An Inspiring Love Story

This sure puts life in perspective...
Enjoy your moments...That is all we have...

THE WEDDING...



Her name is Katie Kirkpatrick, 21 year old. Next to her is her fiance, Nick 23. This picture was taken prior to their wedding January 11th, 2005. Katie has terminal cancer and spends hour in chemotherapy. Here, Nick awaits while she finishes one of the sessions...



Even in pain and dealing with her organs shutting down, with the help of morphine, Katie took care of every single part of the wedding planning. Her dress had to be adjusted several times due to Katie's constant weight loss.



An expected guest was her oxygen tank. Katie had to use it during the ceremony and reception. The other couple in this picture is Nick's parents, very emotional with the wedding and ofcourse to see their son marrying the girl he fell in love when he was adolescent.



Katie, in a wheelchair listening to her husband and friends singing to her.

In the middle of the party, Katie had to rest for a bit and catch her breath. The pain does not allow her to stand for a long period of time.



Katie died 5 days after her wedding. To see a fragile woman dress as bride with a beautiful smile makes you think...happiness is always there within reach, no matter how long it lasts...Lets enjoy life and don't live a complicated life. Life is too short.

Work as if it was your first day.
Forgive as soon as possible.
Love without boundaries.
Laugh without control
and never stop smiling...

We have to pray for those suffering from cancer. We all have close to our heart.
Keep this going.
Prayers are always answered.



Attitudes are contagious,
Is yours worth catching?

About HARRY POTTER Film

The other night, I was at home watching the movie "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" with my 15 year old cousin Nemie, who, at her age, has become curious about the ways of love. It was cute to see her blushing in certain scenes that involved Harry and his love interest Ginny, and laugh out loud at the foibles of Ron and Lavender.

I couldn't help but smile and remember how it was for me and many of my friends back in the 90's- who was like Harry, Ron, Hermione,, Ginny and Lavender or even Luna Lovegood?

Of all Harry Potter films, this one is the best because it presents the human dimension of the young wizards. In this movie, as in real life, the young wizards discover there is no magic formula to help them navigate their teen years. The intertwining stories of romance, jealousy, crushes, unrequited love and romantic rivalries might also feel familiar to anyone who has been a teenager.

Actress Emma Watsons, who plays Hermione Granger, says, "For me, this film feels more like a romantic comedy than the others, in the sense that we get to see them coping with first love, jealousy, insecurity and all the usual things involved in dating."
I found many teachable moments that opened discussions on love, affection, jealousy and loyalty with my cousin...

Solar Eclipse Viewing

July 22 is an important day to the astronomical community as the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century happened last Wednesday. Astrocamp Observatory at MOA's San Miguel by the Bay is at the center of the action as astronomers and other science enthusiasts flocked to this one of a kind in mall observatory. Telescopes fitted with special filters allowed visitors to view the solar eclipse. Though only about 49% visible in the Philippines, the viewers experienced a once in a lifetime event that will only maybe happen again on year 2132. People are bound to have a very exciting day of fun viewing it...

PREDICTION

Never heard of possibility of prediction of earth quakes or tsunami’s as below
Except the possibility of changes in gravitational pulls from celestial bodies



“Hello there. I just wanted to let you know that please stay away from the beaches all around in the month of July. There is a prediction that there will be another tsunami hitting on July 22nd. It is also when there will be sun eclipse. Predicted that it is going to be really bad and countries like Malaysia (Sabah & Sarawak), Singapore, Maldives, Australia, Mauritius, Si Lanka, India, Indonesia, Philippines are going to be badly hit. Please try and stay away from the beaches in July. Better to be safe than sorry. Please pass the word around.”

Classical Music

According to Edgar Cayce’ prediction “sound is the medicine for the 21st century”. His prediction is proven correct; one of the amazing findings of the 21st century is classical music.

There are increasing numbers of experts that testify the surprising benefits of classical music:

1. February 2005 (Journal of Advance nursing):

Found that older adults with sleep problems who listened for about 45 minutes to soft music at bedtime reported 35% improvement in their sleep.

Classical music is proven therapeutic to a lot of illness such as old age related conditions (like alzheimer), Brain injury, acute pain including mothers in labor, and physical disabilities. That is why in US classical music is played in psychiatric hospitals and rehabilitation centers.

One hospital study found that heart patients received the same anxiety benefits from listening to 30 minutes classical music as they did from taking drug valium.

2. 2004 (London, England)

British Transport police play classical music to underground stations in some of the areas most dangerous neighborhoods. After 6 months of playing the music,

Robberies were cut by 33% , Staff assaults decreased by 25%, vandalism went down to 37%

3. 2001 (West Palm beach, Florida)

“It’s not practical to have a cop sitting there all day long”

“So what do we you do?”

“How do you change the scope of the neighborhood ”

Cops installed a CD player and speakers on an abandoned building in a crime- ridden neighborhood. After playing the music for 24 hours a day for about 3 months, Shootings, theft, loiterers and drug deal decreased.

4. Some supermarkets and stores in the US piped in music in their place. According to them classical music tend to put shoppers at ease, relax and look at the items for sale.

5. In the office classical music is used to reduce mood disturbance and job burnout.

If just playing classical music can resolve issues in our country why not use them. First world countries are already using Classical music to help resolve their country’s issues why not use the same formula to help our country?

Who Mocked GOD?

DID YOU KNOW THESE FACTS?

I'M SURE DIDN'T 'TILL NOW..

Death is certain but the Bible speaks about untimely
death!
Make a personal reflection about this.....
Very interesting, read until the end.....
It is written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7):

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked"
For whatsoever a man sow,
That shall he also reap.

Here are some men and women
Who mocked God :

> John Lennon (Singer)

Some years before, during his interview with an American
Magazine, he said:

"Christianity will end, it will disappear."
I do not have to argue about
that. I am certain.
Jesus was ok, but his subjects were too simple, today we
are more famous than Him' (1966).
Lennon, after saying that the Beatles were more famous than
Jesus Christ, was shot six times.

> Tancredo Neves (President of Brazil ):

During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got 500,000
votes from his party, not even God would remove him from
Presidency.
Sure he got the votes, but he got sick a day before being
made President, then he died.

> Cazuza (Bi-sexual Brazilian composer, singer and
poet):

During A show in Canecio ( Rio de Janeiro ),
While smoking his cigarette, he puffed out some smoke into
the air and said:'God, that's for
you.'
He died at the age of 32 of LUNG CANCER in a horrible
manner.

> The man who built the Titanic

After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked him how
safe the Titanic would be.
With an ironic tone he said:

'Not even God can sink it'

The result: I think you all know what happened to the
Titanic

> Marilyn Monroe (Actress)

She was visited by Billy Graham during a presentation of a
show.
He said the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to
her.
After hearing what the Preacher had to say, she
said:

'I don't need your Jesus'.

A week later, she was found dead in her
apartment

> Bon Scott (Singer)

The ex-vocalist of the AC/DC. On one of his 1979 songs he
sang:

'Don't stop me; I'm going down all the way,
down the highway to hell'.

On the 19th of February 1980, Bon Scott was found dead, he
had been choked by his own vomit.

> Campinas (IN 2005)

In Campinas , Brazil a group of friends, drunk, went to
pick up a friend.....

The mother accompanied her to the car and was so worried
about the drunkenness of her friends and she said to the
daughter holding her hand, who was already seated in the
car:

'My Daughter, Go With God And May He Protect
You.'

She responded: 'Only If He (God) Travels In The Trunk,
Cause Inside Here.....It's Already Full

Hours later, news came by that they had been involved in a
fatal accident, everyone had died,
the car could not be recognized what type of car it had
been, but surprisingly, the trunk was intact.

The police said there was no way the trunk could have
remained intact. To their surprise, inside the trunk was a
crate of eggs, none was broken

> Christine Hewitt (Jamaican Journalist and
entertainer)
said the Bible (Word of God) was the worst book ever
written.

In June 2006 she was found burnt beyond recognition in her
motor vehicle.

Many more important people have forgotten that there is no
other name that was given so much authority as the name of
Jesus.

Many have died, but only Jesus died and rose again, and he
is still alive.

I have done my part, Jesus said.

'If you are embarrassed about me,
I will also be embarrassed about you before my
father.'

ALL ABOUT LOVE...

While I was walking, I stopped for a while and thought of things I don't have. Then I realize that the happiest moment of all people does not necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.

In the gateway of my heart, I put a sign that says, "No Trespassing" but love came laughing and said, "I enter everywhere". Love knows no reasons, love no lies - love defies all reasons. Love has no eyes. But love is not blind - love sees, but it doesn't mind. Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance, and you find that you still care for that person. Love is supposed to be the most wonderful feeling. It should inspire you and give you joy and strenght. But sometimes the things that give you joy and strenght can also hurt you in the end. It starts with a smile, develops with a kiss and ends with fear.

When you love, you must not expect something in return. If you do, you're not loving but investing. If you love, you must prepare to accept pain. For if you only accept happiness, you're not loving but using. Don't go for looks, it can deceive. Don't go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile 'cause only a smile makes a day seem bright.

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly on them and not only to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. Never try to impress someone to make him fall in love with you, 'cause when you do, you'll have to keep that standard for the rest of your life.

A sad thing about life is that when you meet someone who means a lot to you and you'll find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have to let him go. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one sothat when we finally meet the right person, we should know how to be grateful for the gift. We often times don't see reason why we don't always get what we want, but in the end of it all,we realize that what we wanted wasn't meant for us after all - everything happens for a reason. When you feel down because you didn't get what you wanted, just sit tight and be happy because God's thinking of something better for you.

It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. It's always better to have found the courage to love even if you lose it in the end rather than never finding love because you were too afraid to face its challenge. The greatest regrets in our lives are the risks we did not take. If you think something will make you happy , go for it. Remember, that you pass this way only once.

Love, no matter how hard you find it, you won't see it. No matter hard you try, you won't get it. But when you're about to give up, it comes. Sometimes, the love we are looking for is right in front of us, too close for the eyes to see. So close your eyes and let you're heart see itself. There are thing you love to hear but you can never hear it from the person who says it with his heart. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want, it doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. There are so many stars in the sky, only some radiant enough to be noticed. Among those you choose to ignore is the one who is willing to shine for you forever even if glance remains elsewhere.

God never closes the door without a window. He always gives something better when he takes something away. Heartbreaks will last as long as you want and out deep as you allow them to go. Challenge is not how to survive heartbreaks but learn from them. In relationships, thank God when you're hurting or crying. There, you are given the chance to measure the importance of the relationship of the person and of yourself...when you grow...you don't become a better person because you experience suffering. We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, "why did this happen to me?" unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way. When God puts tear in your eyes, it's because He wants to put a rainbow in your heart.

There are things that we never want to let go of...people we never want to leave behind, but keep in mind that letting go is not the end of the world. It's the beginning of the new life. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You can't go on well in life when you can't let go of your past failures and heartaches. To let go is not to deny, but to accept. To let go is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future. To let go is fear less and love more.

Don't be afraid to break someone's heart or leave your heart broken because that's how relationship are when you are young- they are stepping stones for the main one. Follow your heart. It might not always be right but despite the pain, you'll have memories that will make you smile even once and every rare while. It is better to have the person you love right now, than have them later and lose them forever. Love has its time., season and own reasons. You can't ask it to say for you can only embrace it as it comes and be glad that for a moment ihn your life, it was yuors. Each of us is given a pocketful of time to spend however we may. We use what we will. We waste what we will. But we can never get back a day. Don't let each moment pass you by.' for within the twinkling of an eye, that moment shall go and the feeling shall die. It might be too late when you open your eyes. Don't be so busy planning the life you're going to have that you fail to appreciate the one that you've already been given. Dream what you want to dream; go where you wantgo; be what you want to be, 'cause you only have one life and one chance to do all things you want in life. We are never given dreams without the power to make it come true.

A heart truly in love never loses hope but always believe in the promise of love no matter how long the time and how far the distance is. Never say goodye when you still want to try. Never give up when you still want to take and never say you don't love the person anymore when you can't let go. True love doesn't have ending, that's because true love doesn't have an ending...