A Prayer

Dear God,

             Having two responsible parents, is the greatest gift I've had. A diligent mother and a hard-working father. Being a son of them is an honor and I don't know how to thank them so I'm here telling you that, I am very thankful having them and please guide them and give them strength to stand still even we have problems I know You know our problems as a family so I want to make to make sure that no one will give up. They care and love me by a very unique way. They disciplined me in a way that they hurt me especially my mother but I know that it is the best way to prepare me for incoming problems.

             Please let they know or let them feel my love and promises that I will take care of them when they grow old. I will make sure that I'll overcome my problems like the way they overcome the problems of having a son like me. I've done a lot of things that made them disappointed but they always tell me that "all is well." They raise me up when I'm on my hopeless moment. They guide me financially and emotionally. I hope the relationship we had as a family will never be broken. Please bless my mother strength which can support us and love us endlessly and bless my father wisdom for him to know more about life as a father. Please bless my family hope and life to thank You and to praise You. Amen.

Hoping,

Andrew Ed Colocado

I'm Human, Not Perfect, Like Anybody Else

              “We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.” You will never learn a lesson if you never experience mistakes and failures. I regret about the things I've done that resulted in a hurtful moment. The things that I did not take seriously. But in every failure I've experienced, in every pain I felt, I learned a lesson and that's the greatest thing God gave me. That feeling; something you love is going to be taken away. And then you will fall to the floor crying. And then, however much later, it is finally happening to you: you’re falling to the floor crying thinking, “I am falling to the floor crying,” but there’s an element of the ridiculous to it — you knew it would happen and, even worse, while you’re on the floor crying you look at the place where the wall meets the floor and you realize you didn't paint it very well. You have regretted the things you've done but always remember that the things will come and go and there will be always a better replacement that God intends you to have. And always remember that we must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. 

              The lessons I learned from my failures that I have regretted will stay in my life until I face the death. I regret for the things I've done wrong especially in my Elementary school.

              I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.