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The flowers that God planted...

I had such a busy morning today. Although I had moved my students' collaborative learning group exercise to next week so we could use our class time to review for their first exam, I still had a lot of preparation to do for class. I also had to yet to finalize the midterm exam questions and make sure my students could answer them in 50 minutes. *wink* Needless to say, I was exhausted, bordering on crabby. I normally like Fridays because I have the office to myself (I share my tiny office with this girl who thinks aloud in an annoying, shrill, pa-cute voice and asks me questions just when I'm neck-deep in work. Her supervisors--no offense meant--also like to think aloud...while looking over her shoulder! One of them just barges in and out of the office and gives her orders left and right in his snooty, nasal tone.) So I'm usually in a good mood whenever Friday rolls around. But today, I just felt so down and I couldn't wait to get out of my office.

Thank God for a friend who reached out to me just when I was feeling so low. Her refreshing e-mail and thoughtful ways brightened my day. This friend is none other than my good friend Nang Ethel. She sent me some "siggies," which I will be uploading to my blog template soon. I was so touched! Nang, words can't even express how grateful I am for your thoughtfulness. It means a lot to me. Salamat kaayo! Luv you!

The reason for the title of this post? I remember reading somewhere in Henri Nouwen's Here and Now: Living in the Spirit that we can get too busy with our lives and our respective concerns and worries, that we tend to forget the flowers that God planted along our path. The flowers that God sends us exist in different forms--like the laughter of a child, the voice of a friend, or a word or gesture of kindness from a virtual stranger. All these can make a profound difference when one is struggling or just having a bad day. However, when we're too engrossed with our own issues, we run the risk of being indifferent to the flowers that the Creator sends our way.

As a human being, I'm not above such a tendency. And so I'm glad my ever-faithful God meets me at my level and creatively shows me the flowers God has planted as I go on with my journey. Who would have thought God uses e-mail and blogging, too? Just when I was feeling so low (for reasons some of you might know), an angel reached out across the blogosphere to show me that I do matter in the greater scheme of things. The "siggies" I received from someone who took time out to do them were a source of comfort on a gloomy day. That's enough to lift my spirits.

I leave you with a glimpse of the beautiful "flowers" God sent me today. May you find these a source of inspiration, as I have.
















Have a restful and blessed weekend, everyone!

found herself @ 2:22 PM