Looking back, I was able
to watch my eldest daughter Yanie grow up from childhood to adulthood. She
bloomed into a lady who is soft spoken, kind hearted, trust easily, friendly
and fragile looking. She is very particular with her looks so that she will
look beautiful all day. No wonder at a young age she had already a boyfriend
but broke up with him after a while. Then she met Joel who courted her and
became her boyfriend for more than seven years. They spent their time playing
computer games (Joel has a degree in Computer Science) and talking about
anything that would come to their mind. Joel is the more mature type and the
second to the eldest among his siblings. He asserts his points with superiority
but knows how to reciprocate affection while Yanie would understand what he
says and feels. So came the day when they decided that they are really meant
for each other and planned to get married. They managed to go through the
planning and raising of the required funds and got married on May 27, 2016 at
Christ The King Parish in Green Meadows.
Yanie was very
lovely in her wedding gown as she walked along the aisle of the church. She
looked so happy and fulfilled all throughout the wedding and reception which
went smoothly. Yanie and I became emotional for a moment when we performed the
father and daughter dance. My message to my daughter is to consider each day of
their married life as a day of discovering their good and bad traits; but they
should always focus on the positive ones and accept their limitations and
weaknesses so that their relationship will become stronger. They should put our
Lord God at the center of their relationship and they should always lift up
their problems to Him for enlightenment and courage as they tackle their
adversities in life. Lastly, they should always love their children for in them
the bond of a family will become stronger.
It is amazing to note that such
relationship exists. Two souls with a promise to understand each other through
thick and thin, in sickness and in health -- only in death do they part!
