I have been under a lot of stress lately and this is why I am writing.
As you very well know, this is my avenue to de-stress :)
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When Alvin and I attended our Marriage Enrichment Retreat last March, one part was to make an action plan for our family. Since the two of us are admittedly lazy when it comes to praying the rosary, we set a goal of having a family rosary every Sunday night.
We were faithful to it until last Sunday, when Liam was getting unreasonable again (his way of telling us he's tired and sleepy) I told him that he can lead our Rosary. And what do you know, it made him excited and happy! Yes, he already knows his Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be since turned four and I won't deny that I'm happy with it. So last Sunday, he led our family rosary, me helping him out with the Apostles' Creed and the Fatima prayer. Teaching him as well how to use the rosary. I think he enjoyed his role too much because come Monday night, he was the one who initiated our family rosary! Uh-oh hahaha So kaming 2 matanda, na tamad, tinanong pa ulit kung gusto talaga niyang mag rosary, OO, ang sabi. To make the long story short, we have been praying the rosary since Sunday night, all because of the enthusiasm of this little boy :)
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Last Friday, during our usual HHPM, one of our brothers shared something inspiring and made me realize about how we are raising our kids.We have been praying that both our kids grow up to be loving, respectful, responsible, God fearing and God-loving individuals, among others, but never mentioned about being resilient.
Alvin and I realized that indeed the two of them are more privileged compared to us, when we were growing up. They are given a lot of comfort and they are not exposed to the hardships me and their Papa experienced while growing up. Let's admit it, living a very comfortable life has its disadvantages.
Aside from including them growing up to be resilient now in our prayers, we are also forming their young minds to realize, that if they are faced with problems or the people around them who they thought they can depend on, have failed them or disappointed them, there will always be that PERSON, who will be with them, no matter what the circumstances are. That they can always RELY on HIM. Hopefully, we can lay down a strong foundation so that when the time comes when they feel alone or really hopeless, SA KANYA lang sila LALAPIT, that their FAITH will pull them through the rough seas...and not to resort to bad and sad ideas (e.g. suicide).
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I was able to finally finish fixing the "name" problem I had, which was accidentally discovered when I was about to sit for my Citizenship Exam. I'll have my exam this week and hopefully, everything, including my documents, will be cleared! Happy I'm done with it. I can now focus my energy in my accreditation with the NSW IT. For the meantime, I'm off to my me-time which I have long delayed! I'm off to pamper myself and recharge so I can continue working (with a sane mind) with my accreditation requirements!
