I still have some holiday hang-over and I badly need to catch up on my sleep before I start working again tomorrow. It seems the celebration is not yet over and I’m still in a festive mood.

Looking back at 2007, the year that was and will never be… I realize, that it was generally a good year for me. My Lupus was quite in remission and although I had my share of “bad days” I think I had more “good days” and no major hospital confinement, that alone was a tremendous blessing that I need to be thankful for. Yes, there had been days that I was forced to stay in bed because of severe pain and unexplained fatigue and I have been ranting about it every now and then, somehow I have learned to accept that it’s all part of this unfortunate chronic illness that I have and although I still have no idea why God gave me this, I am still keeping my hopeful spirit that He has the best laid plans for my life and all I need to do is to keep the faith and trust in Him.

My heart took a back seat this year, it has been in turmoil and many times I blame my broken heart for the sudden gush of loneliness and emptiness that I felt in the past year. Although I am still in the very long dark tunnel at this point, somehow I still believe that in every dark tunnel, no matter how long it might have been, I can be sure that I can find light at the end of it. I probably just need to be more patient.

It was a year that was… It has been a wild roller coaster ride with Lupus and I have been told that it’s gonna stay with me for a long time even forever but that won’t stop me from living the way that I want to and the way that God wants me too.

Another Christmas had passed and I hope that amidst all the celebration and festivity of the yuletide season, we were able to take a moment and reflect on the reason why we celebrate Christmas. Do you know the Nazareth history? We may have heard about how Jesus was born in Bethlehem and He was raised to be a fine boy in Nazareth Jerusalem before He became the savior that saved us all. The Nazareth cross brings us back to where it all started and reminds us the reason why we celebrate Christmas.

Now, that the holidays are over maybe some of you gained a little weight from all the party. Well, who can resist all those delicious food and there’s nothing more enjoyable than to eat out together with your family and friends, and you tell yourself it’s the holidays and you’ll just lose the weight as soon as the holiday is over. Well, gaining weight is easy, losing it is such a big burden and some may try to exercise, dieting or even takes up diet pills but whatever you choose to do just stay focus and discipline yourself.