By Lauren V. Macaraeg #LaurenMacDoodles
Food, family, kitty kisses, conversations & more food 🍽👭❤🐈🎂 Mama Uni & I love spending our recent birthdays simply & peacefully (emphasis on the “fully”, as in busog lol) 🧀😂🍤 With bonus kulitan & lambingan with Cutie the Cat 🐱😘😻 Thankful for our relaxing celebration at home, the encouraging time at church… and the Vikings buy one, take one birthday buffet with milk tea included hehe 💕😅🍵 Thankful most of all for quality time with my favorite mom & mingming 👸🐈👧
You see, once upon a time, I couldn’t appreciate even fancy things, let alone simple things. And now, I’m learning that the best gift is the ability to enjoy both the small and big blessings in life 🎁 Milk tea cheers to all! ☕🥂🍵 02.18.2018
PHOTOS FROM FOODIE BIRTHDAY 2018 W/ LAUREN, MAMA UNI & CUTIE THE CAT (02.18.2018) 🍽👭❤🐈🎂
Unli-food for the soul at church 💕🌞🍽 #GCF
Unli-food for the tummy at Vikings, SM Megamall 🥘🧀🍽🍤🍵
BIRTHDAY LAMBINGAN & KULITAN WITH CUTIE THE CAT, MAMA UNI & LAUREN (02.17&18.2018) 🎂👸🐈👸❤
“My birthday theme for 2018 is #MyFavoriteThings. It may not be obvious, but I have struggled with birthday blues ever since I was a kid. When I was a child and a teenager, I allowed myself to be swept away by the annual birthday blues, while my mom, my relatives and friends all valiantly and patiently tried to cheer me up each time my birthday comes around (and forced me to celebrate with them lol!). As I grew up into an adult and as I grew closer to God, I myself did my part to battle the birthday blues by trying to cheer up other people on my birthday and also by doing the things I like. Yet even if it may not be obvious, it’s still a struggle almost every year, although being more proactive has helped a lot. Some of my personal cheerleaders are still by my side, while some are now far away or are busy or have their own lives and challenges. I am thankful for all of them and how they helped me when I couldn’t help myself. I know they will all be proud of me that I am now trying to help myself too, while acknowledging that I can’t do it totally by myself at the same time. This year, as I try with the Lord’s help to heal and recover from physical and mental challenges alike, I deliberately simplified my birthday in line with my #Live4Infinity #LifeProject. I also intentionally chose to spend time with my favorite hoomans and cats, to do my favorite activities, and to surround myself with my favorite things. I am also trying to relax and chill more. I want to celebrate and appreciate the things that make life beautiful and interesting, not just on my birthday, but in the days to come.
“FOODIE BIRTHDAY 2018 W/ LAUREN, MAMA UNI & CUTIE THE CAT” is PART 8 of 10 of #MYFAVORITETHINGS Birthday Series. I pray that this series will encourage others who may also struggle with birthday blues.
Thanks again to everybody for your birthday greetings. Thank you even more for being part of my life, my family and friends. Even if I may not see you or talk to you that often these days, I am grateful for each and every one of you and for the role you played in my real-life story and for the role I played in yours, then and now. We love you all!
Flying cat kisses from Lauren, Mama Uni and Cutie the Cat 🐈❤😻”
“In Your presence is fullness of joy.” (Psalm 16:11) #Psalm1611
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#Live4Infinity #LifeProject by #LaurenVMacaraeg #LaurenMacDoodles 🌟 : “FOODIE BIRTHDAY 2018 W/ LAUREN, MAMA UNI & CUTIE THE CAT (PART 8) #MYFAVORITETHINGS” (February 17 & 18, 2018) Written on 03.23.2018 🍽👭❤🐈🎂
#Birthday #2018 #KidsAtHeart #AmazingGrace #LaurenMacScribbles #LaurenMacKulit
#FoodieFun #Vikings #Church #GCF
#ProjectHEAL: #MyFavoriteThings #FoodieFun #Inspiration #Pink #Cake #FoodieFun #Books #GeekyJoys #Beauty #Cats
#ProjectTIME: #MyFavoriteBeings #Family #LaurenAndMamu #MamaUniAndMe #MamaAndMe #CutieTheCat #Cutie #PapaBoyAndMe #PattyThePinkPoodle #Love #LoveIsSpelledTIME #GodWithUs 🐈❤🐶
#ProjectHELLO: #Openness #Honesty
#MentalHealthAwareness #Healing #Recovery: #BirthdayBlues #Depression #FightBirthdayBlues #Success! #GodIsGood
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