Bitten by the Blogging Bug Once Again

Looking back, I can't believe that I've only made 6 blog entries for 2015! 

Mommy duties have taken over my life this past year, highlighted by creating reviewers and mock tests for my Grade schooler. I still can't believe how complicated lessons have become, considering my son is only in Grade 2!

What My Thoughts Are

A few years before my son was born, our Senior Pastor shared a book re-introducing one of the greats, Thomas Alva Edison. His thirst for knowledge was partly quenched when he came up with many inventions, including the most celebrated incandescent light bulb.

Author Steven Johnson of the bestseller, "Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation," offered an interesting viewpoint.

Where Good Ideas Come From: 

The Natural History of Innovation by  Steven Johnson 
Thanks, roluistro!

"Folklore calls Edison the inventor of the light bulb, but in truth, the lightbulb came into being through a complex network of interaction between Edison and his rivals, each contributing key pieces to the puzzle along the way." (page 231)

In Edison's own words, he described his innovative process this way:

"My main business consists of giving commercial value to the brilliant but misdirected ideas of others...Accordingly, I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it." 

Sites about the great inventor are usually rife with inspiring quotes believed to be from Edison himself, which zero in on the value of perseverance, faith, and hope amid life's difficulties.

At the very heart of the scientist's exciting story, of course, is my belief in God's predetermined plan: 

"God wanted to give light to the world in the most literal sense, and he chose Thomas Alva Edison to let it come to pass."  (Paraphrased from our pastor)

What My Recent Meditations Have Become

Most of the time, I can't help but wonder why some life events come to pass while some of the things I desperately want simply don't - no matter how much I prayed or fasted for them.

During these times, I get the impression that when my desire for answered prayer exceeds my yearning to learn more than the One answering it, He usually waits it out until my viewpoint changes.

I've also noticed that when my primary motivation is to give Him glory through a life of excellence, He does offer opportunities to make it come true. For my son,  it came as a supplementary program called Eye Level, formerly E.Nopi. How I even discovered that such a thing existed deserves another post.

For the past 8 months since my son's enrollment into Eye Level's Math Program, his Mental Math and Critical Thinking have drastically improved. He even received a Silver Medal for the 2015 Eye Level Math Competency Test!

2015 Eye Level Math Competency Test

I'm deeply appreciative not only for the medal itself but also for what it represents. It involved motivating my son to commit his extra time to do his regular school load and keep track of his Eye Level lessons daily.

The medal also symbolized the fruits of my son's labor in answering drills and booklets so he could calculate correctly without written carryovers. 

Eye Level Math's Basic Thinking Booklets

It also depicted extra hours spent whenever my son and I tried to comprehend certain items in his Critical Thinking Booklets that were beyond our natural abilities.

Eye Level Math's Critical Thinking Booklets

Aside from my son's progress in Math, I'm most thankful that last month, I had the opportunity to celebrate my 6th Anniversary as an Internet Voice Talent operating out of a home-based studio.

Allow me to sum up how utterly grateful I am this way:

"I'd like to thank my manager, my LORD GOD, 

for allowing me to realize what my DNA really is 

which proved instrumental in the creation 

of a not-so-known home biz here in the Philippines.

My heart overflows with gratitude 

to my hubby for his support 

as well as to my clients' trust 

in giving voice to their projects."

           Happy 6th Anniversary to Kaye Langit-Luistro Voice-overs!

"God gives us the vision, then He takes us down to the valley 

to batter us into the shape of the vision, 

and it is in the valley that so many of us faint and give way. 

Every vision will be made real if we will have patience."

                          (Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest)

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Quotes by Thomas Edison