Today, August 2, is Kei’s 5th Birthday. Me, my wife Evelyn, Kei, and Vhi went to SM Shoemart (a popular Philippine mall) and toured our two daughters on the different rides that they want to try. We ate donuts and chicken and french fries and lumpia, bought her a Barney CD and a few other toys. We didn’t spend too much for the day but I can tell you for sure that we all enjoyed it - especially Kei and her younger sister Vhi.

Now allow me to share some thoughts from my heart. Just what are children for? To some, they are blessings but sadly to some, they are nothing more than annoyances in the house. But what were they meant for?

Whether you like it or not, children are gifts from God. They are blessings from the hand of the Maker Himself. Remember this, there could be illegitimate relationships between men and women BUT there can never be an illegitimate child. Even if a child is a result of rape, incest, or conceived in any other unwanted manner, the baby is still and will always be a gift from God. If you are planning to abort that baby in your womb, I ask you, please don’t. It’s not only murder, you will also be throwing away a very precious gift from the Lord. Also, if you know someone who has plans of aborting a baby, I beg you, please do everything you can to convince her to stop it. In doing so, you will be doing that person a very great favor.

Believe it or not, no matter how naughty or bad our children may be, the fact remains that they are still gifts from God. It is our obligation to take good care of them and raise them in proper manner. It is our duty as parents to teach them the ways of God and bring them up in prayer. It is our duty to LOVE them as best as we can.

To me, this will be the greatest gift I can give to Kei. Of course, the same goes for Vhi and if God wills us to have more kids, then to them as well.

God bless you all!

“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.” - Psalm 127:3