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CDO Lifestyle Blogger. Blogger since 2008. Educator. Life Mentor.

JaCo's Stopover

Road Trip and Breakfast at JaCo’s Stopover

by Bogie

Road trips during this time of pandemic are one of the best activities for relaxation. It’s one of the ways of easing your mind off work and other matters. Not only that, it allows you to appreciate the beauty of nature, specific locations and landmarks as well as enjoy food discoveries. What I also like about road trips is the spontaneity of the travel. I like the idea of not following a specific routine and we can just stop whenever and wherever we want. 

Just last month, my husband and I decided to have a road trip around Claveria, a municipality of Misamis Oriental. It’s an hour and a half drive from Cagayan de Oro City. Many people love to drive around this municipality because of its famous scenery and the cool and breezy weather.

At JaCo’s Stopover

Our first stop is at JaCo’s Stopover. It is located at Barangay Luna in Claveria, Misamis Oriental. It is one of the popular stopover along Route 955 (Villanueva-Claveria-Ginoog Road). We arrived at the place at around eight in the morning and we had breakfast. I was the only one who ordered food as my husband is not hungry yet. There are a lot of food choices but I just chose the Longganisa from the Breakfast menu. I have heard that JaCo’s is serving yummy “sikawate” (a choco drink) so I ordered one. 

Jacos also serves kakanin like puto, suman, biko and many others. I wanted to order Kuchinta but I don’t like to eat too much when I am traveling. Moreover, you can also find pasalubong food items here. Their one of the best selling products is the Tablea which is good for making sikwate. 

The food that I  ordered is just okay and the entire place looks very simple. It is just like dining in your garden. However, what you will enjoy is the cool breeze, the peaceful place and the experience of fresh air. A best place for relaxation. 

Will I be coming back to this place? Definitely, Yes! I have yet to try their lunch menu and the Kakainin too! 

Here’s a short video or our recent visit to JaCo’s.

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New Year

God is for You! ~ Facing Life’s Challenges This 2021

by Bogie

While everyone is excited to face the new year, we can’t help but be anxious about what is in store for us this 2021. Will it be better or worse than 2020?

Early this morning, I asked God for His word for me this 2021. I happened to read the verse from the Bible in Romans 8:31 and it says.  “If God is for us, who can be against us?”

I find this verse very comforting as I start the new year. I am not very sure about what will happen this 2021. Some would say that days will become more challenging.  However, this word is giving me assurance that there is no need to fear or worry about tomorrow because God is for me. 

Even in the Hardest Times

Paul mentioned in Romans 8:35, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

These words are so comforting knowing about the extent of God’s love that he allows nothing to separate us from Him. Many things in life may threaten us this year. Job loss, business closures, financial problems, illnesses, setbacks and a lot of uncertainties. However, these can never triumph over us because God is for us. 

God is for you this 2021

I am sure there will  be a lot of good times in 2021, and there will also be challenges. But the good thing is, God will be with us as we go through each challenge. God will never leave us nor forsake us. 

As you start the year, let your declaration be like David, “The Lord is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1). God is for you this 2021!

There is nothing to fear because God is for us. May you experience a lot of breakthroughs this year! Happy New Year!

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BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING: A Gift Giving Event

by Bogie

Every year the school I am working at is having a gift giving event. We name the activity “Blessed to be a Blessing”. It is actually an activity where we teach our students about GENEROSITY. 

One of the best expressions of Generosity is “sharing what I have with others.” For this activity, we let our students prepare gifts placed in a big shoe box and allow them to place all the items that they wanted to give to the less fortunate kids in our city. Gift items include toiletries, toys, school supplies and letters of encouragement. 

For this year, the gift giving event is a bit different. Instead of gathering the gifts in school, we went from house to house to collect the gifts of our students. We have gathered around 63 gifts (almost half of the usual gifts we are preparing every year) in all. As for the distribution of gifts to the recipient, it was also different this year. We gathered the kids per batch to observe COVID-19 health protocols. Younger kids were not anymore allowed to come, instead their family representatives were the ones who claimed their gifts. 

As for our school, the COVID-19 pandemic might be one of the biggest challenges we faced this year. However, it didn’t stop us to pursue this yearly event. Gifts may be a bit few this year but despite the challenges we are thankful for the opportunity to still be a blessing given the limited resources we have. 

You are Blessed to be a Blessing

One of the best lessons I have learned about this yearly gift giving activity is that we are all BLESSED in so many ways. Sometimes it’s hard to think we are blessed because we have the wrong idea of what a blessed person is. It is easy for us to say we are blessed if things are going well in our lives. And it is easy for us to become bitter in life if things aren’t going well. However, let us not forget to count our blessings even in the midst of problems, trials and most of all in the midst of this pandemic. 

Your blessings are not just for you, they are to be used to bless others. Would you like to be part of this gift giving event next year? Let me know by leaving a comment. 

Check out the video of our Gift Giving activity this year.

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