Monday, April 9, 2007

Turning Twenty


I'm supposed to be packing for a 'quickie' trip to the PI to be with my Jonats when he celebrates his 20th!!!!! birthday. AaaaAAAArGH!!! I can still remember the feeling of growing out of my own teenage years, so HOW IN THE WORLD did my son get to be this age?

Just as I feel like slipping into a song about the sun's rising and falling, I remember my friend Lillian. She came just a week ago to tour Penang with her one and only son Zach. I asked her how she felt having to watch her son suddenly shoot up and become a man. She said that she felt proud... proud to see all the hard work she poured into raising that precious son now bearing fruit.

The fruit of a mother's labor is indeed to see her boy become a man. And not just any sort of man, but a man who fears the Lord. In these past two years of being away from the Philippines, isolated from all his peers, his friends, his soccer team, his buddies, the Lord cocooned my son. There were the inner struggles and super-human challenges he had to face, the likes of which I was unable to shield him from. So I am beginning to see that the task of raising this son has been taken over by a greater Parent.

It is with this thought that I face the week ahead. Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him... As the song goes, "I must have done something good."
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17 comments:

  1. Joseph BonifacioApril 9, 2007 at 2:01 PM

    wow!! cool blog tita ida! nice pics too! hehehe

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  2. Carol YongApril 9, 2007 at 2:16 PM

    oops, i think i just wished him happy 19th. hehehe...and yes, nice pictures..

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  3. Paul PajoApril 9, 2007 at 4:23 PM

    congrats Ma'm Ida - I almost belted out into a song ... ala-Sound of Music hehehe :P

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  4. Jose VillanuevaApril 9, 2007 at 7:16 PM

    He's growing up fast..

    I miss you Inay!

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  5. eauj corpuzApril 9, 2007 at 10:22 PM

    wow. happy birthday jonathan! and a great accomplishment for tita ida. not only is he a man. he is a gwapo man!

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  6. Jeminah FerrerApril 9, 2007 at 10:52 PM

    sniff* hehe! Go jons!! were finally Twenteen! hahahah... im still in denial tita ids.. parang 20 feels so old. so to compensate... im turning twen"teen" haha! miss u all :(

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  7. cindy andresApril 9, 2007 at 11:15 PM

    i was with him sunday night at carlyn and jog's. he not a boy but a man na :D i call him the new ricky martin!!! :D ida, balutin mo tong anak mo at papapakin ng mga bebots to?!!! gets???? hehhe

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  8. Jenn PunzalanApril 10, 2007 at 6:09 AM

    ida i saw jonathan at the wake of phoebe's dad. he indeed is a man already! jojo and you have done a wonderful job raising him up! congratulations! malapit ka nang maging lola! haha... :-)

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  9. Kourtney CamcamApril 10, 2007 at 7:18 AM

    happy birthday to jonathan! you and jojo have done an incredible job. we're so proud of you.

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  10. tess eubanksApril 10, 2007 at 11:51 AM

    well i know the feeling Ida...jaja just turned 21 too last april 6...but im so thankful to God for her...God willing she'll be graduating from BSN this august..she'll be a great nurse...and Josh will be 16th na this june..and he cant wait to drive...takot daw ako....:-) Praise the Lord for our kids!!!! Happy Birthday Jonathan...May the Lord bless you all!!!

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  11. supeng chuaApril 10, 2007 at 11:55 AM

    dear IDS!!!! it's not only u...i'm prond to be his FREN n jen's n the rest of yr childrens'!!!! they're supportive n understanding u n pst have done good job!!!
    rmbr when i once shared about not getting married n having kids they changedmy mind!!!!

    u guys did seriously!!!
    am missing u all n let's have a girls thing in june
    hols from 6june-15july...maybe bz 1st wk of hols...getting ready 2 move out n all~

    but i
    'll let ui know~

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  12. Tina AquinoApril 11, 2007 at 4:07 AM

    Happy birthday, Jonathan! You are a fine young man and your parents did a wonderful, wonderful job! Hope to see you guys before you go home to Penang. By the way, Samm has a race at City Kart race track at Bicutan this Saturday. You & Jenn might wanna watch.
    Dear Ida, congratulations my dear fried! To Jojo too! ALL your kids are great! Call me as soon as you get here. Love you!

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  13. Ida HensonApril 15, 2007 at 1:57 PM

    Thanks everyone! We're back in Malaysia after spending the last five days in Manila. My birthday boy had a blast!!!

    Really wanna thank Jog and Carlyn for hosting us. Twas a memorable trip, although I just got to see a few people. Sayang Tina, we were on opposite poles. Cecile, loved being with your kids. Will post pics soon. Cinds, miss you na...

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  14. Ida HensonApril 15, 2007 at 1:58 PM

    Hi Tess, you must be so proud of Jaja. Makes everything worthwhile, no? Miss you!

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  15. Ida HensonApril 15, 2007 at 2:00 PM

    Hahaha! Tinatakot nga ako ni Macy. Sayang I didn't see you. Are you in the country?

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  16. judy cabilingApril 21, 2007 at 8:00 PM

    Jon is twenty? Unbelievable!

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  17. BECC SAAVEDRAMay 21, 2007 at 5:11 AM

    wow ! so big na ! and to think i used to babysit him in dagupan and baguio when you and jojo went out for the night. time flies so fast... nice site... come and visit me also..

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