Friday, January 9, 2009
'Tis another long night
Whew ... I just finished the day's work ... it's already 12:40am ... better go to sleep now ... ciao
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
10 years of Married Life
Janet and I just celebrated our 10th year of married life 2 days ago. It has been a wonderful and very eventful 10 years for me.
I have been wrestling with the question of what my purpose in life is. Even though I have been in the Couples for Christ community in the last 8-9 years I continue to have these thoughts on how best to spend my energy on.
This post is about my reflections on my married life - I married Janet December 29, 1998, in rather hasty conditions. We have been in a relationship since January of that year - and living far away from parents and family has its advantages and disadvantages. I got her pregnant in July that year and decided to marry her pronto. It was a tough decision because of my family but it was the right one - a decision I have never regretted or have been ashamed of.
Over the past 10 years we had 3 children, Bianca now 9, Ethan now 7, and then Elijah now 20 months. I must say I have changed quite a lot ever since I got married. I am now closer to God; I have really discovered the beauty of the Catholic Christian faith. I have really embraced my new identity - as a man of God who has a purpose of loving his God through his family, his community, and his work.
Janet as a spouse has been a very strong partner in this family - I really cant think of life now without her at my side. She's shared my joy, my pain, my frustrations, my failures. She has sacrificed her personal ambitions and career in P&G to fully devote her time to taking care of me and the children. She still has lots of insecurities and frustrations in life - but she has shown me the kind of family life that I've never dreamed of - a life that is truly full of love, compassion, and trust.
She clearly is my destiny - a person whom God has given me to love; a person whom God has entrusted me to take care of ; a person who God has sent to be with me. She's my one and only ... and I pray that I fulfill my role as husband and lover all throughout the days of my life ...
I have been wrestling with the question of what my purpose in life is. Even though I have been in the Couples for Christ community in the last 8-9 years I continue to have these thoughts on how best to spend my energy on.
This post is about my reflections on my married life - I married Janet December 29, 1998, in rather hasty conditions. We have been in a relationship since January of that year - and living far away from parents and family has its advantages and disadvantages. I got her pregnant in July that year and decided to marry her pronto. It was a tough decision because of my family but it was the right one - a decision I have never regretted or have been ashamed of.
Over the past 10 years we had 3 children, Bianca now 9, Ethan now 7, and then Elijah now 20 months. I must say I have changed quite a lot ever since I got married. I am now closer to God; I have really discovered the beauty of the Catholic Christian faith. I have really embraced my new identity - as a man of God who has a purpose of loving his God through his family, his community, and his work.
Janet as a spouse has been a very strong partner in this family - I really cant think of life now without her at my side. She's shared my joy, my pain, my frustrations, my failures. She has sacrificed her personal ambitions and career in P&G to fully devote her time to taking care of me and the children. She still has lots of insecurities and frustrations in life - but she has shown me the kind of family life that I've never dreamed of - a life that is truly full of love, compassion, and trust.
She clearly is my destiny - a person whom God has given me to love; a person whom God has entrusted me to take care of ; a person who God has sent to be with me. She's my one and only ... and I pray that I fulfill my role as husband and lover all throughout the days of my life ...
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