Bye 2020, Hello 2021!

The year 2021 is a few hours away. Before this year ends, let me take this opportunity to tell you that i would like to help take away some of the burdens you’ve been carrying on your shoulder. The hatred, bitterness, anger and jealousy you’re feeling right now are just some of the things that you should not be carrying along with you as you move on to the next chapter of your life. 

With the pandemic still on-going, we don’t need any more dramas from the outside, because wether you admit it or not, you already got so much drama going on inside of you. Here’s a helpful piece of advice from me to you:

Small number you say, but it might get smaller in 2021 😊

If you feel some type of way towards me, please do me a favor. Will you delete me from your facebook list? I have nothing but pure happiness, love and good wishes towards everybody. Although i offer you nothing but good friendship and positive thoughts and wishes, i still feel that for some reason, seeing me and knowing what i do raises your eyebrows maybe out of insensitivity or just pure hatred. If you are still here just lurking around and every time you see me hurts your eyes that you feel the need to talk about me to  other people in a negative way? Please do yourself a favor. Stop hurting yourself. The last thing i would do is to become a burden and be the cause of your heart attack. I couldn’t find a valid reason for me to delete you for i know deep in my heart that i did nothing wrong to you. If i ever offended you and you think nothing will ever fix it, cut me loose. 

Nobody told you that life is easy but let’s make it simpler. I am battling my own war and nothing that i post, say or do is about you until this one. Joy and depression cannot reside on the same space. Laugh every chance you get.  Let’s all restart with a clean slate, Ok? You may not love me but I, I love you with the love of the Lord.  Y’all be safe and stay healthy  Happy New Year!!! 2021 is gonna be a great year for all of us!💜💜💜

-MAMA BEAR

I originally wrote this last year. It took me a year to post it hoping that things will change, that we will all be cordial with each other. It’s all good now, so here it is 🥰

Prayer for 2021

God, You know me. Before I was even born, You loved me and knew every detail of my life.

So as I enter 2021, please fill me with Your peace that passes understanding and keep my eyes fixed on You.

No matter what I face this year, give me strength and hope, and help me to dream with You. Even when it may feel like dreaming isn’t possible, show me that nothing is impossible for You.

In 2021, please bless me and protect me. Let Your face shine upon me and be gracious to me. Please give me Your peace and make this a year of breakthrough.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.

40 Elf on the Shelf Simple Ideas For Busy "Santas"

The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 children's picture book, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and nice. It describes elves visiting children from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. The Elf on the Shelf comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small scout elf. The authors say the story is from a family tradition started by Carol Aebersold for her twin daughters, Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts in Georgia, USA.

Our family started this Christmas tradition back in 2017. We first get the female one  and we named her Mangle.  The following year, 2018 we got the male elf and we named him Frost.  This year we got another female and we named her Caramel.  It is an exciting and fun activity to do that everybody in the family gets seriously involved.  I would ask my husband or my eldest daughter to reposition the elves before going to bed whenever i forget or become lazy to do it. Whenever somebody accidentally touches the elves, my daughter will tearfully tell me to help her sprinkle some cinnamon on them to preserve the magic. Until now, she is still enthusiastic and a  a great believer of the magic of christmas brought about by these elves. 

Here are some simple Elf on the Shelf ideas that we did over the years. 

Enjoy the holidays and may you all have a wonderful, magical Christmas!

"A Penny saved is a penny earned"

Catching goldfish in the sink

   Frost on the tambourine, Mangle on guitar, and Caramel on Ukelele in our music rooom.

Playing Tic tac toe

They must be telling Jamesya to read books more often or to increase her vocabulary or trying to tell me to lose weight or whatever, idk

So you're cold, why are you in the fridge?

My daughter's face when she saw them drew a mustache and beard on her picture.😅

My daughter loves to play and eat some ice and leaves them on the floor to melt

Mangle with her homegirl, Barbie

She came in like a wrecking-ball 🎵

They took a selfie with her while she was sleeping

ziplining!!!

She's back in a paper plane

Yep! Tell her!!!

Feeling toasty

Giant elves on our Christmas village

Mangle, girls don't shave facial hair because they don't have them lol

Santa was taking them back with him to North Pole

Merry Christmas!!!

Nothing Compares To You (by SInead O' Connor) Cover by Yayie

This is my cover of the song Nothing Compares To You popularized by Sinead O'Connor.  Sadly, Youtube removed it as soon as I uploaded it back in November 3, 2012 due to Copyright Issue.  

Hopefully it will stay here so I can watch this over and over. 

Exactly 7 days from now, i will be leaving the country that once i called my temporary home, Germany (Deutschland). I am so excited that i will be goin back to South Korea but felt a lil bit of sadness knowing that I have not explored this country/ continent so well and i will miss the snow that we had here :). In my fondness, i included a few video clips where i was enjoying my first experience of snow here in Germany. Oh well, this song by Sinead O'Connor has nothing to do with what i'm feeling right now LOL....I'm just feeling like doin a Sinead cover on this gloomy day :)..PLease enjoy watching. Share it, love it, like it...everything counts! I do not own this song. No copyright infringement intended. All rights belong to their respective owners.

 

Crispy Lechon Kawali (Air Fryer)

                                                     Easy to follow recipe

Lechon kawali, also known as lechon carajay,[1] is crispy pork belly deep-fried in a pan or wok (kawali). It is seasoned beforehand, cooked then served chopped into pieces. It is usually accompanied with a dipping sauce, such as "lechon sauce" traditionally made with pork liver, or toyomansi (soy sauce with calamansi).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecho...

Ingredients 3 lbs Pork Belly
3 pcs Bay Leaves
1/2 Garlic
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
[sauce] 1/2 cup Vinegar
1/3 cup Soy Sauce
3 tbsp Red Onion
3 tbsp Jalapeno Pepperpreferences)
Pepper to taste
Sugar

Steps: Boil water
Add bay leaves, garlic, salt and pepper
Add pork
Boil it for 15-20 minutes or until meat is tender
Remove the meat from the pot
Pat dry with a paper towel
Poke the meat
Cool it down (you can keep in the fridge for few hours to overnight or so)
Bring to room temperature and season with salt
Prepare Philips Air Fryer
Set the temperature to 350F and set a timer for 30 minutes
Check the meat half of the timer. (Press the middle button on Philips Air Fryer to pause the cooking)
Resume the cooking by pressing the middle button
After 30 minutes of the timer, check if the skin is crunchy enough. If not, set another 20 minutes or so and continue cooking for extra crunchiness.
Once you achieve the crunchiness you want, serve it!