My mother will turn 76 this September 11,2011 and she will celebrate it at home because she could not go any farther than 40kms distance. My father will miss her, he is so dependent on my mom since his stroke.
I am no different, while recuperating from brain surgeries, she has to keep an eye on me otherwise I will play too much and strain myself. I am not even allowed to go out on the street by myself, she is my constant companion and help. You see we cannot live without mother. From my father down to her youngest son whom she still personally mind when around the house and my two sisters when visiting. You could imagine if the other three siblings from the Philippines would finally come over, she will be very busy with all the grandkids in tow. She frequently watch all of them in Skype and Facebook missing them so much. Back then she has been a superwoman making home for seven children without a helper while my father worked hard to feed, clothe and educate us all.
Mother’s Outstanding Virtues
· My mom is a mother you wish you have. She is kind, gentle, loving, understanding, honest, patient, generous and witty. She has the purest and kindest heart sans of malice and deceit. A very prayerful person who will just cry and seek God’s counsel first when things are overwhelming before doing an action. She never blasphemed nor lay low in serving God even in the most trying times of our lives. I call her holy mother at home when she is preaching non stop and in defense of people who are hurting her feelings says God will deal with them not her.
· A faithful wife who is an epitome of goodness. Father must be so lucky and blessed to the max and so are we. She can sew nice dresses (a dressmaker) making all our uniforms and Sunday clothes, cut our hair when small, cook good food, her cleaning is spotless. There is not much she cannot do, never run out of energy.
- sharp and witty. Never had the college education she long because money is tight. My grandfather was killed in a cross fire in World war II, she did self study through reading voraciously. I inherited from her my flair in writing and to father my eloquence in speaking, to both the nice handwriting.
· Very generous. There are mornings that I would see beggars and street kids eating breakfast and bathing in our then well pump in the ground, soon after she will give them our old clothes (you will see the street beggars wearing our old school uniforms while peddling and asking alms every now and then). During Christmas time, she will make one or two grocery bags depends on how much she can spare to give to the poorest family she knows in the neighbourhood anonymously. That is when we were young, now she’s thinking big, wants to donate more dollars.
Mother is an average simple woman with a big heart and strong faith in God. A gem in our life and a priceless gift from heaven, a good wife, mother, friend, auntie and grandmother. I call her St. Clare her name is Clarita, our strongest prayer warrior in the family.
Happy Birthday Mother! All of us your children will not fail your good thoughts and deeds, to continue what you have started and taught us. You teach by example and touched the life of everyone around you, thank you for the unending love and care. Please live longer, the world around you still needs you.
With no doubt at all, my Mother will surely go to heaven, a 110%!
God bless my mother;
All I am or hope to be
I owe to her.
(Abraham Lincoln)
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| CLARE'S ANGEL'S (in Auckland) sisters fe and pinky and myself (not in the photo) rezie and rissa, bros lito and jojo |
