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i just came from an out-of-town trip with one of my best friends.  these beach trips are always a highlight for me.  the sound of the water, with the sun shining bright, relaxes me like no other.  this trip was no different.

i bought our tickets even at a time when i knew the weather could not be beach-friendly.  it is after all the rainy season in the philippines.  however, i knew i badly needed a break from the hustle and bustle of life in manila.  so, with my eyes closed and a silent prayer, i bought our tickets and booked the resort.

then, a week after and a week before our scheduled trip, the rains started to pour and the winds blew -- a typhoon was coming.  not one, but two in a span of two weeks.   i almost saw my ideal vacation flying out the window.

that's when i remembered the silent prayer i said right when i bought the tickets.  i prayed again and reminded god that i needed a vacation.  and i wanted it bad.  so, i asked for the sun.

last weekend i did go to bohol with my best friend iya.  and, it was one of the best trips i've had.  must have been the most relaxing one.  then, i realized -- god is a loving god.  he always loves me.  with him, i never have to play the  "he loves me, he loves me not" game i used to play when i was a kid.  because with god, it is always "he loves me" and it is never dependent on a flower or a petal -- or the weather for that matter.