Ahuv Sheli

I needed more light before I could understand how God works in my life. I've shared several faith stories in my blog, but 'conversion' is a process I have to undergo each day... every moment of my life... The Road to Freedom I remember talking about my ' soft addictions ...' ~ my little cravings, want of attention...they were minute but noticeable just the same because once they accumulate they become a hunger ~ disordinate and insatiable esurience that corrupted my soul and my being. My confessor counseled that I 'choose' my thoughts... It has to be deliberate and freely made... and I followed this 'difficult' road because my natural tendencies were always in the way.  "I don't have the strength to stay away from you..." -Edward Cullen, Stephenie Meyer's Twilight That was a close excuse from taking control of myself. But that exact same time, the Lord gave me a person I could journey with through ...

I received waves of gladness from friends who saw me online since last week.  Ben tornata! Icon of Friendship Apart from the endless celebrations we had last March,  my sister's visit... my niece's graduation... convention... The priest tells of the Icon of Friendship ...the most memorable, perhaps was the half day retreat my mom and I had at the  De Meester 's... I haven't prepared myself much during Lent and the few hours I spent listening and reflecting with the priest were all I had left.  Come Good Friday, I slept less and awoke early for self-examination before confession. My confessor spoke the same words that struck me a week before during the retreat... What gets most affected when 'something' occurs? And I spoke spontaneously of ' relationships .' As I told friends earlier, I was not hiding but recreating myself ( Recreating the Soul ). I have lost patients in the ward but never a friend, throu...

As of late, some friends have been asking me WHERE I am... HOW I am doing...WHAT I am doing...  The month of March is marked by several transitions: seasons change from winter to spring; my youngest sister's goes to Europe to seek her future; the child I used to carry graduated and aced to kindergarten; my Saturdates now go to Mass by themselves; and work just keeps on moving to another level... I asked myself several times if I were doing the same ~ Is there growth on my part? Am I facing the risks of uncertainty? Am I progressing in my inner spiritual battles?  Am I growing deeper in my relationship with myself? others? God? After I came back home from helping out in the convention last week,  I crawled on my bed and just slept for  days...no, it's not the busyness that keeps me from writing or reading... it's this gnawing ache inside that eats up my attention ... I'm giving myself ALL away... And I feel scared... A news I received weeks ago r...

The best thing about RE-reading a book is, the 'digging' ~ deepening part,  which comes after I have internalized the message the author wishes to convey and how it relates to my own life. It felt like I just had a conversation with a good friend after I first read this book by my favorite street photographer, blogger and cancer survivor,  Aaron Offord.  I haven't visited him for a long time since I reposed from the social media sites, but I immediately took the opportunity to 'know' how he was doing after his transplant by reflecting on his book. I took off my sandals as I entered his sacred space which he graciously shares with everybody. He is, first of all, my friend. He has inspired me in many ways from the time I met him in 2011 through his blog  Aaron Outward ,  until now as I journey through his transition to a 'healed' Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia survivor. It struck me that the book pulsates LIFE. As I read his story, he ...

I always look forward to blog hops so I could visit each of the beautiful souls in the community I belong to ~ Blogplicity . I love the 'Spirit' that flows within it... and for the inspiration it gave  Corinne Rodrigues , I am truly grateful. I love you  Janaki Nagaraj , for the introduction. Coming in as 'third' in line in the Six Word Memoir event here's my  Itinerant... on the road to love. I gladly pass you now on to the author of The Glade Series   (website:  http://gladetrilogy.wix.com/theglade ),  my prayer partner and faithful friend Martha Murdy Orlando .

February 24,2013 Updates I was reflecting on the Sunday Homily given by Fr. James Farfaglia at Catholic Online and I'd like to share what he wrote on Jesus' Transfiguration (2nd week of Lent). Thank you for deepening this Gospel reading. "There is only one way to carry your cross. Carry your cross with generosity. Carry your cross with patience, love and joy. See in your cross your sanctifications, your eternal salvation. Understand that with your cross, united to the cross of Jesus, you have a continual opportunity to save souls and make reparation from many sins." ~ Sunday Homily: The Happy Priest-The Meaning of Suffering Lately, I noticed that I've scarcely visited any of my social media sites to connect with friends... I was so engrossed in enhancing our website, taking care of kids and just living in the  real  world that I've missed out on a lot of things... A change in my schedules filling in my weekends and my time after work...

Pananatili by Hangad source:  http://youtu.be/86tDWdP8hKw device: OpenDrive A song based on the Book of Ruth 1, 16-17 * no copyright infringement intended "I was enamored with this song... I made it the rhythm of my 'walk'..." January 2013 was teeming with promises... We set up early morning meetings, worked out on invitations for article submissions, redesigned our website, prepared our financial statements...  Our mind is set on being indexed this year (do pray with us)...  26th of January, one of my Saturdates received the Sacrament of Baptism together with her baby brother... "I must receive this magic of the passing moment as grace..." ~ Henri Boulad, Ch.2 The Depth of the Present. All is Grace: God and the Mystery of Time. (NY:Crossroad Publishing Company), p. 19. I was so happy to see the kids at five in the afternoon. My Saturdate, in a beautiful white dress, was giddy with excitement. We went together with h...