Ready or not,

someday it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises,

no minutes, hours or days.

All the things you collected,

whether treasured or forgotten,
will pass to someone else.
Your wealth,

fame and temporal power

will shrivel to irrelevance.

It will not matter what you owned

or what you were owed.

Your grudges, resentments,

frustrations, and jealousies

will finally disappear.

So, too, your hopes, ambitions,

plans, and to-do lists will expire.

The wins and losses

that once seemed so important

will fade away.

It won't matter where you came from

, or on what side of the tracks you lived at the end.

It won't matter whether

you were beautiful or brilliant.
Even your gender and skin color

will be irrelevant.

So what will matter?

How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter is

not what you bought,
but what you built;

not what you got,

but what you gave.

What will matter is not your success,

but your significance.

What will matter is not what you learned,

but what you taught.

What will matter is every act of integrity,

compassion, courage
or sacrifice that enriched,

empowered or encouraged others

to emulate your example.

What will matter is not your competence,

but your character.

What will matter is

not how many people you knew,
but how many will feel a lasting loss

when you're gone.

What will matter is

not your memories,
but the memories that live

in those who loved you.

What will matter is how long

you will be remembered,
by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters

doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance

but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters.

As your faith is strengthened

you will find that there is no longer the
need to have a sense of control,

that things will flow as they will,

and that you will flow with them,

to your great delight and benefit.

~ Emmanuel Teney

Dare to reach out your hand

into the darkness,

to pull another

hand into the light.

~Norman B. Rice

We are each gifted

in a unique and

important way.

It is our privilege and

our adventure to discover

our own special light.

~Mary Dunbar

If you don't like something

change it;

if you can't change it,

change the

way you think about it.

~Mary Engelbreit

We cannot hold a torch

to light another's path

without

brightening our own.

~Ben Sweetland

The Law of Giving

What you give away, think, say or do today

will multiply tenfold and then return to you.

It may not come immediately,

nor from the obvious source

but the law of giving applies unfailingly.

Some may think it happens through some "invisible" force.

Others may say it's Karma.

I usually say "what comes around, goes around"

to others I meet.

My personal belief is that it's the law of God's love.

Freely given to others... Freely offered to you by God.

Whatever you feel or say about another,

will come right back to you in some fashion.

God is your source.

You're simply a "light" for God.

As you shine and send out the message

by giving away his love,

the same is returned to you.

If you speak about some person,

a word of praise or two...

Soon,

tens of other people will speak kind words of you.

Our thoughts are the broadcasts of our soul,

not secrets of the brain.

Kind thoughts bring us happiness,

petty ones, untold pain.

Giving works as surely as reflections in a mirror.

So, guard and watch your thoughts.

If you send hate,

then hate you'll get back,

but loving brings love nearer.

Clear your mind of "bad" thoughts.

Once practiced,

this becomes a habit and no longer need

to be thought about.

Soon those bad thoughts

are replaced by "good" thoughts.

As you focus your mind on the "good" thoughts,

those will naturally flow from your mind.

Then spoken by you to others,

will return in more ways

than you can possibly imagine.

This is God's love flowing to others

through your light... Shining.

Getting brighter with each kind thought

given away to be a blessing to others.

Remember,

as you start this day and thoughts

begin to crowd your mind,

that kindness comes quickly back

to those who first are kind.

Compliments come quickly back

to those who first compliments others.

Love comes back so quickly

to those who first offer Love to others.

Let these thoughts fill your head today.

Breakfast Crostatas

1Can Pillsbury® refrigerated crusty French loaf

1 1/2Teaspoons McCormick® Basil Leaves

1/2Teaspoon McCormick® Rosemary Leaves, crushed

1 1/2Cups diced ham or Canadian bacon

1 1/2 Cups (6 oz) shredded Gouda cheese

or Cheddar cheese

4 LAND O LAKES® Eggs

Dash salt, if desired

Dash McCormick® Ground Black Pepper

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheet with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Carefully unroll loaf of dough onto cookie sheet; cut in half lengthwise and crosswise to form 4 squares. Sprinkle dough squares with basil and rosemary. Top dough squares evenly with ham and cheese. Make small well in center of ham and cheese on each square.

2 To form crostatas, fold edges of dough up 1 inch over filling, making pleats and pressing dough firmly. Carefully crack open each egg and drop into well in each crostata. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3 Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until bottoms of crostatas are golden brown and egg whites and yolks are firm, not runny.

Diced cooked breakfast sausage or crumbled cooked bacon can be substituted for the ham.

Cookie Cutters as Cake Decorating Stencils

To stencil designs on frosted or unfrosted cakes,

place cookie cutters on top and fill with sprinkles,

powdered sugar, or cocoa powder.

(Warning: This technique may convince guests

you've taken a master class in cake decorating.)

Sagbayan Peak is a mountain resort and recreation center located in the town of Sagbayan, about 45 miles northwest of Tagbilaran City and offering a 360-degree perspective view of the famed Chocolate Hills.

Cebu's Humba

cebu's lechon

Pancit Cabagan is one hell of a delicious noodle dish that originated from the Isabela province, like any other noodle dishes in the Philippines its roots are of Chinese origin. This dish looks like a cross between the Pancit Canton and Pancit Palabok, sometimes it nearly looks similar to Hokkien Mee but has more sauce.