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Friday, November 23, 2007

E-mail ti Maysa a Gayyem

Maysa a gayyemko (Beth ti naganna) ditoy America iti nadiagnose nga addaan it lung cancer sangapulo a taw-enen ti napalabas. Adda iti kababaan a parte ti lungna ti maysa a bassit a cancerous mass. Inoperada isuna ket nalakada laeng nga inikkat. Nalusotanna daytoy a cancer ta sangapulo a taw-enen ngarud iti napalabas.



Ngem idi napan a lawas kalpasan ti physical check-upna iti tinaw-en, naduktalan ti doktorna a nagsubli ti cancerna! Ti rigatna ita ket cancer nodules ti nakitada! Kasla koma bagas a naywarakiwak iti lungna.

Iny-email-na kaniak ti maysa nga e-mail ti gayyemna idi maammuanna daytoy ti sakit ti gayyemko. Daytoy gayyemna (Joe ti naganna) ken ti asawana (Maria) ket nagtaengda diay Florida iti tallo a taw-en ngem agdidianda itan diay Michigan. Addada laeng ditoy Ohio no umayda agatendar ti Block Rosary prayer meeting ti gayyemna nga addaan iti sakit a cancer. Dua ti annak dagitoy gagayyemna. Connie ti inuna-an a babai ket Ronald ti inuddian a lalaki.

Ti lugar a Carey, Ohio a mabasa iti surat (e-mail) iti baba ket maysa a National Shrine ti Virgin Mary ditoy America. Adda dakkel a milagro a napasamak ditoy idi nabayagen a tiempo.


Beth,

Maria and I were not too happy on learning the news about your health last night, most especially because this news is about the health of one very close friend .

When we go back to Michigan today, we will stop by Carey , Ohio . We will pray hard for you. I know you may not believe us if we say you’re going to be fine. But prayers can change things! They can do miracles!

When Ronald was little there was one time when he got sick. Maria got worried and if she is worried I know it must be very serious! So I knelt down before the little altar in our bedroom and prayed hard with tears in my eyes! God answered my prayers because Ronald got better!

Years ago- I don’t exactly remember anymore how long ago it was- Connie had one small lump removed from her breast. I got worried that the lump might be something that’s not too good but I prayed hard to God! And God answered my prayers because the lump was something else, something not to worry about.

Same thing happened to Maria when we were in Florida . But again I prayed hard to God! This time I even prayed with complete submission to His will. I prayed to Him with an open mind that if He did not answer my prayers then there’s nothing much I could do, that if He did not answer my prayers, there must be some better underlying reasons for me and my family. Nobody can read God’s mind. But- with prayers that are prayed so hard- He let my worries and fears go away!

Again, one day when we were still in Florida , Maria was complaining about pain on her back. She went to see her doctor. Her doctor inserted some catheter to her heart through a vein in her thigh to find out if there was any blockade in one or some of her coronary arteries. Again I turned to the only One I can depend on. And what else? He answered my prayers! Maria’s pain on her back was caused by something else.

Last night during our Block Rosary prayer meeting, I didn’t know that the prayer that Anna* and George* inserted before the song “Let There Be Peace…” was meant for you. I believe that if all of you in your Block Rosary group pray hard for you, if we storm the high heavens with prayers, you’re going to be fine.

This is one one of the very special e-mails that I may have written but I don’t know how else Maria and I can support you.

Joe











*Miembro ti Block Rosary group ti gayyemko nga addaan iti cancer.

(Tapno maprotektaran ti identity dagiti tao iti daytoy nga artikulo, dagiti nagan a naysurat ket saan a pudno ken ti ladawan iti ngato ket saan a pudno a ladawan ti gayyemko nga adda sakitna)

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Dagiti Bulong ti Autumn

Nagdaras ti panaglabas ti aldaw. Immay ti summer ngem kasla pimmanaw a sigida. Lumamiis manen ti tiempo ken mangrugi manen nga agisu-ot ti jacket dagiti tao. Ti laeng magustuak no sumrek ti autumn ket dagiti panagbaliw ti maris dagiti bulong ti kaykayo.
















Ti ladawan iti baba ket isu ti danaw nga asideg ti opisinak. Ditoy nga umayak ag"brisk walking" idi summer ngem ita saanen ta medio lumamiisen iti ruar. Awan unayen dagiti tao nga umay agpagnapagna ditoy.















Ngem uray no nalamiis ti tiempo, adda pay laeng dagiti pato nga umay aglangoy iti danaw a kas makita iti ladawan ti baba.

















Adda lakay nga immay nagpakan iti pato ngem idi na-uman a nagpakpakan, timmalikoden sa pimmanaw.

















No nadaraskan a ma-uma kadagiti dati nga ar-aramidem, saan a napintas daytoy ta daytoy ti rugi ti sakit ti rikna a kunkunada iti Ingles ti depression!

Sunday, November 11, 2007

A Lover's Regret















The wall cracks,
The trumpet blares…
Then deep into the night
I hear someone moaning
Asking for more, more and more
So I give more, more and more
Till I feel I'm running out of breath
Or am I slowly dying?
What a fool I am!
I am searching for a moon that has set
A sun that is not rising.