My Family-My Treasure

My family is far from being perfect. It has flaws like any other families. We have difficult challenges from time to time and my husband and I try to do our best to maintain the unity we have established among us. As the children grow up, they develop their own character, make their own choices in which

sometimes we parents don't particularly agree and that's where the misunderstanding would commence and trying to find the right solution would somehow difficult to obtain. My children can be very nice but can be hard-headed as well.

As a mom, my children have clearly branded me as a "strict but a fair" mom. And sometimes they would reproach me as too dynamic that I stress them up. I really don't know if those are my assests or liabilities. And my husband would heartily agree and that's where the trouble begins!

I love my family. And this is so obvious! I don't need to tell everyone. It is evident. They can feel it. The children can see it. I don't need to tell them everyday how much I love them. They know it. I share their joy and sorrows. Their successes and their failures as well.

How many times have I encountered many crying moments because of their many heartaches? How many times have I traveled thousands of kilometers because someone needed mom to be beside her to comfort her? How many times have I been hurt because my beliefs and ideas don't necessarily fit to theirs any longer?

But despite of all those things, we are still together and I think this is necessary to undergo such exercises to bind us and keep us stronger and be closely knit. Those are challenges to make us learn from our own mistakes and we learn to respect each other's choices.
I don't know why I am writing this. I just feel that I need to let people know that in every family we are entitled to have trials in life.

Having my family is the best thing ever happened to me. And I am so grateful and proud that so far, our life is treating us the way we want it more or less to be. I can't complain or ask more. When I try to look around me, I would just give a big sign of gratitude and say, thank you Lord for giving me a wonderful treasure that I will cherish forever....MY FAMILY.

Having my two daughters getting married this summer gives me the joy and happiness of being promoted as a grandma sooner or later. Two additional wonderful members of the family is such a great welcome and looking forward to be surrounded with lots of bambinos to spoil and to love unceasingly!