Life is hard sometimes. But I've come to learn and believe that God will never give us more than we can bear. Through this blog, I'm going to share the "golden nuggets" of my family.

What are "golden nuggets," you ask? Well, I once had a discipler that would make me share something good or encouraging that God has shown me in His word or done for me during the week. Think of it as a treasure hunter sifting for gold from the sand.

As a teen, my life seemed to be filled with many troubles, but when I took the time to search for those golden nuggets, I came to realize that they weren't that hard to find.


If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent, and place your gold in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, then the Almighty will be your gold and choice silver to you. For then you will delight in the Almighty, and lift up your face to God. You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; and you will pay your vows. You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; and light will shine on your ways. When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence and the humble person He will save. He will deliver one who is not innocent, and he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands. Job 22:23-30

Monday, February 25, 2008

Rosemarie Agbalog Leonor


In honor of her birthday, this blog is dedicated to my sister, Rose. For those of you who don't know her, she is married to my brother, Angelo Leonor. Anyway, she's going to kill me for this, but I have a few things to share about her.

The first time I met her was at my niece, Aleysia's, 2nd or 3rd birthday. She stayed for literally two minutes and left. My first impression of her? Very cute and short...perfectly my brother's type.
Another memory of Rose was the first year we started hanging out. For some reason, she thought my husbands name was AR-mel and not AM-el. I truly believe we tried to correct her a few times, but I don't think she heard. We told my brother to tell her in private, but somehow, he never got around to telling her the real pronounciation to Amel's name. In fact, he thought it was hilarious. So, for a whole year, she would call him Armel and everytime she did, we would end up cracking up behind her back. I know it sounds mean, but I think it's one of those, "you had to be there" moments. Finally, my brother told her the correct way, and the next time we saw her, she said it the right way! We still laugh about it to this day.
Rose is a true foodie. You can count on her to come up with delicious dishes and if you're invited to a party where she is doing the cooking, you should count yourself blessed! She's also a neat freak, so if you need help cleaning up, invite Rose, she does it automatically! : ) I could go on and on about this girl, but the most important this is that she loves God and she lives for Him each day and it's apparent in the way she treats her husband, children, the rest of her family and friends. I love you, Rose! May God give you many more birthdays to bring glory to His name.

GOLDEN NUGGET: God has truly blessed me with amazing sisters, and Rose is definitely one of them.
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2 comments:

Haar said...

That's so sweet of you to share about Rose. I learned some new things about her. I'm so glad I lucked out with her gift. Something told me she was a foodie.

February 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Anonymous said...

what a sweet post dedicated to rose! i didn't know she was a foodie, will have to figure out a way to have her cook at an event so i can taste the delicious meals she prepares! :-)

February 28, 2008 at 7:46 PM

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