For the first time after five months of torment and misery, I finally got a time out. After getting my ever first salary under my new found job, I immediately took my family to have fun in Cebu. It’s been almost two years since we haven’t going out coz I used to be bombarded with my previous work where I’ve got a boss who happened to be an inconsiderate. Hmmm so much for that!

Anyway, when we were there in Cebu, it was indeed one of the happiest moments I believe so far in my daughter’s life! I almost drowned in my tears when I see them smiling, jumping and dancing. Haay, buhay, it was an amazing day for me, believe me. What more could I asked for?

Kirsten Jill, my 2 year old girl was amazed by the lights of SM Toy Kingdom. It maybe natural for us to see lights but she’ll shout “WOW” every time we pass a group of lights blinking, and starts to say “thank you” to us. Isn’t it a wonderful thing you’ll heard from your beloved treasure?

Eating time. Juliana pointed KFC and wish if we could eat there, where you can see in her eyes the word PLEASE. After her mom counts the budget we’ve saved, she said yes and Juliana jumps for joy and shouted YEHEY!!! She grabs my hand and started to say Pa, can I have this, can I eat that? And followed with gentle words, Pa, why are you crying again? I told her, yes, I’m crying not because papa is sad, I’m crying because papa is so happy because you are so happy! And she smiled, so I smiled too.

Later I realized, My God, how much time I wasted. I’ve been working for those unvalued individuals whose main intention is to enjoy their lives at the expense of others!

When the service crew delivered the food, she then grabs her mama’s hands and so with her sister Kirsten and gently says, let’s pray first! The Juliana and her mom eagerly lead the prayer.

God is so beautiful, in spite of what happened in our lives, the sufferings, the problems, they see us(me and my wife) arguing each other because we don’t have rice to cook with, bills, all those things has been make use of to let us be knowledgeable about that He (Jesus) loves us no matter what. The good thing about it, our babies are now even closer to the Lord, not being religious but passionately in love with Him.

We spent the whole day walking, window shopping, riding and playing at Toy Kingdom.  This maybe cheaper compared to Disney Land in Hong Kong , but for sure, I can never pay nor saved nor lend such an enormous amount of money the happiness they’ve felt on that day.

I am forever grateful to the Lord not because I’ve finally got a job, not because I let them walk around SM but because God opened my eyes from the idolatrous superior, and lead me to the right path. The path towards true success and happiness, and letting my failures crooked into success by not letting go of my daughters into a pit of the world’s cravings.

In the face of our lowly moments, by God’s grace, we remain strong, stronger than I could imagine.

Comments

[warly]

wow, edz! i cannot believe that you're a family man now. the way i picture it, you have a pretty and blissful family life. regards!