HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

One year had passed, our love will surely last;
We have one baby girl that makes our life go happier.

Thank you very much for all the things we shared,
Through the good times and bad times...

Hope we will have more years to overcome the challenges of LIFE.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BABA!

COUPLES

Numerous plans need to be materialized.

Need to be strong.

I have to keep my promise to my wife and kid that I will be a good father.

Looking back to the past...

The drops of wisdom is here again...crawling in my mind.

Yet, some form of immeasurable discomfort engulfs me...

I am in he stage of climbing up, watching every step along the way.

My wife's voice is echoing along the way...I have my voice too--she's got her own.

Together we orchestrate...together we sway in the music called life.

My Family

I cherish
The treasure,
The treasure of you,
Lifelong companion,
I give myself to you
God has inable me
To walk with you faithfully,
And cherish the treasure,
The treasure of you...

God's Gift

Gifts come in so many packages. Some are red, some are blue, some are yellow, some are pink etc. Some gifts are tangible, practically the essence can be seen immediately once it is received from your family, friends or someone close to you. Some gifts made you laugh, some made you jump, some made you chill, some made you ask why, some made you kiss the person, some made you hug them, and made a lasting connection with them...somehow the happiness felt by the one who gave the gift has been shared to you.

They are all expressions of love...

Well, I can admit I received some of these gifts too and mind you these were all given by someone close to me, who cares and loves me.

Furthermore, gifts are gifts, they made you felt you are special and remembered.
Although, it has been always the fact that 'it is in giving that we receive...' love is being shared both by the giver and receiver. Gifts made both the bond of friendships, good relationships, and some connection that only both can understand fully.

When I woke up that morning, I waited...my heart is pounding fast yet comforted in some way...the door opened, 'Erbs look...' I looked at the image in the cellphone...my heart lifts over...THE GIFT OF LIFE...God's gift to us...our little angel...

We both shared, my wife's effort...our baby's first cry, the gift that we both treasure...

Love is the bond to perfection.

Our reason for living...we shall live and we shall love...

God Bless!

A Letter From My Sister-in-Law

For My Unborn Niece



I dream of sweet things for you --of eternal sunshine and happiness and dream of the innocent, unmarred by anything even remotely touched of sorrow and hardships.

I dream of the person that you'll become--of beauty and integrity of character and the wisdom to change what can be changed for the better and the intelligence and maturity to accept things that cannot be.

I dream of your personality--winsomeness and charm of such abundance that thorns wilt and glaciers thaw. And humor to temper anger and humility to even out your dreams.

I dream of your dreaming--impossible ones with your parents behind you to support in you whatever you will decide. Be it to climb the highest mountain or dive into the deepest sea.

I dream for you great things--impossible things that can only be achieved by the Grace of God and your own self-determination. I yearn for you to be the best person that the world has ever seen.

Father-to-be

Are you a family man? If so, I think you knew these feelings and some scenario that at least happened into your life.

My baby is growing inside my wife's womb...and everytime I look at them, I feel a glow inside my heart...hmm... perhaps sensations of a father-to-be. I frequently see myself in hyperactivity, highly motivated to move...from the responsibility that would come along the way.

Everytime my wife and I go to a department store or a mall, it is always my reflex action to look for some baby stuffs, diapers, milk, milk bottles, baby foods, cradle or clothings in anticipation. Sometimes, while riding on a jeepney I happened to notice a father carrying his I think 8-month-old infant being cuddled inside his arms while sleeping, I smiled and I looked at my wife's eyes telling her that glow inside of me. Then my wife smiled in response.

My wife's medical student friend's hobby is to give her maternity books or books about relationships between husbands and wives, my wife just smiles at me when she sees me reading the books in great interest and fulfillment. At night before I sleep, I found my ear touching her tummy to listen to those tiny heart beats... and movements... and bubbles while imagining what she is doing inside...and when I do I kiss my wife and we both listen (with a stethoscope ready) and talk to our baby...we know she is listening to us...we are connected...in bonding somehow.

These moments, I want to remember when I grow old...that perhaps my father had in his memory when he was at my age and spirit.

Life continues to move on and we are praying for a happy, loving and Christ-centered family.

Peace.

GROWING

I once one of the youths seeking for the realities that I used to imagine when I was a young boy. There are so many people, events, and places that influenced my being and finally I found myself talking directly to our unseen yet vividly present Creator through all His creation: my family, my friends, my fellows, and even my surroundings, plants and animals. Yes, I found my wisdom that I had been looking for in my entire life...I continued to seek Him in my states of sorrow and happiness, in my ups and downs, in my success and failures. Thanks a lot in praises and thanksgiving...

Yes, I finally realized I had so many gifts just like many others. Now I am learning to maximize those gifts and furthermore still learning to share them, most especially to those who seldom see themselves in the sea of life. I understood that life should be shared. And as we share ourselves to others, we learn about fears and doubts. Thanks for the wisdom, 'deal with your fears, deal with your doubts...give them to God-- I am human and I feel the feelings and emotions that everyone is feeling.

Additional reading: The book of St. Paul (Ephesians).

I realized how fortunate we are who seek God for we shall see Him.

Growing in love, my wife and I is sharing our lives together.

... and hoping to be a good father someday, dreaming how precious life could give to my children.

That I can call my life 'simple living' with my love ones.

Addendum: I wrote several journals for I am afraid when the time comes when I can no longer share my wisdom and visions.

Hopefully, I was blessed to be able to share them.


Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam


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