Candy. Barbie dolls. Braces. An old tee. Shoes. My favorite pair of baston slacks. These are all things that I eventually outgrew. But one thing I will never outgrow in my life is having my mom around.
I have been blessed to have my mom constantly there for me since day one. She swam through a flood to fetch me from school. She cooked a week’s worth of ulam every weekend so that I could have a home-cooked meal even though I was holed up in the dorm. She called me every night to ask how I was doing and how college life was treating me. All these, she did while taking on a fulltime, hectic job as a government employee.
She dreamt big for me when I was still too little to realize what a world of opportunities there is out there-doing ballet, going to a challenging school, trying for that seemingly unattainable job. For each dream I ran after, she supported me- from the time I had to commute to and from school to the time I had to commute to and from the Philippines for a job abroad, she was there. And when I cry out and complain about the disappointments that come with being an adult in an imperfect world, she props me up and reassures me that God has bigger plans.
Yes, my mom is in the big moments of my life. But she is also there in the lighter, smaller moments-shopping partner, chick-flick date, travel companion, tsismax accomplice, ka-FB and Angry Birds competitor.
And she is all these things not just for me…but for my sister as well!
Happy mother’s day mom.
Thank you for the gift of life and love.
