Happy Mothers' Day!

One day to give honour to our moms is not enough! It should be everyday, showing our love and gratitude to her who has carried us for 9 months inside her womb. And her role does not stop there. But she cared for us and continues to do so in many ways even when we are already grown up and have our own lives to live. Let us think of our moms, give thanks to the Lord for such a wonderful woman in our lives. Also do not forget our Dads. Without both of them we could not be in this world!

Cheers!

Do not forget the mothers-in-law! For also doing the same thing to their sons and  daughters so we can have spouses who are loving and caring as well.

A tribute to Mommy

My mom is a loving person
And I am glad to be her daughter
She taught me many things about life
Things that I wouldn't have known without her.

My mom is a caring person
And I have experienced her gentle touch
When I was sick and feeling grey
A massage always chases the blues away.

Moms are indeed to be cherished
A gift from heaven above
Let them know that they are a treasure
And show them our love beyond measure.

For Mommy

Dear Mommy,

Happy mother's day! Today is your day, to think of you and your love, sacrifices, patience, understanding, hard work, example, teachings and many more things that you have done or given to us as our Mom. To thank you and show our appreciation for all of these. To thank God for giving you to us as our Mom. To pray to God that He will continue to give you strength and good health, that day by day you will walk closely with Him, to trust Him at all times. To pray for God's provision for all your needs, to comfort you in your grief as you miss Dad, to protect you and keep you safe from all harm and evil things and people, to give you wisdom in your thoughts, actions and decisions.

Today is your day, and it was great to talk to you and hear your voice just now. Thank God for technology. Yet I could not help feeling sad that I could not be there with you, to take you out to treat you even for a Chowking halo-halo or a Greenwich pizza or do something together with you, just to spend the day with you. I know you must feel sad too, being alone on this day. We hope that God will comfort you and give you encouragement through our calls, text messages and greetings.

I hope also that for us children, we make each day a Mother's day, and not to wait for another 365 days to express our love, appreciation and gratitude to you as our Mom.

life's refrain

this is the title of the first book i self-published. i made this for my mom and sis who celebrated their birthdays last 12 nov. my mom turned 75 while my sis turned 40. it was an exciting time as i was able to go home, together with my three other sisters who live in other provinces in the philippines. another sister lives next door to my parents. so there were five of us sisters at the same time at home and what a riot! our two other sibs, another sis and our bro were not able to come home. the pic on the right is the cover of the book. the featured bouquet is a special one.

for my dedication page, i wrote this:

For Mom and Dad,

for all the whispers of joy in the midst of life’s chaos, contributing to life’s refrain

i wrote the following for the preface:

I was planning to call this book something else, with the word ‘stuff’ in it. However, Key said that ‘stuff’ sounds so boring. Then we said that we should get a line from one of the poems or essays in the book. Thus, life’s refrain. If life were a song, I hope that the poems and essays in this book can be its refrain. Just hum it and add la, la, la … The idea of putting these on paper came up as my siblings and I were planning to celebrate our Mom’s diamond birthday this year (2008). Seventy-five years … not just golden but diamond years. Precious, best, forever …

A sister (Marlyn) also shares the same birthday with her. I remember that time way back in November 1968 when we were all expecting Mom to give birth to Marlyn. She waited until the 12^th to come out.

My prayer is that through my writings I can convey my love and appreciation for my Mom and my sis, and to all family members.

May your lives be guided by the Lord Almighty day by day and that each day will be filled with gladness and joy as you trust in Him.