What We Did For Love

It's a Sunday and a family day.  Niki, our youngest has a catering service to do.  Her menu is Southern-style fried chicken with coleslaw, Barbequed hickory pork ribs, Spaghetti, and Pineapple Upside-down Cake. The food must be delivered at 10am for a Father's day celebration.  She started cooking at 6am but is done with the spaghetti sauce the night before.  Even then it seems she can't make it to the agreed time of delivery.

My husband who was still in bed and although he wanted to savor his special day because it's  Fathers' Day started to assist her daughter with the coleslaw. Hmmmm...it seems I have to extend also my help so I started putting breadings into the chicken while Niki was into frying and baking at the same time.  Our eldest who saw the bayanihan started firing up the charcoal and began with the Pork barbeque ribs. "let's volt in" seemed to be our unified motto.  And not long after the said volt in, we're done!

A family must be closely knit...extending help when needed...not waiting to be asked. I believed its our love for our sweet Niki that prompted us to lend a hand and finished the job. It's what we did for love that the result are satisfied customers.  Niki received lots of kudos...for a perfectly cooked food...

Although we celebrated Father's day the following day, we were so happy and overflowing with joy for a job well done...its what we did for love...

Answered Prayer

As  my son Nikon wore his toga and prepared for the  processional,  I felt teary eyed…I never thought I could witness this – my son’s graduation.  I married at 29 and Nikon was our first born.  But my heart ailment makes me fear that I may not witness his college graduation.  But with GOD’S amazing grace…with GOD’S constant care of my defective heart …with GOD’S straws of overwhelming daily dose of reminder that HE will restore me to full health in body, mind and spirit…HE gave me a new heart.  And now here I am together with my very supportive husband and all the other grateful parents cheering and giving thanks to GOD for an ANSWERED PRAYER…

Goodbye Missy

+Missy, Feb. 27, 2011
Goobye our loving and faithful friend. We are missing you very much!
I have nothing more to say or write because no words can describe our deep sorrow. 

Priceless Media Noche

I had a  priceless media noche last New Year's eve, December 31, 2010. Tradisyon naming apat sa pamilya ang mag-exchange gift but this time hindi regalo kundi sulat that express everything about sa kung sino ang nabunot mo  . And I received the best gift ever from my son who picked up my name. Let me share you his lovely letter...

Mama,

       

      What could some kid ask for in a Mom?  Caring? Understanding? Loving? These are some traits that compose you.  Thanks for being caring when we don't feel well and not in the mood for something. Thanks for being understanding, for being  "always the one who understands"even though you feel that we are wrong in our decisions.  Thanks for being loving even though you really have a family thats hard to love.Thanks for always being there, thanks for being my Mom.

Your Son,

Nikon

Ang sarap maramdaman ang pagmamahal at pagpapahalaga ng isang anak...This is a perfect gift anak!
I love you so much...Your Papa, Niki and you are my greatest gifts from GOD!!!

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 !!!