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18.01.2022 This entire year has given me a tendency to turn into a blubbering mess when I watch random videos... but this one especially. Oh my goodness. Right in the feels.

13.01.2022 Day 1 of our Simbang Gabi (Dawn Mass) Novena: Mr 8 joined me for 5am Mass this morning. I got really emotional driving into the car park and seeing it was almost full. And as we walked through the doors, I heard singing in the church. Singing!! It seemed that almost every X in the church pews had someone standing by it... the church looked FULL. It's been so long since I've experienced Mass like this - it felt like coming home. If you are looking for a way to prepare you...r heart for Christmas and turn your focus from buying presents to experiencing a heavenly presence, then I highly recommend finding a place that celebrates simbang gabi. Last year, I wrote a bit about what this Filipino tradition means to me and my family (check it out at findingjoy.com.au/simbang-gabi). When I wrote that, I had no idea what 2020 would have in store. But even after this truly crazy year, I feel God's hand in all of it. If there's anything 2020 has taught me it's that love transcends distance. We have the capacity to show love and be loved even when those we wish for dearly can't be seen, felt and touched. My peace comes from knowing even when I don't see Him, feel Him or understand what's going on... God will always be my Father, and I am forever His child. This is what I celebrate at Christmas. The divine entering the human world.. and changing what we know of love forever. Image: A square Christmas card propped against a Christmas tree. The card has a midnight blue sky and purple hills. In the sky the words Peace on Earth are written in white lettering. #FilipinoTraditions #ChristmasTraditions #ChristmasPreparations

10.01.2022 Merry Christmas friends and family! May your hearts be fuller than your bellies, even though our guest lists are shorter this year.

08.01.2022 A post for all the teachers celebrating the end of term and end of what has probably been the craziest year of your career. Thank you for the love and dedication you've shown for kids under your care, for giving our kids your many, many extra hours and late nights, your creative out-of-the-box solutions for virtual lesson plans, and your bottomless patience and incredible courage. May you enjoy a well deserved break and the peace of knowing your legacy grows in the hearts ...and minds of those you've taught, guided, counseled and nurtured this year. Thank you.

02.01.2022 Words to take into 2021.