For the Intellectually Challenged =)
One of my current hobbies… *blush*
In The Hand of God
This is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned at the sound of her son crying she saw that his hand was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She tried to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out in pain. But the hand was stuck fast. How would they get it out? The father suggested breaking the vase but it was quite valuable and the child's hand might be cut in the process. Yet he knew that if all else failed there would be no other alternative. So he said to the boy, "Now, let's make one more try. Open your hand and stretch your fingers out straight, like I'm doing, and then pull!" "But Dad," said the boy, "if I do that I'll lose my penny!"
The boy had a coin in his hand all the time and was holding it securely in his tight little fist. And he wasn't prepared to open his hand and lose the penny. But once he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.
What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder your walk with Jesus?
That vase can be likened to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite easy to pass in, but first you must “open” your hand to God and allow earthly things to fall. If we keep our fists closed and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to take hold of the Hand of God!
We arrived with nothing and will depart the same way… So we should just trust Him, open our hands to the hand of God for us to see great things take place.
Author Unknown I believe that this message applies not only to our material possessions but also to other things that we have like our jobs, or people that we care for so much that we tend to spend more time with them than we do in serving God. Letting go and moving on is such a difficult thing... but if we just learn to trust Him to give us nothing less than what's best for us, then we could expect Him to surprise us! One of the best encouragements I received just recently was one from my sister and I quote "God will not always give us what we want in the exact way, place and time that we want it but what He'll give us would be much, much better than what we could ever think or pray for." 0=)
“Take care”
I’ve been slightly sick these past few days… Caught the rainy day cough and colds and have been experiencing headaches as well but I know I’ll be fine =) As the song goes “I’m trading my sickness… for the joy of the Lord.”
Anyways, having been feeling bad for so long, friends would probably have noticed me always telling them to “take care”… Two words that seem overused… in text messages when you can’t think of other words to fill in your last msg to someone to say goodbye… in letters or emails where you don’t wanna use “love lots” or “sincerely yours” or other common salutations…
Yet it could also mean something else… when sincerely meant by the well-wisher… it could mean take care coz i care… take care of urself coz i can’t be there to take care of you… and the list goes on…
I just want to take this opportunity to thank those who care and have prayed for me through these years :”> I really appreciate it and I really hope you’d all “take care”! =)
The Sculptor’s Attitude
I got this from a God's Work Ministry email and I hope that this will encourage you and bless you as you choose to be filled with His joy and have happier days ahead! 0=) The Bible declares in Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Many times we forget that our attitude has a big part in directing how our days will turn out. I hope this story on attitudes will minister to your heart and encourage you to be positive in every situation and always try to see the good even in the midst of what seems to be bad. THE SCULPTOR'S ATTITUDE I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important. My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have. Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or... I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free. Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money or... I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste. Today I can grumble about my health or... I can rejoice that I am alive. Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I was growing up or... I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born. Today I can cry because roses have thorns or... I can celebrate that thorns have roses. Today I can mourn my lack of friends or... I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships. Today I can whine because I have to go to work or... I can shout for joy because I have a job to do. Today I can complain because I have to go to school or... eagerly open my mind and fill it with rich new tidbits of knowledge. Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or... I can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul. Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping. What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have! What will you choose to do with Today? Have a Great Day...unless you have other plans. Author Unknown Let us never listen to the lies of the enemy who is always encouraging us to complain, to murmur, and always cheering us on to give up on this life. The Lord is the one who is eager to renew and revive the dreams that we once had, but God waits for us to make up our mind and be determined to stay positive even in the midst of a problem. God is the One who waits to see our attitude in the midst of a situation and awards our days accordingly. (Deuteronomy 30:15-16) (Jeremiah 29:11) Never forget that you are the sculptor of your days. God gives us each day fresh and new, but He leaves it wide open for us to decide if we will bless the Lord and enjoy our days, or if we will murmur and complain and live a defeated life; allowing the enemy of hell to win with his lies. I encourage you to bless the Lord all times and let His praises continually be in your mouth, so that you may be blessed all the days of your life and live the overcoming abundant life that God wishes for you to live. (Psalm 34:1-6) (Ephesians 3:19-21) (3 John 2)
just a short note =)
it’s been a while since i have last posted =) there’s been too much going on, sometimes too much than i can handle… i’d like to write all about my thoughts but since i prioritized posting the pics of last night’s reunion, i currently don’t have the time. gotta finish my work… hope i could post some portions of my mind and heart soon… probably tomorrow.. :”>
10 things that made me smile today:
1. a simple “good morning” text
2. having a kulitan with my youngest nephew and remember him singing “bye bye na”
3. finishing that email as it reminded me of my happy days *heh*
4. seeing babes online
5. chatting with drich for a while
6. having an early client
7. being able to write in my blog twice today *heh*
8. aids’ ym status: “how’s your day?”
9. being “bola-ed” by my nephew that my hair looks great
10. orange juice given to me by my nephew’s yaya even if i didn’t ask for it =)
after the looong vacation… =)
here i am again at the office, excited to write about my weeklong escapade (but not having the time to do so :c) i’m still feeling kinda tired and this is why:
1. i went to a trip to Tagaytay with the kada last Oct29-31. i arrived home 7-ish already and stayed out a bit more to chat with a friend *heh* (note: i didn’t sleep during our second day of stay in Tagaytay! just chatted the night away… which i really enjoyed!)
2. i woke up really early the next day for my Baguio trip… i traveled alone (my family went ahead of me) so i really can’t sleep in the bus.
3. i stayed in Baguio from Nov1-4, arrived after lunch… then Raen called me up to ask if I wanted to watch a movie with them. arrived around 11-ish already.
4. went to the office on Nov5… worked a bit, went home then waited for Raen n Len to pick me up for Len’s passing the boards party, went home around 1-2am (wasn’t really sure of the time)
5. wasn’t really planning to go out but my sis called Mom up to ask if wanted to go with them to the zoo yesterday… and who am i to say no? hehehe so i went. then delivered some stuff to Galleria.
so there!!! gotta go back to work first to answer some fifty product inquiries i haven’t given replies to yet during my ‘leave’ *heh* hoping i’ll have time to do the kwentos and upload some pics later or tom=)
*praying for another good day [o-
moomooo
i wasn’t able to work efficiently during the 2nd half of last week because of some occurences that are too personal too mention… (and no, it’s not just my last entry) a thing that scared me… and made me realize the harsh ‘realities’ of living here… really depressing to think or even talk about it so i better not.
yesterday has been a great day though =) although i was, again, not able to work at home…
craving of the week: ICE MONSTER BLUEBERRIES & PEACHES!!!
got addicted to it when i first tried it last Sunday with my Mom and Sister at Metrowalk.
surprise #2: My Mom bought me an ice monster, too!!! Haha, good thing Ice Monster was still closed at 7-ish in the morning, was planning to have ‘breakfast’ there…
so… I wasn’t able to eat anything at Cravings, as much as I’d like to try food there… there’s just no more space left *sigh* but I was what you call bloated and happy… oh, and I feel like I’m getting fatter by the minute… ow!
the meeting:
went on smoothly over bottomless iced tea and of course, the nonstop teasings of the kada… all I can say is… I’m really really so excited to go!!! I really want to make the most of this trip… and I really have to start packing soon!!! Still gotta pack for my November 1 trip to Baguio (alone… but I’d rather take it than be left all alone for an entire week… :”> )
so for now, i just hope that:
we’ll have safe ‘outings’ and that the kada will be able to forget work and other worries for a while =)
a morning for mourning
Last night, I heard her…
whimpering in pain…
I tried to comfort her…
gave her a pain reliever…
told her it’ll be okay…
she’ll be okay…
that I love her…
but when I felt her I saw that she was turning like stone…
Hard.
then i began to think that this might be her last night…
i tried to push the thoughts away and told her to sleep…
can’t bear to give her a last goodnight kiss though…
it already hurt me so much to see her suffer…
and see her struggle as she tried with all her strength to pull herself up…
probably to walk me up one last time.
I prayed…
that if He willed to take her soon He better take her now…
so she won’t endure more suffering…
but if He willed to give her breath for a longer time…
Then heal her of the pain she’s having…
Then she went.
Yet memories of more than fifteen years of being with her will linger…
And stay.
one good day coming up! 