Birthday Prayer at 40

Lord, Its my 40th birthday today,as I thank you for the gift of LIFE, also thank you for the  gift of wonderful people I have met along this journey.Some of them inspired,challenged me, pruned me,loved me & encouraged me.But all of them helped me to realized how meaningful & beautiful my life is.Bless all of them & their love ones with  good health , success, peace & joy as well as my love ones too.Grant their prayers & may my birthday obtain graces to be given to all. Whatever desires in my heart let your will be done.Amen

 

THANK YOU DEAR GOD FOR THE 4O YEARS OF MY LIFE!

BABY ANGEL

It was a very busy day at Pro-Life Philippines office. We have visitors from media interviewing us for their program.I was busy doing my routine job that morning. Facing my computer and started to checked emails when my boss called me and told me that I had to talk to a counselee. I walked towards the library room, there I saw a quite petit young lady carrying a baby girl.She was crying then as I approached and began talking to her.

The lady on her 20's, quite pretty and young but you can see the agony in her eyes as she cries and I noticed some bruises on her arms.She told me that she needs a place to stay for a while to think. I asked her if she wants to go to authorities and made complains against the person who hurt her. She doesn't want to do that move. She just want a peaceful place. She plans to go to her friend who is based in a far province after fixing things.I told her why? Between sobs, she told me that she has no courage to tell what happen to her parents.

Its been how many weeks since the father of her child pay no visit to them.Staying with her parents, she decided to went to the city with her child to see and know what happened to him. After a week of staying with her partner here in Manila, she discovered the reason why he's not visiting them. Her partner has another woman. They had a confrontation and she was beaten. She decided to leaved and dont know where to go. Then she remembered our hotline number which was saved in her phone for a long time.She called us up and able to come in our office.As we talked, her adorable baby keep on giving us a beautiful smile and keep on hugging her mother. My heart leapt for joy as I carried the baby and gave me a warm hug. Shes not even crying as if shes not affected what her mother was getting through that time.

I called up a half way house for her to stay with but gave me instruction to call again for confirmation. She told me she wants to go for counseling sessions so I gave her the places where she can avail it nearer to her place.She was able to realized the consequences of premarital sex & its not a guarantee that if you have a child already your partner will not leave you.The importance of marriage and responsibility.I encouraged her that its better to go home and tell what happened to her parents.Her family are the best people that can support her as of this time.I told her that her parents are worried since she's expected to come home

After eating lunch with us, her baby fell asleep. As I go back to check her she was talking to somebody on her phone. She was smiling already and told me that she was able to talked to her mother and told her to go home. I felt relieved to her decision.I was given an opportunity to carry her baby for a while. As I look the baby as she sleeps peacefully near my body, the warmth of her hand holding my chest gave me an unexplainable happiness. Gently, I whispered to her little ears....."Your such a blessing dear. An angel....dont worry everything will be alright. Your a pro-life baby. You and your mom will be home soon." With the permission of her mom, I was able to took some pictures of Baby Angel (not her real name).

After several days, we received a text message from her telling shes fine and expressing gratitude for the help we extended to her and to her child.

Doing Pro-Life works brings fulfillment in my life's journey. Baby Angel (not real name) brought smile in my heart and keep the advocacy of defending life from womb to tomb.
  

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Sonjie & Claire

          Sonjie and I were room mates for about a year already in our dorm. She has a daughter named Claire. She's a single mom who works so hard just to support and give the needs of her daughter. As a mom, I salute her dedication in order to raised Claire to be what she is right now.Claire gave the two of us so much delight everytime shes with us at the dorm. So bubbly and energetic, loving and articulate kid. Perhaps I had a share of moments that I had to take care of Claire at night when her mother is at work.Shes a good little girl and I dont have problems taking care of her.
          
          Sonjie and Claire are very kind to me. They usually share their meals to me. Sonjie cooked good especially her Adobo. Every meals they shared to me are the ones I will never forget and of course our openness to each other. The joys, pains, laughters,sadness and achievements we frequently shared.
        
           Last Saturday, Sonjie and Claire went back to Bicol for good. Sonjie decided to settle & start a new life there with her relatives. Claire is going to school so they had to settle in a permanent place.As they board inside the cab, Claire waved goodbye and there my tears fell.
         
            Alone in my room, I cried silently. I was looking at the pictures we took  last Friday. I smiled as I look at the Pictures of Claire and Sonjie.

 
   Sonjie & Claire.....thank you very much for the wonderful memories. For the kindness and the love both of you have given to me. Someday we will see each other and I wish success and good life to both of you. I will be missing you guys....To see you again.....to see you again.

The Boy & the Apple Tree

Everybody has an Apple Tree in his Life.And its your parents!!!

I received this from a dear friend in my email.Perhaps we will understand the value of time to our love ones when we reach the twilight of our lives.

Mayonnaise Jar and 2 cups of coffee.

Friends, I recieved this very inspiring story in my email.I want to share it to all of you. Be inspired.....Share ....and Be Blessed!!!

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

 

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.When the class began, wordlessly,

He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar And proceeded to fill it with golf balls.He then asked the students, if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

 The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.        He shook the jar lightly.The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full.  They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.Of course, the sand filled up everything else.He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

 

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the
table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively
filling the empty space between the sand.  The students laughed.      

 

'Now,' said the professor,   as the laughter subsided,'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.The golf balls are the important things - family,children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –
Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full. 

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.The sand is everything else --The small stuff.'If you put the sand into the jar first,'  He continued, there is no room for the pebbles or the golfballs. The same goes for life.If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,  You willl  never have room for the things that are important you. 

So...
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

'Take care of the golf balls first --
The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and 
inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled.
'I'm glad you asked'.

It just goes to show you that no matter 
how full your life may seem,here's always room 
for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'

Please share this with other "Golf Balls"
I just did......