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Hello, Miss Frances. I love reading your blog because I can relate about your posts on motherhood, especially the raw, painful ones which not many mom bloggers talk about. Like you, I have 3 kids (12,3 and 1) as well and while I do not enjoy it all of the time, I love my kids to bits. I feel lost sometimes when I am up to my eyeballs in childcare and chores and I find your words comforting. They make me feel like I am not alone and I will get throught this tough season of motherhood. Thank you for you and your blog. May God bless you more.

I'm new to your blog (sadly!) because I discovered it only lately but I've been a loyal reader since then and I've been reading your old posts, too, since you write so well. I just have a horrible memory so I can't remember which one is my favorite. But it's always the personal posts I like best because you let me in your mind and your world and it's like getting to know you. My FB is sf.hospex

Wow! I’ll join this giveaway not just because of the amazing prizes but because I want to somehow give you affirmation that yes, may katuturan pa din ang pagbo-blog mo hahaha

When I became a mom some 10 years ago, I would browse through the internet not to look for mommy products recommendation, but moreso to look for mommy experiences I can relate to. There were two mommy bloggers that I love reading their blogs (you and Mommy Fleur). Time had passed, I started blogging na din (not as religiously as you do), I have read so many mommy blogging sites too, but after 10years (when the busyness of work has already drowned me), I still go to my browser, open the two mommy blogging sites I love to read in the past decade weekly (di na kaya ng daily haha). I’d laugh just looking at my browser na may short cut button to TopazHorizon and MommyFleur.

If you’d ask me what my favorite blog you’ve written so far? It was from your old mommy blog (Topaz Mommy). It was the reader question I sent you about “How did you manage to love both your boys, Vito and Inigo? How can a mom squeeze in another person in her heart and you feel like you already are complete with just one?” (Wala pa si Piero nun). You have a very long answer dun, but what I remember was you writing na pag naging mommy ka ng 2 kids, you don’t divide the love, you multiply it. I guess you multiplied it by 3 na! Hahaha

Anyway, happy 16 years in the blogging world! And please, write more about the British Royals! I love reading your thoughts about them. Hahaha

I bought Wolvit Biotin because of you! Haha. Nakita ko kasi post mo humaba pati lashes. Then natuwa rin ako sa pretty "daster" reco mo sa Shopee. 😁 One of my fave blog posts here is your Mama's prayer for her children's life work. I'm not a mama myself, but I kept a screenshot of it because it was so beautiful. Please keep on writing, Frances! I still prefer reading blog posts over watching YouTube (the latter makes me sleepy). 😁 I'm @luckycitrine on IG.

You inspired me from your motherhood, wife and career life stories Ms. Frances. One that is truly unforgettable was your story about your relationship with your mother and her dreams for you. I know she has been smiling for all that you are now. And YES, your book helped me go through changes in midlife as a wife. Daghang Salamat Ms. Frances and please continue writing you'll never know how you empower women with your honest and substantial writing in this digital world.
PS. Thank you for replying when I asked you about your beauty regimen, I was super giddy with your reply.

God bless you always and your boys.

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I started following you around 2014, I cant believe it has been 8 years. I have so many favorites from motherhood to wifehood and even career. Its hard to choose to be honest, but the blog post that was a defining moment for me as a follower was the post about your Husbands wisdom teeth a few years back🤣🤣🤣. Because thats when I realized that you can write about the most mundane topic and my excitement to read it from start to finish is just the same, I would normally re-read your blog posts 2-3x so I can learn about life, grammar, career, vocab, being true and raw and so much more. Love your blog forever and ever. Cheers and more blessings to you and your fam Ms. F.

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Hi! My recent favorite Topaz Horizon blog is about the Covid Care Kit. It really helps to be prepared. Napabili din kami ng Watson's Vitamins. Thank you. 😊
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I enjoy all your online writing but my faves have to do with your rabbits. I know you hardly talk about them on your blog (Blue being the latest) but I do have rabbits on the brain.

Hello Ms. Frances! I have been following your blog since when Vito was a baby, I stumbled upon your blog and since then have been avidly following your posts. I am also a mom of 3 boys - 11, 8 and 6. I can always relate to your posts about raising boys of almost the same age as mine, each being uniquely distinct from the other. I had my boys early so my circle of friends have younger kids so when I need encouragement and whenever I feel overwhelmed with my boys, I go back to your old posts and I am reminded that I am not alone, if other moms can handle it, so can I. :) - ig handle: devillabea :)

Hi, Frances! I've been following you since 2013. Kung ilan taon ang eldest ko, ganun katagal na rin akong follower ng blogs mo. I miss your mommy blog so much! By the way, I like all your posts, because they are all well-written but my top 3 are: when you share your two cents about the royals, when you share your favourite houses (especially the tiny house) and when you talk about the realities of being a mom because I can relate to them!

More, more years on blogging. And belated Happy Chinese New Year!
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Eek! I have so many favorites! Haha! Your writing just resonates with me so loudly that it sometimes makes me feel exposed.

My most recent favorite is your THIS IS MINE post. I even wrote a comment and then regretted leaving it there that I contemplated deleting afterward because it just made me feel so vulnerable. That would defeat the post's purpose though so I left it there. You see, I have always had this internal battle of I deserve this VS someone else is better at this. Last year I decided to work on my confidence a lot harder and that post could not have come at a better time.

I would also like to share that I read a post you wrote about Iñigo back when I didn't have a child yet; about his little heartbreaks and your guilt. It made me tear up back then. Now that I'm a mom myself, I sometimes think about that post and how something that I read years ago resurfaced because it's more relevant for me now. I could not bring myself to look for it and read it again though, baka humagulgol lang ako. :D

Thank you for always sharing your experiences, thoughts, and feelings with us. I appreciate it so much.

Joyce Hernandez-Lagrimas (MJ)