The weight of a soul

very simple. 21 grams

the info source

Disasters in the Philippines

Repent, lest ye be chastised.
I am the Lord your God, there will no strange gods before me.

Did you see the Tv show last night?  No?!  Neither did i
but my friends were discussing this today so i googled, and checked - and click below

2013 Prophecy of the Disasters in the Philippines


also, read about the 4 Horsemen of the  Apocalypse.

The first horse is Pestilence.  click the link below

Wikipedia's entry for the Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse

All i can say is, dont panic.
If we keep the Word of God, He will keep us

My doc friend says he saw the show - I didnt - the diseases were psoriasis and leprosy.
Hardly an epidemic, he says.

But a call to prayer is never amiss.
So pray.

Happy Christmas to All

The Belen

Noche Buena

And the Lord Jesus visited, and came to stay

Senor Santo Nino de Perpetua Socorro

In line with my blog point, I have this quote from the bible and from an email

“We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming, when no one can work” 
(John 9:4)

Our opportunity to expend great energy for God could suddenly be gone. 
Make the most of your “day”!

In my own words, 

Make Today Count

Do not postpone til the morrow what you can do today

 

happy weekend to everyone,

 and a happy 3-day rest to denizens of Quezon City and Quezon Province.

cant talk now, but do get the chance to read Horace Templo's column today. Manila Standard.
will put up the link some other day,.

As for me, i am planning to rest my ribs after a quick trip to the xray rooms of NKTI tomorrow
to make sure there are no breaks or fractures in any of my ribs - i had a small domestic accident last Sunday night, led to painful ribs. Monday i had to rest as it was too painful, and the pain lessened per every day.
muscles are still sore though, so i must rest. Thank You God for the Monday holiday.

i also want to greet, belatedly, as she wasnt in Manila, Amihan Abueva, my Sayans classmate
she will be having a Proud to be Filipino day tomorrow so i am going to wear a Filipiniana outfit tomorrow, even if my ribs hurt and even if i have to wear brace (i might remove it for the photo ops, to be done by our good and brilliant photo shooter, a serious hobbyist who has shown of f his photo works. Dr. Jerry.
i guess this means i have to put on some makeup (i rarely put on makeup these days, but i suppose a few concessions have to be made for posterity ...*grins*)

part of my homework is Pinoy food, our friend Alice and Manny is bringing Dinuguan with puto, so i am bringing Pancit Palabok ... i guess from Little Quiapo, bilao and all.

then Sunday, i am off to a healer, so that all these illnesses of mine will be healed.  some of my illnesses have shown a marked improvement, and i am hoping they continue to stupendously improve.  Also my ribs!

so, have a good one everyone.  the healer, if you want to know, is located in Manila.
if you really, really want to know.  write a comment and i will respond.

A post about Accounting

a dear friend of mine requested two topics for this blog.  one is a post on Accounting, another is on Surveys.  i do not know why these 2 topics are desirable, but here goes

Accounting is a simple retelling, or a method of recording.  For example, in a retelling, after say a soldier reports activities on a battlefield, it can be used by saying, "your unit gave a good accounting at the battle of Gettysburg (for the Union shoulders).....".

This is similar to one's accounting of one's time.  Time is the most expensive item in this world.  If you disagree, then consider this.  Time cannot be begged, borrowed, or recycled, and everyone must strive to make each moment count.

By making moments count, it is not about generating income.  it is about living a life that is full of the important things that make a life worth living.  Love (and i dont mean just the romantic kind), Laughter, Joy, and yes, even tears. It is making a life accountable to its Maker, if you arent an atheist.  That's accounting, too!  An accounting of one's personal life.  Remember "My Way"?

Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way


These days though it is mostly used to count and record monies or money transactions.  So these involve keeping financial records, analyzing financial data, and doing audit

If you think about it, Accounting is the simple allocation of items to its "proper" place.  Take for example, an accounting of  one's personal expenses. 

Or in the accounting for one's personal allowance or monies, one may list down all expenses by type of expense, say "food", "groceries", "utilities-power", "utilities-communications", "utilities-power" - and so forth so that one has sub-levels. And so it is.

Of course i havent on the general ledger system of formal accounting, where one has sublevels within sublevels.  Where there are revenue and income accounts that one closes each fiscal year, translating these to GL accounts.  want to know more? drop me a line.

A Prayer to ask for Financial Aid

Heavenly Father, most Gracious and Loving God, I pray to You that You abundantly bless my family and me. I know that You recognize, that a family is more than just a mother, father, sister, brother, cousin, husband and wife, but all who believe and  trust in You.

Dear GOD, I send up a prayer request for financial blessing for not only the person who gave me a copy of this prayer, but for me  and for all who read this prayer.

May the power of joint prayers by those who believe and trust in You is more powerful than anything! 

I thank you in advance for your blessings.  

God, deliver the person reading this right now from debt and debt burdens. Release Your Godly wisdom that I may be a good steward over all that You have given me.

GOD, for I know how wonderful and mighty You are and how if we just obey you and walk in Your Word and  have the faith of a mustard seed that You will pour out blessings.

I thank You now Lord for the recent blessings I have received and for the blessings yet to come, because I know You are not done with me  yet.

In Jesus name.  Amen...

A Prayer to God, our Father

A prayer to God, our Almighty Father - sent to me by Hermie.

Please pray for yourself, for your loved ones, and for all of us.

 Pray with me.

 

Heavenly Father; I come to you as humble as I know how. 

I Confess my Sins, those Known and Unknown. 

 

Lord, You know I'm not perfect & I fall short every day of my life. 

 

I just want to take time out to say Thank You.

Thank You for Your Love. 

Thank You for Your Mercy.

Thank You for Your Grace. 

Thank You for my home, car, food, Life, and Everything I do have. 

 

I realize that this Life I'm living is full of trials & tribulations But Thank You for not putting more on me than I can bear. 

 

The next time you get ready to complain, Tell The Devil you are A Blessed Child Of God & you have more to be thankful for than to worry about. 

 

 

 

We must go thru the storm to appreciate the Sunshine!

Quote as rec by Goodreads

My friend and doctor has always said, no food is taboo, but remember, everything in moderation.
Besides even the Bible has intimated that Jesus died for us that we may have life, and have it abundantly -
having fun is part of God's plan for His people.  But as you all know, this is clean fun.

Fun like splashing water in a pool or by the sea, or having contests - cerebral or otherwise.

I have never been convinced there's anything inherently wrong in having fun.

George Plimpton
March 18, 1927: A contender for the title of Most Interesting Man in the World, writer George Plimpton wrestled Sirhan Sirhan to the ground when Robert Kennedy was assassinated and once got into the ring with boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. He was born 86 years ago today.

Selection of a New Pope

Are you curious as to how a new pope is selected?
Most Catholics already have a smattering of knowledge about the Conclave and how the candidates are evaluated and culled.  my irreverent friend says there is no difference between voting off someone in the survivor show.

well, there is one procedure that is never questioned.  an Act of God always takes precedence over any voting.

i remember The Swiss Alpine Tales, a book i won in grade school in the San Beda Frolics.  my brothers and male cousins were Bedans, and we girls were in the College of the Holy Spirit, formerly called Holy Ghost College, hence the nick "Holy Mamaw".

wait for the story.  in that book, a young male was sent 3x away by his rich Dad to learn something -
he learnt 3 things, one for each trip away: how the frogs talk, how the wolves (or dogs, i am not quite sure now - i read the book ages ago) talk, and how the birds talk.

finally fed up with his son for learning useless things, or so the father said, he sent his son away.  the son found his way to a tower guarded by wolves.  they would hurt/kill anyone who attempted to stay in the tower, but since he could understand them, he found a way to disarm them and rid them of the treasure they guarded setting him free.

he continued his way to Rome and heard the frogs croaking in the night.  he was sad to hear what the frogs had to say.  the frogs said that the Pope had died and a new Pope was being selected that very night.  they also prophesied who was going to be Pope.

i guess if you want to hear about accurate prophecies, you might to learn frog talk.

however, undeterred, he proceeded to Rome.

When he reached Rome and had gotten in sight of the Conclave, two doves immediately alighted on his shoulder.  the Cardinals saw this and asked him questions.  he simply said whatever the doves said.  and so he became pope.  i forgot which pope he was supposed to be.

incidentally, if you want to be the Pope, you might want to learn bird talk.  just a joke, of course.

i wish i could look at the book when i get home but the library was painted and i havent gotten around to fixing things again.  it is hard when you are the only person who can do it, you see.

anyway, here's the link to the twin hearts prophecy which talks about a supernatural selection.


Click here for the Twin Hearts prophecy

Happy Christmas

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
may all our celebrations honor His Love

Who is your ArchAngel?

Do you want to know who is your ArcAngel?
They are supposedly assigned by the day you were born ....

So if you were born on a Sunday,  St. Michael the Archangel is yours.

If you dont know when you were born, you can use this tool =====>    click here to use tool

or this tool or click this tool - to get the entire thing

From Mary Southerland through email

 i do not know how to link an email post in this blog so i copied this.
this is too wonderful not to share. 


November 13, 2012
Treasures of Darkness
Mary Southerland
 
Today’s Truth
Isaiah 45:3 I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
 
Friend to Friend

I love a great movie. To me, a movie is only great -- no matter what any movie critic says or how many stars the film is granted -- when good wins over evil, the right guy gets the right girl, nobody gets hurt and everyone lives happily ever after. A bit naive, I know, but I have decided that there is enough harsh reality traipsing through my daily life without paying to see more on a movie screen. When I sit down in that cushy theatre seat, popcorn and soda in hand, I want happy endings.

With these criteria in mind, I went to see the movie, "Seabiscuit." God has a way of wrapping remarkable truths in unremarkable circumstances. There I was, munching and sipping away, minding my own business and enjoying my brief respite from the real world when his words echoed through the movie theater and slammed into my soul.
"You don't throw a whole life away just because it's a little banged up," he said. I was done. I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the movie, but those simple words were written just for me and lingered long after the movie's credits scrolled across the movie screen. We are all “banged up a little” by life. I know what it feels like to be broken and in pain. And I do not like it – a fact that seems meaningless when it comes to facing and dealing with tough experiences in my life. The hits just keep coming. I have a choice to make. I can embrace the pain and brokenness in my life and learn from it, or I can surrender to the darkness and hide – and hope it all goes away. Trust me, girlfriend. It doesn’t.

Our son, Jered, played football all the way through college. Over the years, he endured several injuries, but as a junior in high school, Jered experienced his first surgery to repair a broken bone in his foot. The orthopedic doctor explained exactly what he would do during surgery. “First of all, I will remove the scar tissue that has formed around the break. I will then insert a metal screw to connect the broken bones.” As he spoke, I was comforted by my mind’s depiction of a shiny thin and smooth metal screw resting gently in my son’s foot. There are times when ignorance is a blessing.
The surgery went well and after two weeks, I took Jered in for a follow-up visit during which his foot was once again X-rayed to make sure it was healing properly. The doctor walked in, smiling and waving an X-ray in his hand. “Your foot is healing beautifully,” he announced with great pride. Curious, I asked the doctor if we could see the X-ray. When he slapped it up against the light board, I was horrified to see a thick, long metal bolt. In fact, on closer examination, I was certain the beginnings of rust could be seen on that barbaric screw jammed up into my son’s precious bone.

Seeing the look on my face, the doctor assured me that everything was fine. I was far from convinced and had a few questions that needed answering – immediately. “Is that screw supposed to look like that or did you put the wrong screw in my son’s foot? Will he be able to play football? Will his foot hurt when it rains? Will that enormous screw set off airport security detectors? Will Jered’s foot ever be as strong as it was before the surgery?” I asked. The doctor listened patiently, smiled and said, “Well, now that you mention it, I need to be honest and tell you Jered’s foot will not be as strong as it was before.” The evil doctor then grinned and said, “It will actually be stronger.”

In “A Farewell to Arms," Ernest Hemingway writes, "The world breaks everyone and many are strong at the broken places.” Jesus says it this way, “I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name” (Isaiah 45:3).
Wow! The truth of this verse rocks my world. Don’t miss it! God has gone before us and buried a treasure in every problem and stored rich truths in every minute of darkness we will face. The only way we can discover that treasure is to embrace the problem as an opportunity to trust God and uncover a new seed of victory. Some things cannot be learned in the light – they are treasures of the darkness.
 
Let’s Pray
Father, my heart is broken, and it seems very dark. I don’t understand what You are doing in my life. The darkness is very real and filled with more questions than answers. And I don’t like it! But I love You, Lord, so I choose trust instead of fear and faith instead of doubt. Lord, please fill each broken place in my heart with Your mercy and Your grace. Today, I choose You. In Jesus’s name, Amen.
 
Now It’s Your Turn
God has changed my life through the truths of Psalm 40:1-3.
Psalm 40:1-3 "I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God."      

Say a prayer for people with cancer

This was shared to me - by email, so i am sharing to ask for prayers for people who are ill

How's this story for a reminder that "We don't know we're alive".

 

Her name is Katie Kirkpatrick, 21 yrs old. Next to her is her fiancé, Nick, 23. This picture was takenprior to their wedding January 11th, 2012.  Katiehas terminal cancer and spends hours in

chemotherapy. Here Nick awaits while she finishes one of the sessions... 

  

Even in pain and dealing with her organs shuttingdown, with the help of morphine, Katie took care

of every single part of the wedding planning.  Herdress had to be adjusted several times due to Katie's constant weight loss. 

  

An expected guest was her oxygen tank. Katie hadto use it during the ceremony and reception.  Theother couple in this picture is Nick's parents, very emotional with the wedding and to see their son marrying the girl he fell in love when he was an adolescent. 

  

Katie, in a wheel chair listening to her husband and friends singing to her. 

  

In the middle of the party, Katie had to rest for a bitand catch her breath. The pain does not allow her to stand for long period of time. 

  

Katie died 5 days after her wedding. To see a fragile woman dress as a bride with a beautiful smile makes you think... Happiness is always there within reach,no matter how long it lasts.  Let’s enjoy life and don'tlive a complicated life.   Life is too short. Work as if it was your first day.  Forgive as soon aspossible. Love without boundaries.  Laugh without control and never stop smiling  

Please pray for those suffering from cancer.   
.   

    

A Prayer for Today

One Door Closes   ..................................   Another Opens

Revelations  3:8

When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go, only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly! 'The power of one sentence! God is going to shift things around for you today and let things work in your favor If you believe, send it. If you don't believe, dont pray. God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close..


"Lord, I love you and I need you,
Come into my heart, and bless me,
My family, my home, my finances,
And all of my friends,
In Jesus's name. Amen."

Miracles

 do you believe in Miracles?
if you dont, dont read this -

if you do, then there is a place in the Sampaloc area where healing is done

it is along Lardizabal St., near cor Jhocson, very near Arellano University

his home is full of holy objects, there is a life-size copy of the Black Nazarene,  a hand from the Black Nazarene of Quiapo, an image of Mother Mary with Baby Jesus, sitting atop a huge dove.

 

There are many images of God, Mother Mary, the Angels and Saints.Also, there is a nice collection of images of the Archangels

here is a small subset

The mighty power of the TONGUE

Let’s Pray
Father, I can be so careless with the words I speak. Please forgive me and help me learn how to control my tongue. Create in me a clean heart, God, so that I can speak words filled with grace and love. In Jesus’s name, Amen. 

I thought i would share the prayer i found in my email.  

words have so much power. think Harry Potter.
they have the power to destroy a person, or, to build up a person

if you have nothing good to say, say nothing.
on the other hand, if there is anything good to say, by all means - say it. and say it out loud.


it is the words that hurt, not so much the volume.  imagine that the boss is yelling (what can you do, he has hypertension so he has to release his displeasure somehow ...)

and he says - i do not like the work you submitted.  it lacks analysis in these particular sections (and let us pretend he points to sections of your report)

or this -
and he says - how stupid can you be!  how can you submit a report that lacks substance!  (and points to sections in your report)

there is a great deal of difference between the 2 ways.
one is factual report - he says he does not like the report - and why.
one is an attack, an emotional one

which boss are you? and how careful are you with your words?


 

Sharing this - ASAP

a good friend emailed this to me.

ASAP - Always Say A Prayer.

God, our Father, if it is Your Will, walk through my home and take away all my worries and illnesses and please watch over and heal my family in Jesus's Name. Amen.

A friend emailed this to me.  So i am sharing it with people who read my blog - i investigated via the internet and apparently some people think Danny doesnt exist.  i find it doesnt matter.  i like what he wrote.  may we all have this kind of faith.  it will keep us close to our God.

It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista, CA. He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to 'explain God.' I wonder if any of us could have done as well? (and he had such an assignment, in California, and someone published it, I guess miracles do happen!)

EXPLANATION OF GOD:

'One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.'

'God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off.'

'God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have.'

'Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista. At least there aren't any who come to our church.'

'Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him. But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and
God said O.K.'

'His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.'

'You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.'

'You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God!

Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway.'

'If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.'

'But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases. And...that's why I believe in God.'

(If you believe in God, please pass this on, and may God bless you too.)
Have an awesome day, and know that someone has thought about you!

Hail Mary

in honor of the Virgin Mary of Fatima

please say one (1)  Hail Mary and ask a favor.

Hail Mary,  Full of Grace
The Lord is with you
Blessed are you among Women
And blessed is the Fruit of your women, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God
Pray for us sinners
Now. And the hour of our death. Amen.

May all those who pray receive their favor
and enjoy peace, love, health, and prosperity. Amen.