This is a poem pasted on a wooden frame which my daughter gave to me as her gift years back. I have treasured this since then because I love the message that the poem conveys…to all mothers!
” I wish that we could somehow slow the seasons as they come and go. I laugh and then I sadly sigh when thinking of those times gone by.
A loving mother through those years, you cared for me and calm my fears. I treasured when you held my hand or taught me how to take a stand.
You never had great wealth or fame but better still was your good name. Examples that you firmly set, are lessons that I won’t forget.
Your life’s a lovely choice bouquet and you’re God’s love put on display. Such love as this will never end for you’re MY MOTHER And MY FRIEND.” ( by Larry Howland)
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- Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praised her. Proverbs31:28
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( See? Hope you did love the message…to all mothers— Happy Mothers’ Day!!!)
Have you been too angry? Are you prone to anger? How must we defuse rage?
Lately in the internet and on televisions, one of the many intriguing issues is the brawl in an airport wherein prominent personalities where involved. It started when an angry lady celebrity lashed out at an employee for some failures…( and so on and so forth)…
Admittedly, anger is completely normal and we’ve all felt it. No matter how we avoid it, things will happen that will cause us angry. However, not surprisingly, when it gets out of control, it can lead to problems like hypertension, depression and even destruction.
How then must we handle our anger?
A research showed that ” family background plays a role. Typically, people who are easily angered come from families that are disruptive,chaotic and not skilled about emotional communications”. Moreover, “some people are really more hotheaded than the others”.
I want to share to you two passages from the Bible which say: Anger is a brief madness; and- A fool gives full vent to his anger but a wise man keeps himself under control”. So when you are angry, just choose from any of the two types of person you would want to become—a fool or a wise man. The choice is yours.
I am happy that one of my professions is teaching. It involved more than standing infront of the classroom. I enjoyed this job so much and felt so fulfilled when I motivated many students to learn.
Being a Chemistry instructor, my classes were constantly engaged on researching and experimenting on matters related to the subject area. There were many apparatus that were found in our laboratory. I just hope that for better precision and more speedy sample preparations, sophisticated analytical and digital lab scales are now being made available to the students in our school.
“One good teacher in a lifetime may change a delinquent into a solid citizen.”
This is the question : to go on vacation or not?
Really, getting away from home is not that easy. I am caught in the situation of having so much work to do at home while my husband has too much things to do at work. Our “time-away”, including our evenings out, has lessened as we grow older.
Relaxation is something we deserve for being so workaholic and having tiresome routines. It is a form of “escape” and physical rejuvenation.
Maybe, my husband and I will find great time having vacation together by the time he retires from work . Surely, by that time, he will be receiving a fixed annuity which will provide us a safe means of savings after retirement as well as a guaranteed income.
Let’s take a break and relax because life’s small pleasures are important to our emotional well-being. Happy safe trip !
by Dens on April 30, 2012
The Lord is sweet. He has arranged events and placed people in our lives for a reason.
On April 6th, my husband’s mother was unexpectedly brought to the hospital. She is a septuagenarian. She was suffering from heart failure and pneumonia. On her 8th day in the hospital, we have thought of calling a priest to give her the last sacrament, the ‘extreme unction’. Miraculously, she has survived.
The Lord’s sweetest GIFT to the family is mother’s second life. He showered the family with the sweetest GIFT ever. He did not permit mother to depart from us..
My husband and son celebrated their birthdays last week. Though celebrated simply, the natal days of my husband and son were spent happily because of the wonderful gifts and blessings that we had received.
Today Lord help us to focus our thoughts upon our blessings, our GIFTS, our opportunities.
God bless us always. Amen.
