Wifely Steps

Tweet Pyro is a three-year-old boy who has lung cancer. He was diagnosed with the sickness a year ago. He has been undergoing surgery and chemotherapy since. It is really heartbreaking to know that such a young child (still a baby, right?!) is facing this dreaded disease. His Aunt Mec chronicles his brave battles in [...]

Tweet My youngest sister is an English teacher. In one lesson, she brought a poem of William Ernest Henley’s to life. The poem is called “Invictus.” The awakening she triggered in her students is extraordinary. Perhaps you can learn something from her lesson too, as I have. I am the master of my fate: I [...]

Tweet Secrets. Classified info. Sometimes juicy, sometimes dark. Whispers. Hidden desires. Trade secrets. Intimate. Private. Codes. Skeletons in the closet. Do not enter. Confidential. Under wraps. Ssshhh. Don’t tell a soul. You are not alone. We all have secrets. Post your secret under another name, another e-mail. I’ll respond to your secret with a similar [...]

Tweet I got tagged by the beautiful JMom. Interesting questions! And I’m tagging 5 of you too. 1. How often do you blog? Much too often. 2. Online Alias: Macaroni Girl. A cup of warm tarragon tea to the one who can guess why. 3. Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly knew? [...]

Tweet An old friend of mine said that. And we were bound to write about it. This round of Blogkadahan is very interesting. I love the different writing styles that came out. I admire the candor of my fellow writers. You will respond to each entry differently. There will be the mushy “awwwww,” the shocked [...]

Tweet There are a lot of books that talk about married life. Some paint pictures of marriage that are all roses and candy — good times, honeymoons that last for years, perfect portraits of happy couples. Other stories paint pictures of locks and keys — the secrets, the mysteries within a marriage. Then there are [...]

Tweet Nangyari na ba ito sa ‘yo? Walang ingay sa opisina kundi ang pag-type ng mga katrabaho mo, ang ring ng mga telepono, ang mga bulong ng ibang nagmi-meeting, ang pag-ci-click ng mouse habang pasurf-surf ng net nang biglang mapapatawa ka nang malakas? Isang halakhak na kagulat-gulat pero dedma ka nalang kung pinagtitinginan ka ng [...]

Tweet Pretend you live in that house on the right side of the picture, and that this wide green area is your backyard. What would you do differently? Will you leave it as it is, with wild herbs and bushes growing sporadically? Or will you construct a gazebo in one corner, or perhaps a hot [...]

Tweet That was a lot of fun! Thanks to all those who participated! It’s wonderful to get to know each one of you. There were old friends (from college, too!), bloggers who I’ve become friends with, blogging acquaintances and lots of new names. And there were those who thought they were invisible, but yes, I [...]