My mum

Families are meant to be together. It should stay intact. When I see a family who looks happy and being together, I always remember my Dad. We stayed intact till he got sick and died with cancer. He didn't even see me growing as a teenager. I could say that his life was unfinished. Those years were really a great turmoil. It was a difficult time especially for my mum who was trying to raise her 6 children. I was on my elementary grade when my dad experience suffering from his illness. We felt sorry looking at our dad. He would just look at us and trying to give us strenght. He would try to explain to us through his face expressions that don't worry about me. This is life. He was trying to fight till he couldn't help it at all and we all become speechless but crying aloud. Before he died, he told us to call our Pastor and repeat the prayer after him. He was just saying "Amen" as a sign of an agreement until the last word of saying "Amen" again was the last breath and he fell onto the arms of my mum. My mum realized he was dead. That was the biggest hurt we could ever felt as a family. It was very hurtful moment. It was like;  we were in a big battle against the world.  The only strenght we had was that our dad went with Jesus. The struggle was even stronger when my mum needs to find ways on how she will overcome all of those sadness, and looking for a chance of raising us up as we all goes to school knowing that my mother hasn't got any source of income. She was just a plane housewife.

I can only say that my mum is a strong woman. I never saw her crying during our survival. She was trying to prove that everything was alright. She was trying to let us see that she will manage raise us despite of financial problem. I was 12 years old when my mum brought me to a family friend and be a working student. She didn't want to do it. She was just forced because she saw that I needed to go to school. It was hard for me as a young girl. I never knew the word "Trials". I never knew the word "endurance" But we were there. We were trying to endure the trials that we were having. My 2 brothers eventually stopped schooling because my mother couldn't afford to finance. She has a pension but that was not enough for all of us, so some of us should leave the house and find a way to endure. My mother has started her business of clothing. It didn't click because she ended up bankrupt so she needed to find another one. Things that happen to us am sure is not new to people but one thing I've learned here in . No matter what happens, we need to persevere and focus to what lies ahead. Our life needs to move forward not to forget the difficulties we had but use them as a tool to sustain the battle in life. God bless.