"Thank You, Lord, for blessings. Thank You, Lord, for people who show us their love!" ♥

(Yummy Food Pasalubongs given by my good friend Pinky Conde after their family vacation in Manila, Albay, Tacloban, etc.) ♥

Pastillas de Leche, Salvaro, Roscas

(delicious "Pandan-flavored Chinese Tikoy")

* To my dear Pinky,

Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness! ♥

(Pasalubongs from Dubai from my dear cousins Bryan & Carlo Montinola, & Sarah Montinola-Austria) ♥

"Thank you, Cousins! Mwah!" ♥

Candied Dates Stuffed with Almonds

The 'Laughing Cow' Cheese ~ my favorite!

It is a wonderful cheese brand.

Hmm...it is so ubiquitous that nearly all other brands of processed cheese triangles include some version of a smiley cow on the package cover. ☺

"Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle.

The more you use it, the stronger it grows, and the more power you have to use it on your behalf.

If you do not practice gratefulness, its benefaction will go unnoticed, and your capacity to draw on its gifts will be diminished.

To be grateful is to find blessings in everything.

This is the most powerful attitude to adopt, for there are blessings in everything."

~Alan Cohen

Thank You, Lord, for blessings.

Thank You, Lord, for people who show us their love! ♥