Memories are something I hold on to and I ma glad that I still ave these pictures with me. I really missed a lot when my kids were still small but I am grateful at the same time because I was able to help my husband build what we had to day. There were many struggles but God is good and had provided us of what we needed.

Pictures of my daughter, Chielly

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When I had my second born, my husband and I agreed that I will continue my job and he would stay at home to tend to the kids, At that time, my eldest daughter was already in school and for us, life was hard at the moment; we were struggling financially as we had agreed to lease a piece of land in Valencia where my sister resided. It was small hill where we could plant corn and there were banana plants also but it was not successful. The area was too far and we had waited for five years for the contract to expire, since we could not go there, I asked my sister to till the land for us but whenever they get some income out of it, they would say that they could not give us becaus0e their motorcycle is damaged and needs a lot of money for repair. Well it was such a bad experience and it taught me that even if it was your relatives, when money is involved, the treatment will always be different. When the time came for us to get the money, they only pay us a small amount telling us that the owner of the land gave only a small amount but when we asked his son, he said it was fully paid and they never bother paying us the money we deserved. Because of this, I felt so betrayed, and lost my trust in them.

Me and My Kids

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I treasured these moments so much because time really went by too fast, now my eldest daughter is almost as tall as I am and everything has almost changed in my kids including their attitudes. If we only had the chance, I would never leave my kids and guided them all the days.

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I was not there when my eldest daughter had her Christmas party in Kinder, I prioritized my work because I wanted to earn a little more not knowing that it was far even more important than anything in the world. I have regrets about me not coming, and rushing ti own a farm but bygones just taught me to be patient because good things comes to those who wait and I thank God for that.

I am glad we made it through.

Have you ever looked back how you made it through life?