Posted in confessions of a homebody on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
There’s distance in the air and I cannot make it leave
i wave my arms’ round about me and blow with all my might
I cannot sense you close, though I know you’re always here
But the comfort of you near is what i long for
When I can’t feel you, I have learned to reach out just [...]
Posted in confessions of a homebody on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
I know the stars that shine on me,
Are brighter than you or I could ever be.
I know there’s an answer to your question,
But I don’t if I could word it right.
Say what you mean,
Don’t tell it like it could be,
I’m not sure that I should say it out loud,
Say what you mean,
Don’t tell it like [...]
Posted in confessions of a homebody on March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
where did the day go? i’m pretty sure I made the most of it and cooked a lot of stuff. cookies, ovenbaked adobo with potatoes, and pizza at midnight, special ordered by the preggy sister.
and this day, once again, I learned to set my expectations for people. forgave without the apologies. and just smiled to [...]
Posted in confessions of a homebody, smalltown girl in the city on March 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
so PLDT has imposed an internet fast in the Juan household, hence whenever I do get online, it’s for work, or i’m in a burger king somewhere with limited battery time. I just want to let my dear readers to know that I haven’t disappeared from the face of the planet yet and God’s still [...]
Posted in confessions of a homebody on March 1, 2008 | No Comments »
(tagged by Jam)
*The rules are easy, just post 10 things that recently made you happy! Then tag 10 people and force them to post this meme on their blogs
1. sitting on the curb at the cemetery. the sky stretched out over me, and after a week of battling it out in the urban jungle, sitting [...]
Posted in confessions of a homebody on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“you thrive on stress,” one of my closest friends declared several hours ago. i smiled wanly at him, swaying a bit from exhaustion. i really haven’t been sleeping well and i’ve been driving a lot and writing a lot. and also going out a lot. and the body’s cashing in checks that i can’t pay.
“it’s [...]
Posted in confessions of a homebody on February 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Dear You,
I’m not going to ask you where you are now. I’m not going to be impatient. This season, I will inhabit one day at a time. I will sail into the future on mystery’s wings and I will not look back. I have been too much like the man who asks, “Are you looking [...]
Posted in confessions of a homebody, smalltown girl in the city on February 7, 2008 | 7 Comments »
This year began with a prayer and a list of what I want and what i thought i need this year to be. the list included early morning quiet time, early bed times, no more procrastinations. and so far, i haven’t even had three straight days of good healthy sleep and a sunrise quiet time– [...]
Posted in confessions of a homebody, tagged cat, love on February 5, 2008 | No Comments »
“When I consider the your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?” (Psalm 8:3-4)
One night, i was meditating on these two familiar verses and asked God for [...]
Posted in confessions of a homebody on January 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Forgiveness is the mental, and/or spiritual process of ceasing to feel resentment, indignation or anger against another person for a perceived offense, difference or mistake, or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution. (Wikipedia)
“As far as the east us from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:12)
“It is easier to [...]
