Dear mouse, I never wear a new dress for Christmas although I bought several for the occasion when I was still socially active attending a lot of parties. I wore them before Christmas eve. But for the actual Christmas day, you can see me wearing an old dress. It was several Christmases ago when I [...]
Posts under ‘Food for the Soul’
Painful emotions and grief management
Dear mouse, Today is the death anniversary of my dad. Almost exactly a month of being comatose after he suffered a stroke. That was the day before my brother’s birthday who was turning two then and a week after another brother’s birthday. If it was an emotional journey for the family, it could be compared [...]
A Rose for each prayer for a friend
Dear mouse, Jim Paredes of my favorite APO(his family moved to Australia ten months ago)talked about his coping with loneliness and adjustments as an immigrant. He wrote in his blog: But we all know that life isn’t always as predictable as we wish it would be. No matter how much we plan and second-guess how [...]
Love and friendship
Dear mouse, I did not know until someone asked me if I am taking anti-depressants. Diabetics are prone to depression. This is compounded by a medication that promotes depressing feeling. I said no. What keeps me afloat are the jokes, articles from friends and the videos I share in this blog. And of course the [...]
The Deer in the Highway
Dear mouse, There are times when I have question to the Supreme Being that I want an instant reply. So I asked for a sign. While on our way, to the park, I wanted a sign that is impossible to happen. (ganiyan ako Virginia, I do not ask for things that I can easily see). [...]
