Cuando yo quería ser grande

Cuando yo quería ser grande
Vicente Fernandez
October 11, 2014

Se van perdiendo en el tiempo.
Mis años se van quedando muy lejos.
Ya no me lleva mi madre de la mano.
Solamente sus consejos.

Viven en mi los recuerdos de niña.
Cuando a una estrella deseaba.
Como recuerdo a mi madre,
Que con eso sonreía.
Mientras mi madre miraba.

Años que vienen despacio,
primero con que lentitud avanzan.
Como quería ser grande, recuerdo
para no quedarme en casa.

Y acompañar a mi madre muy lejos.
Tal vez hasta el fin del mundo.
Por que mi madre era fuerte,
Era muy inteligente,
Era y seguirá siendo mejor que ninguna.

Hoy ya no quiero que pasen los años
Por que mi madre ha envejecido.
Se le han cubierto de arrugas sus manos,
y de nieve sus cabellos

Oh señor detén el tiempo te pido,
por que tu puedes hacerlo.
Por que yo en verdad no entiendo Dios mio por que
Se nos va lo bueno...

Cuando se cansen un día tus pasos
yo quiero ser quien los cuide.
Mientras dame el brazo
Y vamos a ver a ver que vas a decirme.

Happy birthday to a fine young man!

Happy birthday to a fine young man!
October 5, 2014

D. R., I hope you had a great time today. I am glad you went to church with Tammy.
Jovencito, never give up your dreams, you are very smart and you were given many gifts,
so don't waste them.
You were meant to be a very successful man and every day that goes by, you are one step closer to
realizing that HUGE accomplishment.
I love you and I have faith that you will be that man you were meant to be!
Un super abrazo!
TQM
Georgie


Young man, the day you were born was a day the Roman family was blessed with a great baby. Happy birthday!
Dado, we are proud of the young man you've become. Seeing you grow in character as you grow older gives us great joy.
It’s fun to think back about when you were a baby and other fun times when you were very young and growing up. We’re looking forward to seeing what comes from your future, and we’re wishing you an awesome birthday.
I know you are getting older, but to us you will always be our baby. We love you very much. (Birthday message from us)
Happy birthday guapo! I am wishing you the very best things in the coming year and in life.
May God guide you with his loving hand and bless you as His own as you turn another year older. We know that you were made and given to us for a great purpose, just as baby Jesus was a gift to Mary and Joseph. Happy birthday! We’re praying for you.
Every year you get older, we start feeling older. Maybe that’s because we are getting older too. Whatever the reason, I’m blaming you for making us feel old :). Happy Birthday!
We love you very much, and we’re very proud of what you've become as you have gotten older. Here’s to one more year of awesome! Happy birthday young man!
You have not only been a blessing as a son, nephew, grandson. As you matured, you have become a good example to your cousins.
Sons like you are a valuable treasure to your family.
Having a young man like you in the family, is one of the greatest joys in our life, so your birthday is a joyous occasion fit for celebration.
Having a baby is one of the most amazing things you could ever do, but having a baby who grows up the way you are turning out is even more exciting. Happy birthday to you! We’re very proud of you.
I’m praying that God blesses you with all the things that He’s generous enough to give you. I am wishing you the best birthday you can have.
No one knows how long they get to live, but our time with you has been nothing short of a blessing. Your birthday is a good time to remember and be grateful for our time. We're wishing you a happy birthday as we celebrate your life and how you have been a blessing to us!
The great thing about having a baby boy, is that you get to see them grow up to be young men. You are turning out to be a fine young man.
Your birth was just the beginning of many birthdays. It was just the beginning of many blessings.
You are the promise of new beginning and you have a very bright future lying ahead of you, so use God’s gifts and do the best you can with them. And before you even know it, all your hard work will have paid every single suffering moment!!

Felicidades young man!

Happy birthday to my sister, my friend

Happy birthday to my sister, my friend
September 30, 2014


All the wealth of the world isn't enough to compensate for the love of a sister.
So I don't want to miss the opportunity to wish you a happy birthday!

Sisters not only share clothes and accessories but they also share a life together –

I thank God for giving me the greatest gift ever, in you. You are a wonderful sister and I love you always.

Sisterhood is a relation gifted by the God. It tells you that you'll always remain special to someone.

Sweet Sister

Happy birthday,

sweet sister of mine.

Whenever I see you,

my heart seems to shine.

You're a truly wonderful,

sweet sister and friend.

birthday hugs and kisses,

I'd like to extend.

Happy birthday,

sweet sister of mine.

It brings me joy,

when we just spend time.

I'm eternally grateful,

you've always been there.

Through your actions and words,

you show that you care.

Happy birthday,

sweet sister of mine.

Life with you,

is exceptionally fine.

I hope you enjoy,

another great year.

I promise my love,

shall always be near.

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano
September 28, 2014
By: Gina Yoryet Roman

A healthy mind in a healthy body, June 28, 2014

Mente Sana en Cuerpo Sano, June 28, 2014

Reflexions
‘From day one in this journey of mine, I was gifted with a faithful companion who’s been the only one who’s stood by me through ups and downs, good and bad, black and white, rough and smooth...
He is the most loyal and everlasting companionship who has withstood all the strain it’s been through since the kick off. 

He has crawled, walked, jogged, ran, sprinted, surged, climbed, hiked, hurdled, he’s been temporarily bent but never completely broken, he’s prevailed amidst multiple injuries, (a fatal accident that put a halt to my running career, which later led to a surgery, and then an excruciating fall into a sewer). My engine was fabricated to come forth against all odds and to create through love and hope.

The immaculate temple I was given, has remained resilient all these years from the point of departure as it has a purpose to fulfill - alpha, A. K. A., Victoria Esperanza. When I’ve finally accomplished another one of my long-sought victories and purposes, I may slow down, at this time my sanctuary is not quite ready to succumb to life’s setbacks...’

For this utmost important reason, and due to the non subsiding throbbing and bothersome pain, on Thursday September 25, I went to get my operated knee checked once again. I’d been avoiding it for a long time in virtue of the fear of the outcome. I was daunted by the thought of the doctor’s affirmation, that I would need another surgery and that running was out of the question forever.

The outcome was a lot more positive than what I foresaw all these months. According to him, I, for a fact will be able to slowly integrate running within a six month period after I have completed the treatment (5 shots on my knee within a 5-week period, spaced one week apart). I will have to modify my physical activity and prolonged weight-bearing activities for 48 hours post injection. These injections (Gel injections to for joint knee pain) supplement the fluid on the knees to lubricate and cushion the joint.

This news was very adrenalizing and motivating, and on the grounds of this joy, I will take better care of my body. Now that I’ve become acquainted with not being in shape and aware that real beauty is much more than meets the eye and how symmetric the face and body are, inner beauty is what counts! Someone with outer beauty can be momentarily captivating to the eye, but someone who beholds inner beauty, is soul captivating forever.

Since I’ve been recovering, I’ve learned to capture beauty in its purest form, through my temple’s strength and for what it is capable of creating. When I truly allowed myself to let go and stop searching for superficial beauty, I was able to find it within and I was changed for good. I have always known that beauty is not in the perfect outfit, the perfect shoes, the perfect makeup, the perfect pose, the perfect smile, the perfect jewelry, the perfect nails. But I was oblivious that raw beauty is in life itself and the gifts we were granted, in the daily happenings we encounter everywhere. In the beauty of a wholesome mind, body and soul (not in the size or volume of my butt and boobs), and how my body, mind and soul remain effervescent when they are nurtured with the proper fuel...

 

Orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano.

fortem posce animum mortis terrore carentem,

qui spatium vitae extremum inter munera ponat

naturae, qui ferre queat quoscumque labores,

nesciat irasci, cupiat nihil et potiores

Herculis aerumnas credat saevosque labores

et venere et cenis et pluma Sardanapalli.

monstro quod ipse tibi possis dare; semita certe

tranquillae per virtutem patet unica vitae.

–Roman poet Juvenal (10.356-64)

You should pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.

Ask for a stout heart that has no fear of death,

and deems length of days the least of Nature's gifts

that can endure any kind of toil,

that knows neither wrath nor desire and thinks

the woes and hard labors of Hercules better than

the loves and banquets and downy cushions of Sardanapalus.

What I commend to you, you can give to yourself;

For assuredly, the only road to a life of peace is virtue.

Se debe orar a los dioses que nos concedan una mente sana en un cuerpo sano.

Pedir un alma fuerte que carezca de miedo a la muerte,

que considere el espacio de vida restante entre los regalos de la naturaleza

que pueda soportar cualquier clase de esfuerzos,

que no sepa de ira, y esté libre de deseos

y crea que las adversidades y los trabajos terribles de Hércules son mejores que las satisfacciones, la fastuosa cena y la cama placentera de plumas de Sardanápalo.

Te muestro lo que tú mismo puedes darte, con certeza de que la virtud es la única senda para una vida tranquila.

10 Commandments for the Runner

Ten Commandments for the Runner
September 21st, 2014

1. Thou shall not compare thyself to other runners. A mile is a mile.

2. Thou shall never say “I am not a runner.” If you run, you are a runner.

3. Thou shall not skimp on sleep.

4. Remember the “rest day” and keep it holy.

5. Honor thy muscles and thy “aches and pains” and do not push through an injury. Runners are not invincible.

6. Though shall not forget to hydrate.

7. Thou shall not commit the sin of wearing cotton; especially on race day.

8. Thou shall not ignore thy shoes. Get properly fitted and check for wear often.

9. Thou shall not get stuck in a “rut,” but will vary thy running by switching up elevation, distance and pace.

10. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s medals.

This is running law and if any of the commandments are broken, it is a sin punishable by poor weather, bonking and in extreme cases bad race days.

Romanus Hortus Domus

Romanus Hortus Domus
September 20, 2014
By: Gina Yoryet Roman

John 4:20 - If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Luke 14:26 - If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

"Family" is from the Latin word familia, which means "family; household" and, originally, "slaves of the household". The word for an individual slave was famulus for a male, famula for a female.

In a world in which it is very easy to get sidetracked, family is one of the greatest gifts we are provided by God as when we are in dire need of emotional support, our familia is our strongest pillar. The most memorable and most important moments are those spent with family. Those who don’t have one, divagate like lost souls in this long journey.

 As of lately, the Romanus Hortus Domus has been in my mind, the family which I come from, the ten of us, it makes me reminiscence of that program in the 80’s, ‘Just the Ten of Us.’ An American program presenting Bill Kirchenbauer as Coach Graham Lubbock, a teacher and head of a large Catholic family with eight children who lives in Eureka, California.

When I first watched the program, my comprehension of English was very poor, but I resonated with the name. Later on, despite not watching the series on a regular basis, I was in sync with it. My intellectuality led me to believe that said show was created based on my family because we are eight siblings plus my parents. We were born and raised catholic, part of our childhood we lived in California, about 217 miles from San Francisco, approximately a four hour drive.

The Lubbock family had to face constant challenges but their faith made them remain spiritually, mentally and physically resilient, the same way my family had to face adversity against all odds. In illo tempore (at that time) life was indeed much harder for a relatively young woman (my mother), who many times had to take both roles, that of a mother, as well as that of a father, for various reasons. But in the end, she prevailed with her greatest allies; faith, courage and strength.

That woman warrior may have been bent temporarily bent, NEVER completely broken though. A myriad of poignant memories always come back when I flavor my mother’s thoroughly and lovingly made meals. They harbor a nostalgia of my childhood, not because of sadness, but because I wish we were all together physically. Sometimes I am suddenly impacted with strong emotions, especially when we see each other and we have to part once again.

Distance will never matter because we know we will always be there for one another. I’d like to believe that the Romanus Hortus Domus will reunite in the near future. My family like it was once in illo tempore: Mom, dad, HR1, HR2, HR3, RG1, RG2, RG3, RG4, RG5, DRG21, SJJR, HR1-2, HR2-2, HR3-2, ABJR1, AWR2, EM1 to celebrate the Roman Dynasty, our family legacy.

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS
September 18, 2014

If while pursuing distant dreams
Your bright hopes turn to gray.
Don’t wait for reassuring words
Or hands to lead the way.

For seldom will you find a soul
With dreams the same as yours.
Not often will another help you
Pass through untried doors.

If inner forces urge you
To take a course unknown.
Be ready to go all the way.
Yes, al the way alone.

That’s not to say you shouldn’t
Draw lessons from the best,
Just don’t depend on landing words
To spur you on your quest.

Find confidence within your heart
And let it be your guide.
Strive ever harder toward your dreams
And they won’t be denied.


- Bruce B. Wilmer