TOUCHED AND PROUD

Tuwing Simbang Gabi  ay speaker ako sa homechurch sa araw na ang naka-assigned na magpakain ay ang family namin, kasama pa ng ilang family.  Ok na rin kasi, it is the chance for me to go back to my homechurch.

Prior to today's speaking, nasabi na sa akin ng mother ko na ang food ay prepare ng iba pang families na kasama namin at ang nanay ko naman daw ang bahala sa akin.  That means, sa nanay ko ang honorarium. Well, honorarium is not an issue anymore especially if it is coming from my mother.

After I preached and ate the breakfast that morning, inaabutan ako ng nanay ko ng nakarolyong tig-iisang daang piso.  At first, I refused it kasi hindi naman kailangan na bigyan pa ako ng mother ko.  But she insisted and said that it came from the other family assigned, pamasahe ko raw.  Tinanggap ko na rin.

When we went home ( bahay ng parents ko), inabot sa akin ng nanay ko eto:

A box of pocket sized, deodorant and bottle of cologne

My mother has long been an Avon dealer.  It used to be her sideline.  But now that she is no longer working, this has now becomes her main job.  You see, four years ago, my mother had undergone breast operation due to cancer. She has stopped working since then.  Being an Avon dealer does not help much as well.

Right now, the only help I offer to her is to give my share to buy her medicine every month.  Jobless as she is, I don't expect her to give us anything anymore.  Growing up, I experienced her  giving her best and her all to us her children.  I even regret the fact the I can only give her a small amount solely for the medicine.

Seeing that the gift comes in box, I already knew that this cost her an extra bill.  But my mother is such a generous person.  Being the eldest in the family, she has already started helping my grandmother when she was just an elementary student.  I grew up with her siblings living with us. Until now, she is still the source of help to our needy relatives.  Yes, kahit na jobless na siya at may sakit.  If people would consider me generous, I am sure that I got it from my mom.

What is the point of this post? I just would like to say that I AM SO TOUCHED to receive this gift from her.  Aged, jobless, and surviving from cancer, anything little from her will mean so much to me.

I am happy to have another perfume to alternate with my two more.  What she gave may be ordinary to many people but to me, it is one of the special gifts that I received this Christmas.  After I had my shower today, I sprayed the TOUCH cologne on me and wear it PROUD! I LOVE YOU MOM!