Aswoensdag (Ash Wednesday)

Today is Aswoensdag (Ash Wednesday).

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday, through which we attain redemption....
--- Read more in www.catholic.org
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Way back in Manila, I almost never miss the ash in my forehead every Ash Wednesday. I've observed most Catholic Filipinos tried not to miss to attend in Ash Wednesday holy mass too.

Now, here in Holland.... I admit I don't have a chance to attend holy mass... I even almost forgot i'ts Ash Wednesday today. Thanks to Jon-jon (my brother), he reminded me it's ash wednesday when I got a chance to chat with him today... So I just light candles in our Altar here... Now, I miss the ash my forehead, I miss the holy mass... But for sure, I did not miss to remind myself ...
"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." -Genesis 3:19

Buikgriep (Stomach Flu)

Last week, the voorjaarvakantie i have was not really so good. My daughter and I have buikgriep (stomach flu) for about 4 days. I got fever for 2 days, then stomach pain and vomiting too... While Mireille just have a fever for a day, but she have diarrhea for maybe 3 days... We both have loss of appetite, but it's good that Mireille continues with drinking. Those days, that I almost can't eat because of the feeling that I will vomit anytime, the fresh fruit helps me a lot...

Thanks! for the football coach of Ron who brought a big basket of fruits last Thursday. Then next day (Friday), the supervisor of Ron at work, came too and brought another big basket of fruits from company (Smurfit Kappa Twincorr). By the way, they came and brought those fruits not because me and my daughter got sick but because Ron is still on sick leave, still recovering from his Herniated Disc operation...

Now, me and Mireille are both well... Thank you for my family and everyone who pray for us to get well soon then... God Bless you

Voorjaarsvakantie (Spring Vacation)

It's our Voorjaarsvakantie (Spring Vacation) this week, starting February 14 to 22. Just a week school vacation which is also known as "Spring Break"....

Missing You (with lyrics)

He made the first song for me titled "Beautiful Woman"

Popcircus Award 2008 - Radio Winschoten

My husband, as my friends all know was also a singer and songwriter... This year, he was nominated for the coming Pop Award 2008 in Radio Winschoten.

If you will check the website of www.popcircus.nl you can click among the header the Pop-Award 2008, then you can read the text below:
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Popcircus Award 2008

Hoe werkt het?

Er zijn voor deze editie 12 bands genomineerd. Iedereen mag drie stemmen uitbrengen en elke stem telt even zwaar.
Je mag ook drie keer op dezelfde band/artiest stemmen.

Je ontvangt een e-mail op het ingevulde e-mailadres. In dat mailtje staat een link die je aan moet klikken om je stem te bevestigen.
Vanaf 8-2-2009 20:00 uur tot 8-3-2009 21:00 uur kun je je stem uitbrengen.

Je naam: ___________ E-mail adres: ____________


Keuze 1: Keuze 2: Keuze 3:
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Verzenden ' Invoerwissen

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Translated in English as: (from Google Translate)

Popcircus Award 2008

How does it work?

There are 12 bands nominated this year. Anyone can cast three votes and each vote counts as much.
You can also three times in the same band / artist votes.

You will receive an e-mail the completed e-mail address. In that email is a link you must click to confirm your vote.
From 8-Feb-2009 20:00 am until 8-Mar-2009 21:00 pm you can vote.

Your name: __________ E-mail address: _________

Choice 1: Choice 2: Choice 3:
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Send 'Clear Writing

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I'm asking everyone, especially all my friends if you have time, to please vote for Ron Mulder, that's my husband...
(1) All you have to do is to go on www.popcircus.nl website,
(2) then please click the Pop Award 2008 in the right side header of the website, then you can read what I wrote above.
I'm sorry if it's only in dutch language, but here in my blog you can read the English translation, so you know exactly what to fill-up...
(3) just write your NAME in Je naam and your E-MAIL ADDRESS in E-mail adres
(4) Then you can make 3 choices, in Keuze 1, Keuze 2, Keuze 3, if you want it's allowed to choose RON MULDER in all choices (1,2,3) but of course you can also choose others for Keuze 2 or 3.
(5) Then just click the VERZENDEN button to send...
(6) Then you will receive an email saying
"Door op onderstaande link te klikken wordt je stem bevestigd:"
in english "By clicking on the link below your vote will be confirmed:"
(7) Then just please click the link.. then in the link you will see
"Bedankt voor je stemmen!" - in english "Thanks for your vote!"

Easy ha!
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I put a Google Translate gadget here in my blog for those who want to have translations into different languages...

THANK YOU in advance to everyone who will cast his/her vote for my husband.

Liturgical Songs playlist

Last Friday, I went early to the hospital before bringing Ron to the operating room. Then i stayed at Ron's bedroom while he is undergoing his herniated disc operation... I waited for about one and half our and but it seems longer than that... I'm a bit nervous too but I lift it up to God and prayed... While waiting i just sit in the corner of Ron's bedroom and I'm glad there's internet too so I listen to my youtube playlist... Liturgical Songs... It helps me a lot, to relax, to pray, to thank and sing praises to God while waiting for Ron in his operation....

Again, I praise and thank God...
and thank you to all of you who pray for Ron's operation too....

Fysiotherapie (Physical therapy)

Yesterday, Ron came home already. The first photo was taken last Saturday, when he received a long distance call from my family in Manila... The second photo was when he came home, giving big hug to our Mireille... Ron was not home when Mireille had a koorsstuip (febrile seizure) last saturday midnight...

After the Ron's operation, Fyshiotherapie (physical therapy) is so important now for his fast recovery... It's been a month (since Dec 24) when Ron start to have terrible back pain also pain in his left leg which causes him not to walk normal then... Now, Ron has to practice again the walking little by little everyday...

Koortsstuip (Febrile Seizure)

Last night, i went to bed early because I had such a migrane the whole day, then at 10:30pm i woke up and heard that Mireille is waking up so i went to her bedroom and i noticed already that she seems to be warm and I'm thought maybe just because of her colds, so i bring her to our bedroom so I can better observe her (by the way Ron was still then at the hospital).... Mireille stay awake maybe for an hour, so I cannot leave her in our bedroom because my plan then was to get the thermometer and paracetamol (which we kept in the kitchen), just in case she had fever... maybe it's about 11:30pm when she fell asleep and so as I... Then at 12:30 midnight, I woke up so finally i got the chance to get the thermoter and paracetamol then... At about 12:45 (midnight) I checked her temperature and it was around 40.3 (celcius degree) so i give her right away paracetamol and changed her diaper (because normally she will have rashes whenever the wet diaper stay long if she had fever because her urine is warm as well then )...
After changing her diaper, she suddenly got convulsion, i don't want to tell the detail anymore because it makes me sooooo sad everytime i remember how she looks like then.... Here in Holland they called it Koortsstuip or (Febrile Seizure) which is commonly known in Philippines as "kumbulsyon".... On that moment, I was in panic already, and it's good that Mama Gea (my mother in law) was here... She know's exactly what to do, like putting a lukewarm wet towel in Mireille's head and feet... She keep on saying also to me to stay calm, because she know's exactly what to do, because it happened also to her kids before... Then we called an ambulance too... Actually the seizure did not last for more than 5 minutes, so when the ambulance came, Mireille is a bit okay already and it's not necessary anymore to bring Mireille to the hospital... They just give additional paracetamol to really let the fever go down... and they told me to check again the temperature after an hour if the fever stays high...
I stayed awake till 2:00 a.m. (because I'm soooo afraid if it will happen again), then when I checked her temperature the fever was gone.... and she had a good sleep then. When we woke up at around 6:00 in the morning, she's okay as if nothing happened... Mireille woke me up with a kiss and say's "mama go!" which she means for me to wake up and for us to go out of our bedroom... but those word's means a lot, it's like saying..."Mama go, there's nothing to worry anymore...."
Thanks for all the prayers.... God Bless!
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Today, I got busy reading in internet about Febrile seizure, because I want to understand exactly what is it ... I found and read a comprehensive overview of Febrile seizure from www.mayoclinic.com

Beterschap (Get well soon)

We praise and thank God...
This morning, Ron finally had the operation in his back (Herniated disc)...
Thanks for all the prayers.... everything is okay now though he still have to stay in the hospital for observation... for his schedule with Physical Therapist.
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Beterschap lieverd (Get well soon sweetheart)

"Veel Sterkte!" (Great Strength!)

"Veel sterkte!" (Great strength) is what we lately hear from our friends here who knows the situation now of Ron (dutch my life: Lumbar Herniated Disc)... and "Beterschap" which means "Get well" soon is the wish they give especially for Ron...

Today, Ron was admitted in Martini Ziekenhuis (hospital) in preparation for his herniated disc operation tomorrow morning...
Please pray for God's guidance and blessing for his operation... Thanks!
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Ron,

Veel sterkte sweetheart! and God bless you.

Ik hou van jou,
Marge