I am not sure you have heard of Eddie Arcaro before. I haven't either until last Friday that his story was sent to me. It didn't take me so long to decide to share this wonderful story with everybody I know.This is a story of singleness of mind, focus or whatever you choose to call it. When we want to achieve our dreams, DETERMINATION is needed because we will all come across so many challenges before attaining the height we are pursuing.Visit the link below to read how Eddie overcame all the obstacles he came across:

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father hadpurchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible. Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly father which is in heaven, give to those who ask Him?" As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...PAID IN FULL. How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?

The Lord is my Shepherd = That's Relationship!

I shall not want = That's Supply!

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures = That's Rest!

He leadeth me beside the still waters = That's Refreshment!

He restoreth my soul = That's Healing!

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness = That's Guidance!

For His name sake = That's Purpose!

Yea, though I walk through the valley of t he shadow of death = That's Tribulations!

I will fear no evil = That's Protection!

For Thou art with me = That's Faithfulness!

Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me = That's Discipline!

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies = That's Hope!

Thou annointest my head with oil = That's Consecration!

My cup runneth over = That's Abundance!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life = That's Blessing!

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord = That's Security!

Forever = That's Eternity!

What is most valuable, is not what we have in our lives, but WHO we have in our lives!

Today I watched a documentary in HBO about the Rape in Congo. I am stunned and shocked how many women was being rape by soldiers, and the worst part about it, they also rape children like 5 years old even older women too! I feel really sad and torn inside knowing that there are people like that. I cannot imagine how those women survive after being rape for more than 5 or more men at the same time; sometimes 20. I do believed that those men who do such things like that are extremely evil, because they enjoy hurting and raping women. After raping them, they poked them inside with their guns or stick to destroy their uterus, bladder and some other body parts, they even poked their rectum too and sometimes, burn it with a coal. And if they knew that the women are pregnant while raping them, they have to stand in your stomach to abort the baby and get a bowl to catch the blood and ask you to drink it! how evil they are! If it happens that you marry a soldiers and lived in the forest all men soldiers who lived in the same place can also have sex with you anytime they want and in case you got pregnant in the forest you will have to deliver the baby alone without getting any help. Their reason of doing it, because they lived too long in the forest and women refuses to have sex with them. But whatever their reason is, I still can’t understand why they have to hurt women after raping them. And most importantly, they don’t have any right at all to raped anyone they see in the road or in the forest just to satisfy their man’s need. It is indeed a wrongful behavior! They even killed their husband’s before raping them and get everything they had before leaving going back to their base. They are not only hurting them physically but every aspects of their lives, lots of women including children were traumatized and everyday there is a new victim with the same case or story.
I am having a hard time to sleep after watching that horrible incident. I wish I am the most powerful and riches person in the earth, then maybe I can do something about it. Or maybe a superhero! Lol! I wish I can help those women who are suffering from those evil rapists. The only I can do for them is to keep them in my prayer. Rapist should be thankful that I am not a superhero because the first thing I’m gonna do is to kill them all! Hahahahahaha..oh well, si LORD NALANG BAHALA NILA...I wrote too long already, hope I didn’t bore you guys, its just I am carried away with my emotions right now *wink*. I am ready to hop in my bed now..goodnight friends.

Hope your weekend is going on pretty well. I have been having a swell time over here, with so many beautiful things happening to me today.Well, I woke up to a beautiful inspiration by no other person than the Big Larry, Larry Izamoje of Sport Radio, Brila FM. He did a feature on FC Barcelona's Coach, Pep Guardiola and that featured spurred me to pick up my pen and do some writings. I learned a lot from thier writings and planning to read it everyday.

Just got home from my son’s appointment, he got four shots today which’s why he is still sleeping right now. But he is pretty tough though, he only cry when they poked him but after the shots he stop crying right away as if nothing’s happen. My husband teased me that if it was me, I might probably still crying after the shots, he said I am a whiner lol! Oh well maybe I am, anyway, my son is still in the truck sleeping. Id ont want to wake him up because he didn’t sleep good last night. My in-laws just got home too this morning and seems like it feels weird being at home without them, so quite and boring. I wish they can stay longer or forever, I really like them to be with us because they are both wonderful people. opppsss! I need to go now, my son is awake!