her time capsule.
hence, more updated.

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

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.

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?

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

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