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Cover
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by Bro.
Pete Lapid
SPECIAL FEATURE:
Place
of Refuge
By
Philip Yuson
Sharing
By
Liza Caleda
Our
Faith
By Fr.
KJ Veeger, MSC
Surabaya
Corner
By
Ramon Martillano
Sharing
By
Carolle Bautista
Here's
the Latest
By
Tintin Magbitang
Reflection
Homily
by
Fr.
Martinus
God
Answers Prayers
By
Beth Manibog
Saint
for the Month
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I’ve always been a hopeless
romantic. You know, the kind
that would always have...and they lived happily ever after as an
ending to every story told, to every book written and to every movie
watched.
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it goes, that when Benny and I first met, I knew he was the guy I was
going to marry and build a family with and live happily ever after.
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family! I would have this fairytale spun in my mind about DAD, MOM
and then PERFECT KIDS without really knowing that raising up a family
is not just giving birth and then, they lived happily ever after.
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fast forward to 28 years later after Benny and I met. With
Brian,(22), Jammy (18) and Kara (14years) in tow, a family indeed.
But the years in between had been a testimony of God’s many miracles
in helping Benny and I raise up not a fairytale family, not a perfect
family but one with all it’s imperfections sprinkled with God’s mercy
and constant guidance. Like the time when Brian was a sophomore and he
tried to sneak out on us in the night only to be caught immediately.
But because we have always been praying for our children, God in HIS
infinite mercy made a way for us to catch him before it became a
regular habit. Imagine, his first try and right away he got caught.
Well, he was pitted against a GOD who cared a lot. for him.
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family is unique. Each child is different and so with each child there
were adjustments that we had to do in order to guide them to be God
loving and God fearing kids. There were many trials and errors but in
each mistake, there were lessons learned.
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journey in raising up the family, we have learned that DISCIPLINE
strengthened with FAMILY PRAYERS, COMPASSION FOR OTHERS AND LOVE had
been the most important ingredients that helped us to let go of Brian
and Jammy.
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that they are well equipped to weather problems that they will
encounter now that they are away from home and are in the university.
It was and still is difficult for us especially for Kara who has a
very special bond with her brothers but by God’s grace and knowing
that they have God in their hearts, Benny and I are confident that
these jewels lent to us will have a foundation that will help them
build a family of their own. We as parents often times wonder if the
values we impart our children will leave their imprints on them. Take
heart, in Romans 8:28, my favorite verse it says, “God will make
things work out for those who love HIM and are called to do HIS will”
Brian, at 22 still goes to church every Sunday on his own without
being pressured and this in spite of being around friends that would
tease him about going to church. Jammy now is a member of TEENLIFE a
church based prayer group for teens. And to think that having them
attend CCD while they were here in Jakarta was a big challenge for us.
Raising up these kids was a roller coaster of love, discipline, crying
and bargaining but in the end the LORD made it all work out and HE
continues to do so.
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closing, let me encourage you to call upon the CREATOR of our little
ones to help raise up these children and be a family that will be
pleasing to him. Not a perfect one, but one that will testify to HIS
desire to make our families for HIM and I know that though our family
will not live happily ever after here, but I am confident that GOD
will guide us in coming close to it.
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