Unconditional love.

"If anyone says "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother."

1 John 4: 20-21

Beautiful passage. Every single CFC-Youth member near and far, especially back home for me should read this. Don't pray tonight for yourself, but rather listen to Him speak to you. He's actually got a lot to say.

The Closer I Get To You

"Over and over again I try to tell myself that we could never be more than friends. And all the while inside I knew it was real. The way you make me feel."

This song is really great. It's got some of the truest lyrics that I've ever heard. All I can say is that when I heard this song, it's all that was playing in my head. All I could do was smile and say "Wow." Who would've known that something could make me smile like this?

You know, there's a whole lot I could say. But I guess I'll just save it for another day. All I can truly say is that I've never been so happy. I've never felt the way I feel I do now. As corny and as cheesy as you might be saying as you read this, I really am blessed & happy. I don't know where else I could vent all this happiness to. Most of the things I write about are unhappy things. Or things that people should realize. However, I never really let myself just write about how I'm feeling or what's on my mind truly. How perfect things have been lately. How all my "ducks are in a row". How captivating a person could be by what they LOVE the most, what their priorities are. I can't help the way I feel, but I can only protect it & treat it right. Right?

Oh, how blessed I am to have such a great friend who I can turn to at whatever time of day. How blessed I am to have such a wonderful person to keep me on the path of staying close with what's most important in my life? How blessed I am to have someone who is the most respectful person that I've ever met? How blessed I am to have someone who can be that Pastor, Provider & Protector. God, thanks so much for giving me this little bit of happiness. I only say a little bit because I know You have more planned for me and my life. AHHH! Happy. This blog is rather gross with all this happiness, but hey...you decided to keep reading. [:



-- Danielle Delos Reyes

Keep it comin' Charlie, I'm on a roll today.

Have you ever had those feelings that something feels SO right. Something feels like it needs to be where it needs to be? Ever feel like everything is so right in the world at this very moment? Have you ever had that moment where nothing could get in the way? Ever felt like nothing is impossible? That you could overcome anything that tries to push you away from this feeling?
I've had this feeling. I had this excitement of knowing that everything is just so right. I had this feeling that every person who should be in my life right now is. I felt like all the people I needed to weed out are weeded out. I felt like all the problems that were within my reach are no longer arms-length. I felt like I could just get everything I could ever need and want.

However, there is a slight problem. My conscience. There IS that something that holds me back from achieving full happiness. I can be so happy and all of a sudden, it's gone. In an instant. Ever feel like you HAVE to let something that makes you ridiculously happy go to look out for someone else who is someone you really care about. Two things you love....up for someone else. Lose something that would make me happy for a long time, maybe forever & keep a friendship or lose that friendship & keep that happiness. What if the friendship is deteriorating? What if they friendship has always been a tough one?

Is it right be happy in turns for a deteriorating friendship? Is it wrong to want something for once? Don't I get a choice in this? Don't I get to be happy? Is what I'm choosing selfish or is the fact that I can't be happy selfish on the part of someone else? Defending my own happiness seems null and void. What's the right choice? Maybe this friendship isn't worth it? Maybe this happiness isn't worth it? All I know is that I'm stuck between it. What does a person do at a time like this?




-- Danielle Delos Reyes

Oh Summer.

You've been so good to me. I must say though, I have only a few months left to finish everything I planned for the Summer & I'm no where near close. Well, even though it's already July, things have been going great lately.

- Got a job.
- Active again in YFC.
- Got back into reading for fun.
- Updated my Ipod
- Visited Katie & Kevin back in Pomomo.

However, I still didn't get to do plenty of other things:
- Visit NORCAL-ians.
- Finish the Harry Potter series.
- LOST MY GOAL WEIGHT.
- Roadtripped.

There's plenty more. But, eh. I'll do it. I promise I will. Well, about the NORCAL trip...it might not happen. UGH! We'll see. Anyway, let's keep Summer the best thing I've had all year.

-- Danielle Delos Reyes

Shhh...bring it down.

After watching countless Disney movies, I've realized...I forgot what it was like to be a kid. I'm raised to be someone who has to go to school and learn for my future. I'm raised to be someone who will have my dream job at my hands. I'm raised to be someone who has to network for what I want. I'm raised to be someone to get a job, make money & be happy with the pay that I have.
Since when did things like this ever stop me from remembering that not all lessons can be learned from books or from school. There are those life long lessons that you learn from just experience. Like how things were back in elementary school, where I could just play with toys & meet random people in the sandbox. Or when I could just say "Daddy, you're the best driver!" and get a toy. However, when I say that, my dad looks at me and says," Danielle, you're lame."

Sometimes we forget that we do have a kid on the inside of us. There is a kid that still loves Disney. There is a kid that still loves Transformers. There is still a kid that loves Thundercats (too old? Hahah). Once in a while, let the kid inside you play. He/she could be growing up way too fast.


Live life one step at a time. If you put too much on your plate, then that's where your future will get screwed up & everything you worked for will go to waste. Enjoy life's blessings & give the kid in you a Wall-E robot or a Transformer. [:

--Danielle Delos Reyes

I've gotta feeling...

that tonight's gonna be a good night. That tonight's gonna be a good good night..




Every day's been a good good day & every night's been a good good night. You said you read the girl you like's blog to see if the girl you like ever writes about you...here it is. [: Thanks for a great day today. I just hope for more days to come like this. You're wonderful. :D

If all days could be like this. [:

-- Danielle Delos Reyes

Knock you down.

We were never meant to be but baby we just happened.

I never thought I'd be in love like this. When I look at you my mind goes on a trip.



- God-loving.
- Sweet.
- Caring.
- Driven.
- Willing.
- Wonderful.
- Thoughtful.



So much more. Thanks for making me smile everyday. [:

She is the true meaning of JOY.

Funny how people come into your lives and you never realize how much of an impact someone has made on you until something drastic happens. Upon sitting with my family at the dinner table, we get a call: Grandma Joy (My great aunt) has passed away at 10am in the Philippines. Just this morning, my dad was telling me that we would have to go to the Philippines next week on such short notice to support the family and pay our respects to our grandma who took such great care of us. I agreed to it since I haven't seen that family since I was about 6 years old. It would be good to go back home and say hi to everyone again. However, I didn't get this chance to do so. She is in such a better place now. I know she's in Heaven. She was a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a sister, a friend, a caregiver and a wonderful person all around. She was someone who I had very much respect for even as a young little Danielle. I know she's looking down at me and my family and watching over us. She was such a beautiful lady and such a loving grandmother to us. She was one of those old ladies who sat in the rocking chair and wore her Moo-Moo. She was a cute little lady. She babysat us and even family friends' kids. She always played Chinese Checkers and was GOOD at it. She always called me "Miss Universe" saying that I was one of the most beautiful girls she's ever seen. How gracious of her to say something like that and telling me that I was someone who WAS beautiful in someone's eyes. She was such a special lady in my life and I'm sure the rest of my family's. She will be missed. Grandma Joy, I love you and I hope you're enjoying it up there with Lucky & Michael Jackson playing the game you are so great at, Chinese Checkers. Take care of us as you always have.

-- Danielle Delos Reyes