bellybutton. say it. it sounds funny.

laugh at the face
of boredom

navigate using the bars above
gracias.

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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

comeback

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

okay, so i do miss this blogspot a LOT. even though things has been a bit crazy lately, i dont think that's mainly the reason why ive been postponing my usual blogging recently. i think its more of an idea what will be the best comeback after all the new "redo" of my blogspot. sorta kinda britney spears' awaited supposed-to-be comeback. um, yeah.

work has been interesting recently. looking back, i cant help but to just smile it off even though you're not supposed to when you consider yourself normal. being able to work in the hospital made me feel i have to grow up and be an adult too fast. i feel that i have to embrace the "transition" phase whether i like it or not.

do not get me wrong, i do love my job a LOT. YES, even though there's never a day i havent mumbled to myself that im going to retire early next year. YES, even though i get to go home almost 3 hours overtime without getting paid. YES, even though i have to wake up early everyday and get to miss breakfast and lunch most of the time. and for many more reasons, YES i still and will always love my job.

but my professor is right, "nobody said it would be very easy".

she is definitely right. in hospital, you dont get to meet people at their best. either theyre tired, weak, angry, helpless, hopeless, dying, agitated, confused, or really really sick. i realized as i start working as a nurse, you just dont go to work just because you have to. or because thats your job. i realized that you have to go to work wanting to be there to help. to actually care and apply in heart what it really means to be a nurse.

and shes right because its never easy. your lucky if the relationship between the patient and you is a two way street. but most of the time, its never the case. you help and you do everything for them and yet they will complain about you, slap you, curse at you - name it. but you cannot blame them because you cant. they are patients and thats the end of the story.

its not easy because its always easy to fight back. to defend yourself. to complain back. to ignore them. to just give up and call it a day. easier than actually being patient and caring to them.

ive been off orientation for the past two weeks and it has been rollercoaster. but yeah, i might puke, i might pass out, my face might turn green, i might be scared, i might be yelling for joy or shouting out of fear, my hands might get too cold - no matter how fast my heart beats...its still a rollercoaster i would say worth trying for.

yep, its just past 7 and im already yawning. thank you dear God for helping me get through this day.

said bellybutton
five times fast
@ 7:40 PM
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