patience. patience. patience. hope.

the gift of waiting... seeking to develop patience as a virtue rather than a response to an aggravation... to understand that the hectic pace with which we lead our lives is not always healthy for the mind, body, and spirit... to wait in patient hope... change our ability to appreciate patience and waiting as the true gift of Advent...

:: from reflections by Jean Anne McGrath, CSJ ::


May you have a blessed Advent!

let's hear it for the music.

i have the girls to thank for continually expanding my list of musicians. here's another one for the romantics:

rachel yamagata: be be your love

pouring out.

carla brought up a good point tonight: "i love how i always know how you're doing thru gmail status." it's true. gmail status pretty much says it all. haha yea right. but in my case, she is right. for the most part, it does sum up my feelings at that moment. sometimes, i feel like that for a prolonged period of time.

with that said, my status right now pays tribute to james morrison. now, i've heard of this guy before, but never really paid much attention. so i was listening to a mixed love cd that my friend had received from her bf and this song, "better man" by james morrison struck a chord with me.

i will forever be in awe of male singers/composers/performers who can pour their entire heart out into a song and reveal their truest self in lyrics. it's so painfully beautiful to hear him sing it out, whether it be to a lover, an ex, his mama, unrequited love.... whoever the song goes out to, when there's emotion packed in there, it always gets me. moreso when it's a male artist. maybe it's cuz there's always a possiblity i can be on the receiving end of that song. sigh. sigh. sigh.

so right now, song of the moment (even if it's dated 2006), for the hopeless romantics is: better man by james morrison.





i hope every lady in my life will one day find a man who would sing this to her. cuz i know all the ladies in my life make their current/future love a better man. workin' to do the same for my man ;)

emotional night

i have learned from JOHN McCAIN
a spirit of humility and a spirit of graciousness.

i have learned from BARACK OBAMA
a spirit of service and a spirit of sacrifice.

Yes, we can.

God bless and Godspeed.

OMG! it really is appropriate to use OMG this time!

i am a proud tita. yes, yes i am. here's why:






A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E! such a ham.... i can't wait for ate and i to have little monsters of our own so that miss janet williams can teach them her moves! yes, YES!!!

it takes a spiritual man to say this.

...God puts the power to obtain all we desire within us, it's tapping into that power that proves difficult for most. It requires sacrifice, humility, the ability to look at one's self and see and accept one's flaws and shortcomings. It takes the strength to ask Him for help. You'd be surprised how difficult it is to truly do that.

God, I thank You for pain, because it shows us how precious and rare true pleasure is; I thank You for confusion, because it allows us the opportunity to find clarity; frustration, because it allows us room to develop patience; for weakness, because it allows us to become stronger; for ignorance, because it allows to learn...

...there are no accidents, no coincidence, everything happens when and because it's supposed to, so be that person a burden or a blessing, they were necessary, and appreciated.

- Ne-Yo
"Year of the Gentleman"