Where has the days gone?

It has been really a long long time since I last stopped by at my own blogs. My days are always busy and crazy hectic. That's why not blog post from me. Hectic at work with all the paperwork to be completed for whatever reasons they are meant to be completed (only God knows!). And hectic at home too. My grandchildren basically need 24 hours/7 attentions and daily errands are left at such a pitiful state. Clothes to be folded are piling high on the sofa, quilts UFOs are slowly collecting dust and the 7 cats need to be fed and their home kept clean. Alas! I really have a handful of stuffs in my 2 hands. Tedious responsibilities however, all those make up my days!! Life is good, nevertheless. I thank God for giving me so much strength and determination to manage all these responsibilities basically by myself. I am always happy when my eldest son is back from his offshore work to help me around the house and look after the needs of the kids. 

Today I am starting my first medical leave day and I am telling myself that I could make do between breaks from driving the kids to and from school, with doing house cleaning, etc. I am determined to make full use of these off days. Perhaps I do a stitch or two on some of my quilt UFOs too. Wishing myself of the "Good Luck" in my endeavour! LOL! God bless to everyone out there.

Happy New Year 2008

Christmas joy is still sounding in the air and soon gone will be the year 2007. We gladly welcomed the new year which is just round the corner.

What is your new year's resolution? For me, nothing is better than leading a good and simple life where in every acts I do, it is pleasing to God. At this very moment as I am composing this blog, the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi rings in my head.

I got sentimental whenever our church choirs sang this hymn on Sunday Mass or any Holy Obligation days. My whole being will be filled with emotion and silent tears rolled down my cheeks. To say I am sad, I am not. It's just that the words written in the prayer touched my heart.

My new year wish to you and yours is have a Blessed and Happy moments all year round!

The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.

O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying (to the self) that we are born to eternal life.

Amen