i had confession today. it has been so long since i had confession so today, the sacrament was so refreshing and so deeply wanted because i haven't had communion for months. i felt so far away from God as a result of this staying away.

i remembered bo's lecture on the sacraments and finally, i know how it is to celebrate a sacrament that reminded me of how simple yet how profound.

i am glad that fr boehme was the one who came out and heard my confession. he gave great homilies. there were some touch points: if i am serving with costs burdening my family, then that's the time service becomes not good and when i left my parish... did i hurt people? the first one was an affirmation about my decision to lay low and the second one, i felt yes. fr boehme just told me to explain... maybe people get hurt because of what i did without them knowing it... and lately, jaja and i exchanged emails about me hurting her... so i explained... hopefully, God will work his blessings so that we won't lose the friendship. i also felt how wonderful this confession really was... because i felt forgiven and i felt that now, i was open again to take Him in my journey.

i talked to sr.pilar already about my decision to become a volunteer for Pro-life due to my accepting another job. i love my job right now and i really am afraid of what trials i'll be facing again because of the uncertainties i'll be experiencing again in the corporate world. but when i got home and read my didache... fear not... let Him have all your fears... grabe ka talaga, Lord... and this... all in one day!

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i just wanted to share what Fr. said in the homily last sunday: we proclaim the Good News... but are we GOOD NEWS?

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i'm attending a seminar called teen sexuality teaching counseling workshop at pro-life and today, the topic was crisis counseling. i really learned a lot from ate ester... and she said something about managing anger... and i realized i haven't been very vocal about it... and i should start soon... but she gave a lot of pointers about it... it's so nice to share... i wonder if people in FC might need it...

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today was indeed a blessing. thank u lord!