Five years na kami!

This photo was taken by dad the very first day willy and i met....and now it's our 5th wedding anniversary.It all started with just lunch after CLP in Banago...and hadnt looked back ever since...we've got two beautiful kids and each other...what more we could ever ask for?Im forever grateful for the gifts God showered me...in the face of willy and our two adorable kids.

"Marriage means accepting who we are and forsaking new,improved models of husband and wife.It means respecting the other above all,and never acting against the sacredness of that life joined to our own.It means being faithful.And it means we never stop working on being married."

"Marriage provides an oppurtunity for two people ,working together,to become the people that God created them to be.Each couple is called to leave behind selfishness and small-mindedness."

"Marriage is about finding someone who understands and accepts you-quirks and all.Your commitment means you join a club in which you and your spouse are the only members."

"Having that level of comfort makes marriage vital for the growth of each partner.Knowing you can be You is empowering.Speaking of her husband,one wife noted:"There is a phrase we use as an ice- breaker after an argument:'Do you love me anyway?"'

"Dont forget the "Third Party".Recognize God's great love for you-no matter what-and mirror that concept in your marriage.Respect each other.Pray together.

"The power of two,just as two heads are better than one in dealing with challenges,two hearts are certainly better at loving together through whatever problems life has in store"

Couples Prayer.....

Dear God,

Help me treasure my spouse as the most special and valuable gift you have given me.
Remind me that we are friends,and teach me how i might be a true friend in good times and bad.Remind me that we are partners,and open my eyes daily to oppurtunities to encourage my spouse.Remind me that we are lovers,and guide me into an unconditional love that bears all things,believes all things,and endures all things.Push me beyond selfishness toward a commitment that is total and timeless.Give me the strength to treasure my partner beyond what is easy,normal,or humanly possible.
Amen.

tribute to the best mom i've ever had:Happy mother's day

Here's the last card that mommy sent me...it said it all what mommy wanted to say...to me its her way of saying farewell and assurance that her love will keep me going.


"There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother"--Sarah Josepha Hale

As a a six year old kid i remember i was a clingy child,i hanged and tagged mommy's skirt everytime she would start saying goodbye to go to school as she was a teacher.I struggled through separation anxiety...i rather find ways to keep close to mommy as much as possible, being a big family...i have to compete myself for attention with the rest of the younger broods...it was tough but now looking back,i think i'm not as deprived as i would have thought back then.Mommy had a way of giving that special attention even when i wasnt aware of it.Most especially when we would get sick...we oftentimes would almost want to get sick bacause of getting that special TLC from mommy.She never fail to show us that she would do everything in her power to make us well again...even up until we were old enough to take care of ourselves.She would always say this to us "Ti maano na lang kamo kun wala si mommy nyo"..."
Mommy was a disciplinarian..well of course she has to be...she's running an army of ten,otherwise we would not be what we are today.Back then we all felt that mommy was a terror and ruthless on her ways of beating us up with a special bonus of sermon of the mount...which can be a torture to our ears.When we have sibling fights and squabbles...mommy would very well hand us a "binangon" (knife)and would tell us "ari hu binangon para tapos dayon".And it did...we would stop fighting...it had worked everytime.
Mommy was a neat freak...inspite of whatever living conditions we would be...nipa hut,a half finished house...it had always been regarded that our house was neat and tidy.I was taught valuable skills...at an early age we all had chores to do.Everyone has their own responsibilities and that everyone was liable to mommy if anyone had screwed up.Now being a full time mom and wife i had sown the seeds that mommy had planted.They were the valuable life skills...love,care and attention,discipline and order,patience and forgiveness,hardwork and dedication,hope and faith.I'm passing it on to my children...an on going process until they will too will pass it on...and so on...and so fort.
Mommy,if there's one thing i had regretted in my life is when i had not shown enough how much you mean to me.I hope and i pray wherever you are now....know that i love you back...i could not complain anymore that i hadnt been loved because i had been loved more than i could ever ask for in my life.
Thank you for all the love you gave to us...thank you as well for loving unconditionally your grandchildren especially maeve.I know you are watching over them as you are watching over us your children.
I love you mommy...Happy Mother's Day.

Mother,i love you so.
Said the child,I love you more than i know.
She laid her head on her mother's arm,
And the love between them kept them warm.
--Stevie Smith

trip to memory lane:fond mem'ries of mommy and daddy

im still in the process of grief and loss of the two most important people in my life....it has been 2 years or so since their passing away.There are still some moments when i would just cry like a river because i was missing them so much.As they always say you would most likely appreciate the person the most when they're gone.And yes its very very true....and its hurts as much too.Anyway i was rummaging through my box of photos when i got a couple of this old pics of the better days with mommy and daddy.
As children,we would oftentimes looking forward to sundays..particularly because that's "d Day" for a stroll in the plaza,a treat to the bachoyan and if we can push our luck sometimes we can have other good yummy stuff as well.Mommy and Daddy had never deprived us with good food.They always see to it that once they've got the ways and means to spoil us they would....more especially daddy.He would oftentimes wake us up in the middle of the night and had us enjoy delicious Bob's big boy burger..he would be coming home from his graveyard shift duty as a policeman and would always have something for us...siopao,balut,peanuts,inasal..etc.I often remember evrytime its mommy's n daddy's payday..its our happy day too because they would get nicest stuff we kids enjoyed like tenderjuicy hotdog,d biggest tin of milo,cornflakes (Dad liked it with condensed milk and we normally have it as a snack) and especially spaghetti(dad's specialty).
Good food and cooking will always be close to our hearts because Dad spent his time with us of showing us the love ofgood food..brings good memories too.


mommy,daddy ....wherever you are,i know you are both happy.hope you know that ive love you as much as i can show you.