Children continue dying from cancer...

My heart sinks learning of little ones suffering so much. No child should endure pain. They are so innocent and pure and beautiful. Maybe that is why God is taking them back.

It's Good Friday!

I am copying a segment from Pastor Asher's blog that I found very powerful:

As I read today’s Gospel (John 18:1-19:42), I was trying to imagine myself in the story and to figure out who am I relating to the most this time around. Last year I found myself relating to the soldier who pierced Jesus’ side with a spear. Strangely enough, this year it was Pontius Pilate who captured my imagination. Pilate did not harbor malice, anger, hatred, or any other ill feelings towards Jesus. He was a Roman bureaucrat and an able administrator trying to maintain fragile peace in a peripheral province of the Roman Empire. He had the power and resources to change things. He also had a conscience that warned him from harming Jesus (not to mention a wife who told him to do the right thing). Somehow, Pilate ended up standing idly by, washing his hands of any involvement and blaming others for the injustice.

Thousands of people in the word starved today; thousands more died because of object poverty. Millions of children around the world and in our own country did not go to school because education is not available to them or because they cannot afford it; many families are worried about losing their homes, our economy is not doing too well, there are wars and armed conflicts all over the globe. None of these are my fault. I am neither advocating nor actively supporting these problems… Unfortunately, my silence and inaction are saying something… Jesus is still crucified every day …

“whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 NIV

All of us have at least some of the ability and the knowledge. Most of us lack the desire or the drive…

Thank you for the lesson, pastor! It's a good one!

Okay! We are getting there!

Had my OB appointment today and they told me I am 2cm dilated and 80% effaced. Same thing happened with Emma, and she came exactly 2 weeks after these news. So I am thinking 2 more weeks of whale-status... Of course, we never know. She could drag it out to the end easily. We are scheduled for C-section om May 10th at 10am, which is 3 weeks from now, so either way, the time is near! I get to hold, and meet Hanna-banana soon!

Graceface is adorable. She is getting a cold again, which I am not happy about. I hope we can get over it without fever, ear infection or other fine ailments that can develop. I wonder how she will be with Hanna.

I also wonder if I can make some progress with Fam-fam, our pit-bull/golden retriever. She's been quite aggressive lately, and it concerns me, since we'll be having 2 little girls running around the house. I love my pooch and would be devastated if I had to part with her, so I am determined to start some training. It's weird because she was fine all this time and I don't know why she gets so ticked off lately.

Anyways, I'll be in touch soon...hopefully with Banana pics! :)

Haven't checked in in a while...

So we are down to the final stretch before Hanna joins the family. I am well, and pretty much pain-free so far, and thankfully, the terrors of the third trimester managed to avoid me so far. Hoping for the next 3-4 weeks to go just as smooth. I am scheduled for a repeat C-section on May 10th, but in my heart I am sort of expecting Hanna to arrive on the 4th-ish. We'll see.

In the meantime my BIG girl turned 2 years old! She is just adorable, and had a wonderful birthday! I am the luckiest mommy to have my Emma. I hope Hanna will be a great baby too.

Healthy and happy and loved and blessed with a long fruitful life.
Healthy and happy and loved and blessed with a long fruitful life.
Healthy and happy and loved and blessed with a long fruitful life.

That is all I want for my girls. I love them so much! It is unbelievable how much a parent can love their child. There are no words to describe it. I feel pretty prepared for welcoming Hanna. Her room is done. Her car seat is installed. She has more clothes than a celebrity. The only thing I have no clue how I will do is juggle all my tasks with a newborn and a toddler. I pray that it will be a breeze.

I also pray that I can be a good, responsible mother. I want to teach them love and truth. Amen