Heaven Sent

It has been a while since we planned to have kids but unfortunately I had three miscarriages in 6
years of being married. That’s somehow frustrating especially on my part, being a woman. It’s a cliché to
hear the famous line from a Miss Universe candidate and I quote “The essence of being a woman is to
give birth to a child” But I think I have lived up to its form rather than its substance, that is why I’m dying
to have my own baby. I get impatient & bored with my daily routine. Needless to say that I sometimes, is
irritated in going to work.

One time while watching TV I heard this line from Nescafe Advertisement, “Para Kanino ka ba
bumabangon?” I paused for a while & think over… until the commercial ended and I was not able to
understand the next scenes. I tried to catch up for the same commercial and absorbed it in full details.
My mind has been set to having a baby that I overlooked other people around me and how fulfilling it is
to live… I have a loving husband, 2 brothers, my parents, my in-laws & tons of friends. Until I watch the
2nd installment of Nescafe commercial. It made me realized the value of my work, being a teacher. That
teacher from the ad has a great impact on me. And yes I am a teacher and I should live up to its worth!

Yesterday, hubby & I bought some items for Christmas, including a Christmas tree (which we
had thought of buying last year) and a few decors to spruce it up. And voila!!! after a little touch from
here and there we came up with this personalized Christmas tree (need not to be expensive, a little
creativity helps). After putting up all the decors we had, we just sat on the couch, smile at one another &
hug… We need not to say anything else we both knew what we wanted to make a complete family. To
lessen these sentiments, we thought of getting a last full show in a movie house (we usually do these
whenever we had time or just to kill time). I am almost dressed up when he received a strange text
message telling about our biggest fantasy. We packed a few baby clothes and a swiped a few cash and
went into the place without thinking twice. We were in a rush as if there’s no turning back. The rest is
history…

….and so we have her, Julienna Yjaminah (pronounced as “Juliana Yamina”) – meaning a blessed
youth. Lito wanted a Greek and Arabic name for her so we decided on having two names. I know time
will come she will read these things… to you, Yja (Iya) her nickname, we may not be your biological
parents but you will be nurtured with all the love you can possibly have with God’s grace and guidance.
A stork may have dropped you from the sky & you first landed on the not-so-good hands but He sent
you to us… you are “Heaven Sent”.

I have simple dreams… to have built a loving family with a solid-rock foundation and God-
centered relationship. I have lots of opportunities to become “somebody” but I chose to live my life this
way. I don’t see anything wrong with my choice because the family is still, after all, the best foundation
of any institution and I chose to be one of the pillars.

God must have answered our prayers in unconventional way…I am a living witness. It’s really not
true that God doesn’t hear our prayers or having this idea that he postpones His actions. He just gives it
in His own time & in His own way. All we need to do is to trust & and fervently asked Him to grant our
heart’s desire. #