Yearender Dinner

I am always grateful for the kind of friends I have. My christmas dinner with ex-fujitsu friends were spent last night at Terry's Selection at the Podium, and when I got home I was pleasantly suprised to get a 2007 yearender letter from Cha to her family and friends. What a wonderful way to share the work of God by sharing how the Lord is working on their lives. To Rico and Cha, you are a great example for all of married couples. I would like to share her letter:

Christmas 2007

Dear Family, Friends and Loved Ones,

As we celebrate Christmas, we pray for all of you that the season will bring great joy and blessings to you and your kin. Jesus is our faithful Lord. May the celebration of His birth allow us to be thankful for the many blessings we receive in Him.

We would like to share with you how the Lord is working in our lives. Here are some of the highlights of the Bautista's 2007.

Our Tatay was blessed tremendously in his work. His passion for excellence, impeccable work ethics and unparalled discipline brought him to be one of the youngest if not the youngest executive in Philam. He continues to be zealous in his work wanting to give glory to God in all that he is doing. He is also the President of Rotary Club of Silangan for the year.

Our Nanay still teaches in UST. She was blessed to have completed several programs in Financial Planning including the Registered Financial Planning Course of RFP International. She is awaiting her certification from SEC to become a licensed Investment Company Representative. She looks forward to expanding her teaching career to giving seminars in line with personal finance.

Yobel is well adjusted to her new school at Miriam College Grade School. Earlier in the year, we have discerned as a family whether to move her from Cradle of Joy, our community's Catholic Progressive school. As part of the discerning process, we remember one of her insights as a young child, she said ," In Cradle I have many friends, in Miriam, I can have more friends!"

It was a year of outpouring of blessings for her. During the summer, she had her 1st recital in Voice. She recently won 3rd place in an inter-school Filipino story-telling competition where there were 81 contestants from Grade 1-Grade 3. She had her 7th birthday celebration with family and friends. And she received her First Holy Communion last Nov.29.

Ysabel (my inaanak) continues to grow as a child. She has matured in several ways at the age of 3. She communicates well, loves to sing and dance (especially with her Ate Yobel, the two of them performed a dance number to the visitor's delight in Yobel's birthday celebration). She looks forward to having her ballet lessons soon.

We are now expecting to have our 3rd baby girl. With God's grace, she will be with us earliest mid-jan or early feb. We are intending to name her Yairabel Chrystelle, Yaira, which means to illuminate (hebrew) and Bel, similar to her two Ates meaning "beautiful".

Our family wishes you a Blessed Christmas and a Bountiful New Year. May you always find the true meaning of Christmas in Jesus. We pray for your spirit-filled life, healthy being and successful endeavors. Amen.

Our love and prayers,
Rico, Charmz, Yobel and Ysabel

Inspiring isn't it? Charmz is always an inspiration. I will make my year-ender highlights tomorrow, or in the busy-ness of the Christmas eve. I need to do this. Abangan!