bellybutton. say it. it sounds funny.

laugh at the face
of boredom

navigate using the bars above
gracias.

www.janreine.tumblr.com

her time capsule.
hence, more updated.

Better Than I

by david campbell

I thought I did what’s right
I thought I had the answers
I thought I chose the surest road
But that road brought me here

So I put up a fight
And told you how to help me
Now just when I have given up
The truth is coming clear

You know better than I
You know the way
I’ve let go the need to know why
For you know better than I

If this has been a test
I cannot see the reason
But maybe knowing I don’t know
Is part of getting through

I try to do what’s best
And faith has made it easy
To see the best thing I can do
Is put my trust in you

For You know better than I
You know the way
I’ve let go the need to know why
For you know better than I

I saw one cloud and thought it was a sky
I saw a bird and thought that I could follow
But it was you who taught that bird to fly
If I let you reach me will you teach me

For You know better than I
You know the way
I’ve let go the need to know why
I’ll take what answers you supply
You know better than I

U . T U B E . ♥

better than i
by david campbell

P R O F I L E

nice meeting you too.

yep, my name's janreine. you can call me reine. at least that's what most people call me. jan.reine@yahoo.com. januarythirteeneightysix. working as a nurse has been a rollercoaster. as much as i love doing it, it's exhausting yet fulfilling. a simple thank you and a smile from my patients makes my day. i praise God for my family and my friends. even though i don't get to see them due to distance, that doesn't mean i don't think about them everyday. my church family is awesome too. i think i'm a homebody type-of-person. simple things amuses me. Jesus keeps me sane all the time. even though things has been and will always be unpredictable, i know HE got me.

T H I R T E E N
RANDOM FACTS

name's reine.

ONE i love Jesus and He's always gonna be my reason. matthew 6:33. TWO sleeping has been my recent favorite past-time hobby. THREE i don't know why but i get easily attached to kids. FOUR blowing dandelions cheers me up. FIVE i am kinda addicted to facebook. SIX i am still in this journey of finding my own purpose in life. SEVEN everybody loves to go the zoo. i do but come on, who doesn't? EIGHT i'm not hard to please. just smile, i'll be your friend instantly. NINE mountaintops, lighthouses, waterfalls, hotair balloons, stargazing & sunsets: priceless happiness TEN simplicity is beauty. ELEVEN i don't know how to sing. mkay, i do sing but i'm out of tune most of the time. TWELVE before i grow old, i'm dedicated to learn how to play piano. THIRTEEN i think sushi is one of the greatest food invention. salmon skin?

T O D O L I S T

yeah right reine

[ ] eat breakfast everyday
[ ] upload pictures
[ ] get-in-touch with people
[ ] clean my room
[ ] update this blog

P L U G - I N
T O T H E
S O U R C E

be blessed

When a potter bakes a pot, he checks its solidity by pulling it out of the oven and thumping it. If it “sings,” it’s ready. If it “thuds,” it’s placed back in the oven. The character of a person is also checked by thumping.

Been thumped lately?

Late-night phone calls. Grouchy teacher. Grumpy moms. Burnt meals. Flat tires. You’ve-got-to-be-kidding deadlines. Those are thumps.

Thumps are those irritating inconveniences that trigger the worst in us. They catch us off guard. Flat-footed. They aren’t big enough to be crises, but if you get enough of them, watch out! Traffic jams. Long lines. Empty mailboxes. Dirty clothes on the floor. Even as I write this, I’m being thumped. Because of interruptions, it has taken me almost two hours to write these two paragraphs.

Thump. Thump. Thump.
How do I respond? Do I sing, or do I thud?

Jesus said that out of the nature of the heart a man speaks (Luke 6:45). There’s nothing like a good thump to reveal the nature of a heart. The true character of a person is seen not in momentary heroics but in the thump-packed humdrum of day-to-day living.

If you have a tendency to thud more than you sing, take heart. There is hope for us “thudders”: Begin by thanking God for thumps. I don’t mean a half-hearted thank-you. I mean a rejoicing, jumping-for-joy thank-you from the bottom of your heart (James 1:2). Chances are that God is doing the thumping. And he’s doing it for your own good.

So every thump is a reminder that God is molding you (Hebrews 12:5-8).

Learn from each thump. Face up to the fact that you are not “thump-proof.” You are going to be tested from now on. You might as well learn from the thumps—you can’t avoid them. Look upon each inconvenience as an opportunity to develop patience and persistence. Each thump will help you or hurt you, depending on how you use it.

Be aware of “thump-slump” times. Know your pressure periods. For me, Mondays are infamous for causing thump-slumps. Fridays can be just as bad. For all of us, there are times during the week when we can anticipate an unusual amount of thumping. The best way to handle thump-slump times? Head on. Bolster yourself with extra prayer, and don’t give up.

Remember no thump is disastrous. All thumps work for good if we are loving and obeying God.

Thump-Thud, Thump-Thud
-Max Lucado

da twenty-seventh

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

da twenty-seventh

it's already 1:20 in the morning. feeling a little tired but not sleepy still. so i thought why not update my blog even for just a while. and besides, i kinda missed it. my last post was a week ago, my finals day. i just read it a while ago and i can't believe how depressed i was that nite. but good news. i passed. i was so happy when i saw my grade online and i did pass. God answered my prayers. i am so grateful to Him.

as of now, im just enjoying my vacation. this is what i've been requesting for quite a while: a BIG break from acads and all these nursing stuffs. and finally, it's here. im on my winter break till the end of january. yay! but then again, that doesn't mean i'll be doing nothing at all, i need to start reviewing for the chapters assigned for the upcoming spring sem. i heard it's going to be harder. oh no! cguro i'll just grab the opportunities i have right now, these free times where i can scan thru my book and read ahead para for once, ndi na nmn ako nagkacram. bought 2 NCLEX reviewer as well. i just hope this break would be as productive as i have planned.

im still bankrupt too! i havent started working yet, been busy dozing off and doing nothing at home. guess the-lazy-side-of-reine comes into play againi. hate it. hopefully on wednesday i'll start again. few more days and i'll be oriented with my new work: PCT. can't wait. but for the meantime, gotta stick with my patient watching. sigh.

setting those things aside, tonite i wanna greet a special friend a happy birthday. i never thought i would be this close to this person. lingyao, happee boitday! thank you for everything. the smiles. the friendship. the prayers. the care. the thoughtfulness. simple things. sa korning jokes. sweet lil stuffs. everything. i wish you the best on your birthday. good health and success. God bless you! May you have many more birthdays to come (although you don't really like it coz age number's going up..) but still, happy birthday and just know, im always here..hugz!

what's more with this day? here:

"congratulations! a star in the heavens has been named for you. the new star name and the telescopic coordinates will be placed in int'l star registry's vault in switzerland and recorded in the astonomical compendium "your place in the cosmos, volume vii" to be filed in the united states copyright office."
"jan reine of cassiopeia RA 1h18m16s D 54'18"

never thought one of my wishes would come true. thanks is not enough. but still, can't think of any other way. so as of tonite, with a sincere heart, a hug and a big smile: thank you very very much.

said bellybutton
five times fast
@ 2:21 AM
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