CREDENDA

Credenda
Written by Og Mandino and Buddy Kaye
Turn away from the crowd and its fruitless pursuit of fame and gold.
Never look back as you close your door to the sorry tumult of greed and ambition.
Wipe away your tears of failure and misfortune.
Lay aside your heavy load and rest until your heart is still.
Be at peace; already it is later than you think, for your earthly life, at best, is only the blink of an eye between two eternities.
Be unafraid; nothing here can harm you except yourself.
Do that which you dread and cherish those victories with pride.
Concentrate your energy.
To be everywhere is to be nowhere.
Be jealous of your time, since it is your greatest treasure.
Reconsider your goals.
Before your set your heart too much on anything, examine how happy they are who already possess what you desire.
Love your family and count your blessings.
Reflect how eagerly they would be sought if you did not have them.
Put aside your impossible dreams and complete the task at hand no matter how distasteful.
All great achievement comes from working and waiting. Be patient.
God's delays are never God's denials. Hold on. Hold fast.
Know that your paymaster is always near.
What you sow, good or evil that you will reap.
Never blame your condition on others.
You are what you are through your choice alone.
Learn to live with honest poverty, if you must, and turn to more important matters than transporting gold to your grave.
Never meet trouble half way.
Anxiety is the rust of life; when you add tomorrow's burden to today's, their weight becomes unbearable.
Avoid the mourner’s bench and give thanks instead for your defeats; you would not have them if you did not need them.
Always learn from others.
He who teaches himself has a fool for a master.
Be careful.
Do not overload your conscience.
Conduct your life as if it were spent in an arena filled with tattlers.
Avoid boasting, If you see anything in you that buffs you with pride, look closer and you will find more than enough to make you humble.
Be wise.
Realize that all men are not created equal, for there is no equality in nature, yet no man was ever born whose work was not born with him.
Work everyday as if it were your first, yet tenderly treat the lives you touch as if they will end at midnight.
Love everyone, even those who deny you, for hate is a luxury you cannot afford.
Seek out those in need.
Learn that he who delivers with one hand will gather with two.
Be of good cheer.
Above all, remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
Look up. Reach out.
Cling simply to God and journey quietly on your pathway to forever with charity and a smile. When you depart it will be said that your legacy was a better world than the one that you found.

Matthew

27th year

Just turned 27 last monday, October 23...Thanks be to God!

here's what i went through for the last 27 years

• finished college 2001
• started working 2002
• left home 2003...branded as "Prodigal Daughter" at home
• got married 2004... sans the blessing of my mother
• rented our first house 2005
• gave birth 2006...made peace with my mum months earlier, in fact, i live back home now..hehehe.my hubbby is based in cagayan de oro city (6 - 7 hrs. by land from here) and covers northern mindanao as part of his job. it's just a temporary set-up though, since my mum doesn't want married children to still stay at our house. my hubby wants me to move with him to cagayan early next year. so, i have to give up work and a comfortable environment? start life in unfamiliar territory without job security & a 5 or 6 months old baby?

sigh...i don't know what tomorrow brings.only God's know everything

back to work since this monday...my mum is my babysitter for the meantime...hehehe
i have a hard time looking for a proper babysitter.

i gave birth last September 02, 2006
amidst the comotion at the delivery room, the only time i felt peace was when i saw my baby's face for the first time
he was still bloody and all, but he was so beautiful.i felt myself letting go of all the pain i've went through since 2 am in the morning.

By God's grace, matthew is doing well and he weighs heavier each day now
i miss him a lot everytime i go out, but i know he's in good hands.

August 31st

still pregnant...i'm due this sunday, Sept.03...
but of course, it could extend to another 2 weeks before i give birth
so help me God...

my hubby in town for his cycle meeting at the office.my spirits are up...but i'm thinking more about giving birth and all.
my mom gave me this book about pregnancy and stuff and some things written there are either scary, amazing or jaw dropping...
oh, the things women have to go through in her life...

can't wait to see and hold my baby though..God is good.He is merciful and kind
May He grant me loads of grace and mercy.strength and perseverence.Amen

august 1st

the only constant thing in this world is change...& i've been going through so many changes almost everyday.
my body is tired, the baby is getting heavier each day.lower back pains, leg cramps, headache's, spasms in my tummy & manageable contractions..all normal signs of cradling life within.

a month to go & i'd be a new mom..what would life be like? i often wondered..all i know, is that, it won't definitely be a bed of roses.more like a bed of thorns though...hehehe

i'd be humming lullabyes, making sure no mosquito bite's him.check on his diapers, so on and so forth...
potty train & wean him by six months, teach him nursery rhymes and other baby games, teach him to talk & walk, send him to school by 3 years old, send him to my sister to learn piano by 7, so on & so forth...

so easy to conceptualize...but really tough to do...

So help me God.

week 32

• transition from 7th to 8th month of pregnancy
• able to establish routine at my parents house
• my hubby in town for his cycle meeting with main office
• hot weather! very sunny in the morning & it rains like hell by late afternoon
• post drama with mom in law

sigh...life goes on.

Updates for the week

• after spending the weekend together, my hubby left last wednesday for Cagayan de Oro City. He'll be back by the 1st week of August 2006 for their cycle meeting at the office...sigh
• i'm 7 months pregnant now
• 1 week of living with parents
• this may sound so shallow, but i really enjoyed dinner & delivered breakfast c/o McDonald's with my hubby...hahaha! i'm lovin it!

phases

I'm going though so many phases right now.
i'm still not what you call a grown woman and yet in three months time i'm going to be a new mother.
my hubby got a new job and new work pressures to deal with. meaning less time with me so,everyday gets lonelier.
i have a job i go to everyday, but being pregnant and all doesn't permit the privileges of going home late, had a night cap with my favorite tanduay on the rocks or go out with my single unmarried friends on some weekends & get wasted till the wee hours of the morning while listening to nonstop chatter on love, life & more love...

my neighbor just moved out of their house, and the other side of our house is a vacant lot. so whenever my hubby goes out of town for work, i have to stay at my mum's house, 7 kms. away.
now, the only thing i'm worried about is our dog. i have to leave her behind since, going through & fro my mum's with her in tow is difficult considering that i have to commute and all.

sigh..what a life!

What would you like to do today?

i've read somebody's blog today & he asks that question. he'd like to have a cup of coffee to wake up his soul first.
how i'd love to have some also, but since i'm 6 months pregnant, i'll just have to wait till my baby is born.
but what i'd like to do today, instead of sitting here at my desk at our office & waste company time, is to talk to someone i haven't seen for a very long time. whoever that person maybe, i'd like to fill in the gaps since we've been apart. to share the uncertainty of the future, to look back at the past & at present, to savor every moment we've spent.
to wake up tomorrow & feel refreshed ready to take up the loads of life where i left it yesterday

Holy Wednesday

Today, is Holy Wednesday.i still have work to do at the office now.
tomorrow offically starts our long weekend holiday
I was so happy with my orchid i got it from my mom's backyard.what so special with this violet flower is that it only blooms during the Lenten season.
It also has a sweet scent.i was so thankful it continued to bloom despite my lack of knowledge on how to grow orchids or any plant at all. honestly, i only have 4 plants in my backyard that i can truly call mine.hehehe i'm still collecting though.
I want to have a variegated bougainvilla.it's nice to put tea lights on it specially during Christmas season. my mom has one, but we don't know how to 'reproduce it" it has white flowers & has white streaks on its leaves.that's why it looks nice on evenings with tea lights on it.

May we all have a fruitfull Holy Week.

A burglar & my puppy

Happy New Year Everyone!
My hubby & i are still trying to settle down in our newly rented house.
it's only our second month & many changes already took place.
like last Jan. 06 , 2006.
at 2:30 am , someone uninvited climbed our roof & tried to enter into our house making me restless & nervous.
thank God, that i didn't lose my wits during those moments.
i called my neighbor for help.
he happens to be our nearest family friend.
my hubby was outside the city during that time, since his work is there.
he really went home that night to keep me company.

i slept at my mother's house a week after, but only went there after i've been to our house & check out our place after work.
this week though, i'll have to force myself to stay for the night, to save money.
nevermind if my hubby gets home only on weekends.
it's more expensive going to & fro my parents place to sleep there & go back to our house to check things.
I'll just have to be more cautious & alert during the night.
prevention is indeed better than cure.

we have a new puppy. we named her muffin.
but i can't expect her to be that helpful with burglars yet.
she's only a month & 2 weeks old. really cute.
got her just last saturday.
at least i won't be bored though, even if i only have a puppy for company.
sigh...tsk...tsk