To
the years of constant blessings,
Today
is extra special since today is her birthday. It’s another day to unfold the
past years where she was able to emerge from life’s greatest call of
challenges. Her life for thirty-nine years was never a smooth-sailing ride but
throughout her journey, she saw both her strengths and weaknesses. She
witnessed the things she’s able to surpass and unleash new-found courage in
her. She knew she’s not like anyone else for she’s able to still find lessons
behind bad days.
Thanking God for another
year in my life
She
considers herself lucky enough to be surrounded by genuine people who never
left her when the sun shows up. Her husband is her good sight example of a
hardworking parent. She admires how his husband is willing to do anything just
to support the family. He works diligently and decently as a researcher, book
writer, online buy and sell, business consultant and anything else he could
think of that requires his wit and talent. She also wakes up every morning
knowing how blessed she is for having their two sons —their motivation and one
of the reasons why they wanted to be better people. Her sons who calls her
“Nanay” are all well-loved and everything they need is always met and provided.
She always looks forward to giving their sons the comfort of home and that they
are free to grow and discover themselves.
She
too is a hardworking woman who wanted to take every opportunity that is served
on her table. She does their daily online schooling, serves them the best food,
she does house cleaning, laundry, and anything to make their home a better
place. Most of the time, everything leads to exhaustion but she knows it’s all
worth it. She is still eager to do the same routine every day if that would
mean, giving her family the light feeling of safety and love. She made sure
that her kids are raised with good manners and impart them Christian values.
Somehow she knew that being a mother is her calling for she’s raising kids for
the Kingdom of Heaven. She makes sure that her kids know what’s right and
what’s wrong, that they can sympathize, feel things freely, explore their
growth, treat people with kindness and humility using the guidance and fear of
God.
Thankful to God
For
her, they are her definition of receiving the best gift of life —her all-out
fun, and loving family. Just by looking at them, she knew it’s all worth the
fight and exhaustion. She knew that her heart is so full of love that she’ll
never run out of it when it comes to her family. They are her definition of
immeasurable happiness that no amount of luxury in this world could ever trade
for. Her birthday wish will always fall towards her family’s sake. That they
will continue to grow in harmony and have God in the center of everything that
they do. She knew that there are more challenges in the future but she knew
they could make it together as long as they’ll remain as a team. Every day she
received her gift through her family and she’s always thankful for that.
There’s
no such thing as perfect life for the perfect life is boring. What she had is a
life filled with newly discovered riches through experiences, memories of
watching how they grow at the same pace, and hearing the noise inside a home
that represents unconditional love. More so, she’s thankful for another year
because it all means she’s here for a reason and a purpose.
