She Completes Me...

A Message for my Angel(a)

I have 6 nephews (Juanito, Martin, Jimbo, Jaggie, Andre and RJ) and 3 nieces (Yela, Belle and Kela) - another addition to my "collection" of angels is coming soon...

They are all aware that I love all of them. They all know that the 8 of them (nobody is 1st or 2nd or 3rd - - all of them are included in my top 2 favorites) and they have accepted (without any grudge or negative reaction) that Angela Gabrielle or whom I fondly call as Minime occupies the 1st ranking...

I've always wanted to have a child of my own but for obvious reasons, I know that I can't have one at the moment. Realizing that fact made me so depressed. But (again) God works in mysterious ways - - He sent me an Angel(a), who completed the missing piece of my life.

Angela Gabrielle is an adorable 4 year old girl, the youngest child of my Manong Pat and my sister-in-law Marichele. I feel so blessed that Angela's parents' unselfishly shared with me their darling little girl and has allowed me to treat her as my very own.

I don't know how it happened but Angela is fastly growing up looking like me (the looks, the mannerisms, etc) and this is the reason why people started calling her Minime (and Angela and her cousins started calling me Bigme.)
Her parents pay for her educational needs and the rest (clothes, shoes, bags, toys, milk, pedia fee), I provide for Angela. The disciplining is shared by both - we want her to grow-up to be a God-loving and responsible woman.

Truly, Angela made a BIG difference in my life. Her charm and innocence makes me forget about life's trials and challenges. She's my Minime - my Angel!

Time flies so fast. I know that one day soon Angela will have a life of her own already - I can no longer decide the clothes and the shoes that she'll wear. Nobody will accompany me to Cibo, Yoshinoya or Pancake House (our favorite restaurants) or will run around the mall's toy section to look for the latest Dora products that she doesn't have yet - yes, one day soon, she will have a life of her own and when that time comes I hope that she will remember these things:

Don't be a coward, fearful and weak
Be the last one to quit, and be the first one to speak
Don't hide your face from the light of day
Be courageous in life and stay that way
No need to run from your trials, troubles and problems
Have confidence in your step as you reflect how to solve them
Yet, if you happen to fall, don't lie there and die
Get up without a thought, and hold your head up high
Be wise, courageous, bold and brave
And life will be worth living, from your birth to your grave.

Angela / Minime, no matter where life will lead you to- - BIGME will forver here to guide and love you - unconditionally!!!

Te Amo Baby Girl!