The Grey Shadow

Today, by the grace of God, I am officially 37 years old. The day went smoothly, but busy. I am grateful to our Lord for His care and continued protection.

“And I commend joy, for man has no good thing under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 8:15, ESV [show]Ecclesiastes 8:15 [15]And I commend joy, for man has no good thing under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun. (ESV)
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It’s been a long time since my last post. Of course this is an uninentended condition; I really meant to post more often. However, besides the usual deluge of work that I have to deal with, my father in law (Don Victorio) was hospitalized again due to complications of his heart disease.

These weeks were really trying and tiring for all of us; and our ability to function properly in our jobs and our society was put to some serious tests. Thankfully, Don Victorio was stabilized and discharged from the hospital, and now he is recovering at home. Please keep praying for his continued recovery.

And, by the way, I upgraded to WordPress 2.2.3 in the meantime. Upgrade is recommended. Go get it!

I was awaiting the onset of last Sunday with some anxiety. As you might have known from my previous posts, our church is through changing times; and yesterday we held an administrative session to take care of things. I prepared a lot of materials for that session which, while it had a short item list on its agenda, was very important. Thankfully, the session went over rather smoothly, and so far everything looks fine. You can say I was relieved.

After that, I picked up my wife from a nearby Roman Catholic Mass, and went over to my parents. We were invited to a karu guasu (big feast) barbecue at my aunt’s place because Doña Florencia, a relative to our mothers who lives at my grandmother’s hometown, San Pedro, would visit and would like to meet us. She brought several of her children, and many of them are active in politics. One of them is a Senator, other is a Congressman, the other is the town mayor, and other, a physician, is director of the town’s hospital. A daughter lives here.

However, Dad chose not to go. I can understand him; I also dread big gatherings. We stayed at my parent’s keeping company with Dad while the others went to my aunt’s for the big barbecue. We bought some delicious pasta, and had a great time with some great conversation.

Having that administrative session behind is great. One big hurdle less, one to go…