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.