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Tag Archives: Blessings
My Morning Prayer
At daybreak, as another new day dawns Gratefully greeting the morning with my yawns I gather my thoughts and lift up my soul For in my sleep I was again made whole I thank the Lord for a restful sleep … Continue reading
Proclaim the Lord’s Favor
In Syria, children are dying. People are leaving their homes for safer havens. Young men are being conscripted for the ongoing war and strife. People would love to hear messages of peace and put a stop to their sufferings and … Continue reading
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Breaking Bread and Making My Humanity Whole
Yesterday, we had a family picnic. And this was the sight that we saw before us as we ended a happy and wonderful day. Even as the day was drawing to a close, God’s graces were still streaking across the … Continue reading
A Life Well-lived
Tatang must have been the first one in his family to have gone to college; for they were of peasant stock. He was among the early teachers in Pampanga during the American Colonization. In the process, he inspired many of … Continue reading
Faith and Love Make for Strong Families and Friendships
In my life, there have been people I have come to know truly and very deeply. These are also the same people to whom I have truly and very deeply laid bare my soul. They are my loved ones and … Continue reading
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Love’s Been Good to Me
I have always been an incurable romantic. In my time, I have made quite a number of people happy because of my love for them. I have loved deeply and dearly. Anabelle always looked forward to the bouquet of roses … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Blessings, Gratitude, Growing Older
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Who Would Have Thought?
Man is a rational animal, philosophers tell us. Yet, try as he does to always live by this truth, man often comes the edges and limits of his existence where reason does not make sense and rational logic is replaced … Continue reading
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A World Without Children Is a Sad World.
I came across this news item recently (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/14/cost-of-raising-a-child-usda_n_3757365.html), which placed the cost of raising a child today till the age of 18 at a quarter of a million dollars. In the Philippines, some of those who championed the RH bill … Continue reading
Being Aware of Others
I have always been deeply aware of my uniqueness, more than my commonality with others. I know I am different and this has been the source both of a deep-seated insecurity and of a strong feeling that I am special, … Continue reading
Coming Home To Be a Child Again
“Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” This is the constant refrain in my life today. “To be a child is to have no past And to live in eternity’s sunrise.” … Continue reading