Warning: this entry is going to be cheesy. Read no further, if you don't want cheese. So, you've been warned :) and here we go...
I know I promised to write every week but life happened. I'm sorry I know it is not an excuse but I will do my best to cram all that I learned in the past few weeks.
Attended a friend's wedding last Monday, the first of five weddings to be attended this year. It is always nice and heartwarming to see people in love tie the knot. It think it's one of the best moments in life. I wish them all the best that married life has to offer especially the gift of friendship, companionship, shared dreams, and children that will give them joy and fullness of life.
When God writes a love story, it is always fascinating to me... I would like to experience it one day. I feel I have been a late bloomer in my career and personal life and I still feel like I am growing and have so much to learn.
But in spite of the promise of a beautiful future in terms of career opportunities, I still think motherhood is still the best job in the world. From my friends' experiences I have learned that raising children is not easy, but it is the most satisfying and rewarding work of all.
Early this month, I attended the christening of my first "halfie" godchild Amber. She is half-Filipina, half-British. She is adorable and gorgeous and looks like an angel. It's so nice to witness a baby getting baptized. It's like witnessing the beginning of something wonderful. Hope I will still be around in the future to see her grow up and find her calling in life and maybe offer some helpful guidance along the way.
Her parents met in Boracay where her father said to her mother the first time he saw her: "You don't know this yet but you are going to marry me." Who doesn't like a man who is certain and knows what he wants? They got married the following year and the fruit is beautiful Amber.
I saw them again last month (they are based in the UK), and it was nice to see the camaraderie of the couple. It made me realize the essentials of a good marriage are: laughter, understanding, respect and honesty.
These values are essential to making any type of relationship work, more so with couples. You have got to learn to make each other smile :) and bring out the best in each other.
And in the worst of times, be there for each other.
I learned that one friend just had surgery to remove her breast cancer. She is one strong woman and you would be inspired by her journey at http://34andhopeful.blogspot.com.
A couple's fight is good when you are fighting the same thing. Indeed, united you stand, divided you fall. Perhaps, one of the best gifts that marriage has to offer is that you are not alone in whatever you are going through. There is always a ready support in your other half and you know that you are loved no matter what.
Marriage is one of the greatest gifts in life, I have observed. It would be nice to take that leap of faith one day. I know I am a work-in-progress and I am a bit scared to take that step but when I am ready, I pray and hope that I will be a good wife and mom, in the tradition of the Proverbs 31 woman. That is such a tough standard but the one deserves nothing less but the best that I can give. But I am not perfect, and so I will try to make use of my imperfect love and infuse it with God's grace.
May all be well like a warm cup of tea that soothes the body and comforts the soul. I wish you well in all the journeys you are taking today...and remember always what matters most: Relationships. People over things.
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