Rebecca sings a Rick Astley song. Thank you, Mr. Astley for "Never Gonna Give You Up".

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You can find the poem I talked about in this episode “The root of our shared word for 'home' is 'to be consoled'" by Jan Dennis Destajo and Kabel Mishka Ligot here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/156551/the-root-of-our-shared-word-for-home-is-to-be-consoled 

For the full testimony of Melva Licayan, here’s a Youtube link to her story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO1Cdp-Htg8&list=PLfiKDj8EPJTK-see67FJfhOpBEtBE-EOk

English translations of Filipino phrases I used in this episode can be found here: https://nanaysnotes.blogspot.com/p/translations-of-filipino-phrases-used.html

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There's a lot to cover about motherhood! And here's a teeny weeny attempt to invite you to a baby-sized talk about it. 

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(Rainy) Season 2, Episode 5 is Part 2 of the talk I shared last July 22, at GCF Ortigas, Pasig, where around 100 women gathered for "You're a TEArrific Mom!" organized by the Proverbs 31.10 ladies. (Lots of numbers there, ha!)

Had a great time defining motherhood, identifying what moms can do (among the million tasks done at the same time), and... what moms CANNOT do. Also in this episode, we get to hear Didi Paraso-Dizon, and Nikita Ligot tell us about their different-kind-of-mommyhood stories. Thanks to Charm, Jam and Nene for sharing their thoughts too, after a lively Table Talk.

I showed my daughter Miro's painting here as an illustration of womanhood in the eyes of a young teenager. You can find it here:
https://nanaysnotes.blogspot.com/2023/08/war-is-over-by-anetchka.html

Tried to translate the Filipino phrases I used to English, and put the list here: https://nanaysnotes.blogspot.com/p/translations-of-filipino-phrases-used.html

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I had a blast last Saturday at "You're a TEArrific Mom" event organized by the strong beautiful and loving women of Proverbs 31.10 of Greenhills Christian Fellowship, Ortigas, Pasig City, Philippines. Here's an itsy-bitsy sneak at how tea cups and tears of joy mixed to make all that merry-mingle happen. 

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