Sunday, February 3, 2013

Blessed Are We



                                                          with Drop-in Center Children
                                                             November Bonding Time


And all these kids are going to grow up someday. And they will be going to do the things that we do and even starting some now, or will even be doing things which we are only dreaming of. And every time they teach each other what’s good for them, share blessings to one another and show concern just like how brothers and sisters do, they are making me feel so much. 


                                                                   Simbang Gabi 2012

For me, the people comprising our homes are really blessed people on earth. It is a blessing from God to be a witness of the first moments they had learned how to write their names, or the first time they had known their true names, or the first time that had eaten a complete meal, or the first time they slept in bed. It is a blessing to be part of their stories each day and to see them grow. It is a blessing to help them feel what it is meant to have a family and a home--- and it is not something we can do just for a day. And in the same way there is always hope and a promise for their future, the family and its homes all have a future too, a future brighter enough to shine amidst time of temporary darkness. Kids grow but the hearts of the family and the homes will never become old and weary.



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