..herstoy :}

“Our choices greatly influenced those who follow us.”

…history is never a chronicle of kings and statesmen, of people who wielded power, but of ordinary women engaged in manifold yet godly tasks…

Godly women wrote their own history as well.. in those writings, their traits are revealed.. We can read them; study them in the pages of the Holy Writ. But can such traits of biblical women be seen nowadays? I should say yes. I met her through her own chronicle that she’s writing—not only on the pages of bound papers, but in the lives of those around her whom she loves and serves-- and most especially, in every corner of my heart—she’s writing it.. Exactly! She won my heart that way. She’s writing her story unknown by the world in the narrow circle of my home within. She labors for God and others, and God's eye is upon her--His hands moulding her.. One day, when her book of life was opened before my very eyes, I was awed. I was overwhelmingly blessed! God has showed me what I really want to be through her.

I praise God, that, for always, He places in an environment where women are tender-hearted, loving, motherly, efficient, and wise and above all, God fearing. And one of them is Ma’am Mara Marcos-Dizon. He allowed me to read her story. And I am spending tireless nights finishing reading what she’s writing. I’m learning that she, a woman is diligently striving to possess a God-like character. She’s showing me through her words that a woman, to become a real one, must have her heart turned wholly toward God. And that’s one of the things I love about her. She, through the gift of words given to her by God, is  always pointing me toward God. Her devotion is contagious and her faithfulness is inspiring. Yes. She’s an encouragement and more than just a blessing to me… she’s a sister who's inspiring other sisters to mind the things of God. Indeed, she is BLESSED; hence she’s a blessing (for you cannot effectively share something you’ve not personally experienced).

The bible says, “…but the woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”  Our every action is seen by God. He weighs our motives. He knows our hearts, and the choice is ours to make. We can live out our lives with the attitude that we are "just a woman", or we can turn that perspective around and become "a just woman"... simply a woman who knows her own righteousness and goodness does not count--the Bible says, “...BUT BY MY SPIRIT saith the LORD of HOST.”

Thank you, Ma’am Mara. May I, like you, diligently seek to acquire and exhibit the attributes of godliness and live in His righteousness alone—so that my life as a woman of God can be a light that would point the younger ladies toward God.  Mahal kita sa Dios.. :}