MISSY

I am having a hard time watching her sleep with her very small house. She can't make up her mind what comfortable position she can have. She lay down with her two feet on the air,  Again , she positioned herself standing.  She sat down.  Hay Missy ...forgive me for not taking care of your needs.  You are six months old now but you haven't received your rabies injection yet.  I can't buy you a house that will fit you in comfortably. I do not have the resources to do it but I wanted to, really... So I prayed...prayed harder that HE give me enough cash to spend for Niki's beautiful Missy   Oh, our Gracious Father is really so gracious...true to HIS word that when you ask, you will receive.  He gave me 3K for her house which we immediately bought. A client called up and signed for a contract of one lot and paid.  And true to my promise I asked Niki to send her to the Vet and we also bought the dog house that fits her.   Now there is enough space for her to move.  Missy is so playful .  Even without a playmate , she keeps on running back and forth our front yard.  She never gets tired of playing. Oh, Missy, Missy...our beautiful Missy !!!

LOVE TILL IT HURTS

"Ate, bahay ka ba, online tayo."  texted my sister who is in the U.S.  So I turned on the computer, set the mic and the webcam and voila...now we're talking!  "How are you, how are the kids ? "  "Mano po " said my two nephews who are still good in Tagalog.  "God bless you !"  "How is NR ?"  NR is my sister's eldest son who is already fifteen years old.  He is very good in class.  His subjects are peanuts to him. Football is his favorite sports and he plays really well. My sister can't asked for more.  That's how I think.  My sister paused for a while and tears fell down on her cheek.  " Don't you know that an officer ran after me the other day while I was driving ?"  I can see my sister's teary eyed look on the webcam, she seemed so troubled and sad.  "The moment I knew it was me he is running after , I stopped right where I am ...I am so scared ! This is my first time being pulled over by an officer." " Give me your license and insurance."  Her violation according to my sister is beating the yellow light .  This time she is already crying.  Her fifteen year old son was with her together with his two other classmates.  " Why do you have to cry, why are you so afraid ?"  asked her son in a loud voice.   " I've never been in this situation before, I'm scared!!!" Then his classmate said " Dude, don't shout at her...she is scared ! "  and lovingly the classmate asked my sister "Are you okay Mrs Austria ?"
When they reached home, my sister narrated the story to her husband and was still crying so hard.  Then she received a text from the mother of the classmate who asked if she is okay. It said "  My son called me in the office and asked me to check on you.  He is so worried that he told me to text you and talk to you.  "  "Are you alright now Mrs Austria ?"  " Yes I am, thank you...thank you so much...you should be proud of your son, he is so kind and compassionate, he is so caring." And then like a little child she cried loud enough that caught his husband's attention. And these is what bothered her...how come my son didn't feel and show me the care that his classmate lovingly extended to me while I am down and scared.  "I thought you were just crying because of the officer running after you,  now it is clear to me - it is our son's lack of concern."  So her husband forwarded the text messages to their son for the purpose of making him realize that his classmate care more for Mrs Austria than he is.  My sister even told me that all throughout their travel time  not a single word came from my nephew's mouth while the classmate keep on calming her.  It hurts when someone you love so much, someone who is very dear to you , showed no concern to you.  I can almost feel how my sister's heart broke apart.  She expected that his son will be the one to show concern but he did the reverse.
But she loves her son so much . She and her husband do everything and anything that will make their son feel the love he needed.  Fortunately, upon reading the texts forwarded to her son , he had come to realize that what he did was wrong and he said sorry for what happened. My sister was so happy then and with a welcome heart she received the apology because to her - a mother should always be there to love till it hurts!!!

YOU ARE HEAVEN SENT

I cannot count how many  books my husband bought since the day I cannot also remember.  What I know is that those books introduced me to OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.  During my younger years,  it is always my way that matters.  It is what I want, it is what I believe, it is me first.  How self centered I am.  Gradually I learned to take into consideration other people's feelings.  It is no more of  myself but others first. What a great feeling !  My husband always bought a GABAY and DIDACHE for me also.  So this is when I started reading the bible with the help of GABAY and DIDACHE.  Another milestone for me !  What are written in the bible are all true.  Then I started to follow what the bible says.  I based my day to day living in the WORD of GOD.  It is not a world of beautiful roses. but  there are also thorns...sometimes sharp thorns...but these thorns are part of the beautiful roses.  Through my bible reading I started to accept the sharp thorns on the roses.  These are the tribulations and trials that come my way.  But OUR FATHER promise HE will be there, HE will not leave us. And HE is true to HIS promise.  Looking back, there are plenty of thorns but GOD is so AWESOME that HE braced me with HIS LOVE to endure the pain and remain steadfast following HIS word.  HE strengthened me all the way. HIS INFINITE LOVE  is so electrifying...You would not think of getting away from HIM.  You want to be near HIM always.

Now I know why HE gave my husband to me..Rolly showed me the way to HIM.  Those books that he bought are precious bulletins from GOD.  Thank you so much Sweetheart...I cannot imagine a world without you... YOU ARE HEAVEN SENT !!!

Goodbye Ms. Rechie...

"Ninang ko wala pong tao dito sa office, nagpunta po sila kay Ms. Rechie ."  "What happened to her ?" "Nasa Ospital po siya, naka coma." I paused for a moment and said a prayer for her.  Everyone in our office knew Ms. Rechie.  She always has a ready smile for everyone who come to the servicing office to make interment arrangement .  She is so approachable and is always ready to assist you in all your queries.  She is one of the perfect epitome of the SERVICING people - she really serves.

After a few days, Ms. Rechie bid us goodbye...can we call it untimely ?  She just delivered a baby girl through cesarean delivery...she is only 31 years old...she is at the peak of her career...she is a great loss to us...definitely a great loss to her family.  I can still imagine her sweet smile and deep dimples. Her character can lightened a tiring day especially to us who asked assistance from her. I cannot at this moment fathom God's reason for bringing her home to heaven, And  I cannot question HIS infinite wisdom in doing so.  All we need to do is accept that she is home..pray for the eternal repose of her soul and the last but not least is to continue her legacy of being at everyone's service with open arms and a winning smile. Goodbye Ms. Rechie , we love you and we will miss you !!!

MY SWEET LADY

"Gusto ko sana kasama ka Ma..." "I am sorry anak, I didnt get the message. Nakaalis ka na, di kita nasamahan. " Niki need to see her Dentist for a tooth extraction. She wanted me to accompany her but I failed to read between the lines or takot din ako sa Dentista. So she went to her Dentist with Ezel, her BF (Best Friend) O, Ezel you are heaven sent !!! You know Niki is the sweetest lady I 've ever known. She makes me feel I am important always. Ask me why ? Because she always needs me... she needs somebody to look at her face and check if there are foreign object there..." Ma, may dumi ba ako sa mukha ?" She needs me to massage her temple when she is having migraine..."Ma, hilot. During sleep time, she needs me to hold her hands until she falls to sleep..."Ma, hawak." And most of all, during cleaning time and doing chores at home..." Ma, wait lang." Hay... my sweet lady, you will forever be here im my heart !!!

MAMA'S BOY

It's Sunday afternoon, we heard three knocks from the door..."Ayan na anak mo !" my husband told me. I felt my heart beat faster. Nagkunwari akong nakapikit...and then he kissed me . Our son Nikon was home. We haven't seen him for one week. He is staying in a boarding house near his school in Morayta. All of us are excited, my husband, our daughter Niki and of course the mother. Everyone wanted to offer him something..."kuya, binili ka namin ng oreo at yung favorite mong biscuit" "'nak, 'nak nilutuan kita ng adobo. 'nak, anong sabi ng mga classmate mo sa laptop mo? " my husband said.  Ako, I just want to hug him and stare at him. "O, kumakain na ang anak mo, kwentuhan mo naman." kulit ni Papa niya sa akin. So I joined him and we talked while he was eating. "Musta ka naman Anak, di ka ba nahihirapan ? " "Nahihirapan but I have to endure the hardship...I wanted to cry. I missed him so much. Every night during sleeping time while I am on my rosary, I always asks our Gracious Father to please take care of him. Put him into HIS loving presence. Protect him always in all his undertakings. Masarap magkaroon ng mga anak. They are God's gift to us. Parents always hope and pray for their best welfare. I have two kids - Nikon and Niki...oh they are my precious gifts from GOD Almighty ! They called Nikon, Mama's boy...if Mama's boy means loving my son to the best of my ability, doing every effort I can to prove to him he is a precious child of GOD, teaching him to be GOD fearing and being at his side whenever and wherever he needs me then they are right...Nikon is a Mama's boy !!!