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Purpose.People.Prayer (October 2008)

Purpose. To all of us, Mama is a symbol of strength, will power and well-grounded faith. For the longest time, she never shared a drop of weakness or complaint, but instead a big smile and a source of inspiration. We can truly say that mama served her purpose as a WIFE, MOTHER, TITA, GRANDMOTHER, OFFICEMATE, NURSE, BARKADA, and a FRIEND to all.

People. In behalf of the family, my father Dodong, my brothers especially Ar-j. . . THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH for STANDING BY with MAMA and for sharing your GENEROSITY, COMPASSION, and LOVE. From the Brothers & Sisters, all her relatives, Nephews & Nieces, Granddaughters and Grandsons, officemates, brothers and sisters of the religious community, classmates & batchmates, friends and her friendships, papa’s brother of the work, batch ’71, barkada and friends, my officemates in Metrobank and ABS-CBN, batchmates & friends, my brothers’ friends and to all of you for keeping mama in your prayers.

Prayer. The greatest wealth mama has is the offered prayers and the love from the people that surrounds her. Keep MAMA in your prayers.

In ending, sharing to you a piece written by Cheryl Van Gieson:

MAMA, as I Have Grown, So Have My Appreciation And Love For You (originally written as MOM)

“Time flies,” everyone says. It’s frightening sometimes To look in the mirror and see The evidence of that. So often, we don’t take a moment To say what’s in our hearts, And then, when it’s too late, We wish we had. I’m taking a moment now, Mama, To tell you this. . . When I was a child, there was So much I couldn’t understand, Like how hard you worked And how much you sacrificed For our family. There were dreams you had To put on hold And dreams that never came true.