Purpose.People.Prayer (October 2008)
Purpose. To all of us, Mama is a symbol of strength, will power and well-grounded faith. For the longest time, she never shared a drop of weakness or complaint, but instead a big smile and a source of inspiration. We can truly say that mama served her purpose as a WIFE, MOTHER, TITA, GRANDMOTHER, OFFICEMATE, NURSE, BARKADA, and a FRIEND to all.
People. In behalf of the family, my father Dodong, my brothers especially Ar-j. . . THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH for STANDING BY with MAMA and for sharing your GENEROSITY, COMPASSION, and LOVE. From the Brothers & Sisters, all her relatives, Nephews & Nieces, Granddaughters and Grandsons, officemates, brothers and sisters of the religious community, classmates & batchmates, friends and her friendships, papa’s brother of the work, batch ’71, barkada and friends, my officemates in Metrobank and ABS-CBN, batchmates & friends, my brothers’ friends and to all of you for keeping mama in your prayers.
Prayer. The greatest wealth mama has is the offered prayers and the love from the people that surrounds her. Keep MAMA in your prayers.
In ending, sharing to you a piece written by Cheryl Van Gieson:
MAMA, as I Have Grown, So Have My Appreciation And Love For You
(originally written as MOM)
“Time flies,” everyone says.
It’s frightening sometimes
To look in the mirror and see
The evidence of that.
So often, we don’t take a moment
To say what’s in our hearts,
And then, when it’s too late,
We wish we had.
I’m taking a moment now, Mama,
To tell you this. . .
When I was a child, there was
So much I couldn’t understand,
Like how hard you worked
And how much you sacrificed
For our family.
There were dreams you had
To put on hold
And dreams that never came true.
You must have felt frustrated
Sometimes, no doubt,
And at times even full of despair,
Yet you never gave less
Than your best to us.
You didn’t have an exciting career
Or beautiful clothes.
You never traveled the world
Or drove a fancy car.
Every day, you looked after us,
Worried about us, fed us,
And loved us,
Without expecting anything
In return.
You see, Mama, I know now
And understand
That you actually gave me two lives:
My own . . and yours.
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