You know, there are dozens of widely used languages here in the Philippines. Sometimes it seems that every time you make a ride to the next city it’s another language in use! Well, I am exagerating a little bit there, but honestly, there are at least 70 or 80 languages in general use. Thus, when […]
Thank you Everybody!
I just came back from the funeral of my mother. It was hard at first loosing my mom, but we are happy at the same time for her that her suffering is over. She’s been sick for a long time already. It’s hard on us, her kids watching her suffer. I’m glad that God let […]
September was birthday month
Well within September we have two birthday celebrants. Its Jean Jean on the 15th and Aaron on the 24th. We celebrated the parties separately. Jean Jean invited some of her friends over. I can’t believe how grown up those kids are now. Like 3 years ago they come to our house for lunch almost everyday, […]
The Journey is complete
Zosima Rodriguez Bayoy, born December 26, 1928 died on October 5, 2008 at 12:30pm in Patag, Sarangani Province on the Island of Mindanao in the Philippines. She is survived by seven children, five girls and two boys. Yes, Feyma’s mother passed away yesterday, and we were all relieved to know that her suffering had ended. […]
On the road home…
It seems that Feyma’s mother has embarked on a trip. She is on the road home. She actually started this journey several years ago, but over the past few days, it seems that she has nearly reached her destination. I am not with her and can’t see what she is seeing, but I am sure […]
A Sunday Outing
Yesterday, Feyma and I took the kids for a little outing, which turned into a wonderful experience. It was something different from anything I ever experienced in the States, something that you probably wouldn’t experience there, given the state of the American society. It all started last weekend. I went up into the mountains overlooking […]