Monday, June 29, 2015
MY FAMILY
THE SANCHEZ CLAN
POPS AND MOMS
MY SIBLINGS IN THE 70'S
AT PRESENT
Here we are the whole Sanchez Clan in these pictures. As you can see, nine ladies and five gentlemen and we are all still alive... Praise the Lord and thank God for this HUGE blessing and gift.
My POPS was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1928 and my MOMS was born on American Independence Day, July 4th, 1929. They were married on December 3, 1949.
Moms was a very elegant and very poised lady. She was an epitome of humility, conscientiousness, order in every way and very practical, sincere and most of all, God loving. She cared deeply for our family and would go great lengths to maintain, cared for us and protect us
Pops on the other hand was a very hard working husband and father. I guess, with a lot of children under his care, he has so much responsibilities to handle. He was candid and emphatic and very well-liked by everybody as he was all out when it came to helping a whole lot of people. He was very active in church ministry pursuing and proclaiming the Word of God.
They had brought out into this world nine girls in a row, then four boys and then one girl and our youngest is a boy. Our eldest sister was born on August 26, 1950 and our youngest brother was born on November 8, 1970. So, in the span of 20 years, my Moms had actually 17 children, the other three were miscarriages. Wow, wasn't she amazing?
What a remarkable lady! Just imagine breast feeding us and probably one after another because surely we were born almost every year. OMG! I'm just realizing this... maybe two at one time... I don't know. And in those days, she didn't have disposable diapers, wipes, no washing machine, dryer, no strollers yet and a whole lot of baby stuff that we all have today. My Moms was washing our cloth diapers and clothes by hands at dawn and just to feed us and gave us baths and cloth us and then played with us ( I wonder if she even had time to do that) having all of us to be nurtured, cared for and supervised all at the same time. Whew! What a task!
What about going to sleep? What is that? Rest? Did she ever? Well, at least, my Pops made sure she had a housekeeper and a sitter in the house with her to help her out. I don't think most Mothers nowadays would be able to handle all the work involved in rearing a child... I said "a"child let alone fourteen?
Nowadays, people complain about just having one child to take care of and some of them don't want any. The first thing they would say is that it is too expensive to have a child. Well, tell that to my Pops and Moms. Can you imagine the amount of food alone, compared to today, would have been by dozens or more than the dozens?
We did have a lot of fun and a lot of chaos too. We were really disciplined in such a way that when we were growing up and going to school, we had to be home by six o'clock at night and if you were doing something at home like homework or project or housework, you had to stop because everybody has to be in my parents' room to pray the Rosary. There was no excuse accepted. Drop what ever you were doing and be there to pray together.
In the morning, each one of us had a task to perform upon getting up. We were trained even when we were very young and we had to follow up on our daily task. One would cook breakfast, then one would clear the table, another one would wash the dishes, another would mop the floor and so the house would be spic and span before we left to go to school. Wonderful, you'd say...
The same thing in the afternoon after school. We all had to do our designated task in the house diligently and consistently. Then homework time...
When you have a lot of children like us, guaranteed, there would be fights... not dangerous fights nor aggressive ones... mostly disagreements or maybe being uncooperative when told to do something. Well, my Pops and my Moms were smart because anybody who would not listen and not obey, be prepared. My Pops had this long, flat piece of wood about three feet that had writings on it that said, ' Be a good girl always." As I mentioned before, we were eight girls in a row... and when that piece of wood hit your bum... ohhh... ahhh... whew... you talked about hurt!!! Hurt??? Hmm...never again... that's right. That would be a memorable moment for you, I guess... forever.
We all graduated with a degree and if you just ponder a moment here... sending children to Universities sometimes three or four of us at one time was a real BIG sacrifice and endless perseverance and utmost persistence for both of them. It took a lot of guts for one thing and they did overcame a lot of struggles, hardships, and a lot of crying especially from my Moms and I do know, a lot of Faith. For without the Wisdom, knowledge and understanding instilled in them from our God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit, they would not have accomplished anything at all and able to support us in every way. no matter what.
Now that we are all adults and have our own family, what we are experiencing right now is totally different from their own, that's for sure. We have all the conveniences the world can offer us and we enjoyed so much of what we have here right now compared to what they had in their time. We have so much to be grateful for and we can most definitely appreciate the modern way of living especially when it comes to this age of information.
But in spite of the present technologies and the oohs and ahhs of things around us, I can most definitely assured you that the values and the right moral conducts that my Moms and my Pops had instilled in us would remain the same and would still be in our hearts and minds.
Yes, a lot has changed but not necessarily mean we have to follow suit especially if it would compromise our values and our morals. I thank God so much for our parents that because of their continued faith in God and exemplifying everlasting Godly character, we became the persons we were meant to be in our own way.
To you Pops, I still believe with all my heart that you would achieve your vibrant health full of untiring energy and powerful strength to still continue your most loved ministry, your aspirations in life and your dream of continued HONORABLE service to GOD and as HIS INTEGROUS and TRUSTWORTHY servant. I know your time has not come yet... you still have so much to do... in this world and in many years to come.
Moms, my most beloved confidant, companion and comforter, I want to thank you much, much more and send you my highest vibrations of LOVE and LIGHT. I know you are very happy now where you are and I felt in my heart that God called you first so you can guide us, guard us and govern us. You are still our protector, caregiver and supporter in every way. You look down on us making sure that all is well for all of us and that Pops is still within everybody's reach.
No words, no expressions, no actions, no thoughts not even tears can replace your LOVE for us. You are the most AMAZING and PHENOMENAL, ASTONISHING LADY I have ever known in my life. You are not just special to all of us. You are a GEM nobody can fathom... a priceless diamond not fit for any QUEEN to wear except you. You are the only one DAUGHTER of GOD that can surely please HIM... a PROVERBS 31 Woman.
Missing you is an understatement...all I can say is how I wish...but I know that you are in my presence all the time... watching me too and making sure... I am alright...
A woman of faith... a unique creation of God... a faithful servant of the Lord... I, too aspire for those things... and because of you... I became the person I am today. Tell God "Thank you!" for me, for everything especially for my breath of life everyday... I much appreciated all, more than I can express myself... No words can do that. I, too love Him much, much more and beyond... and I want to obey Him and just ask Him to give me the wisdom and instructions to follow...
Till then Moms... till then...
A Shocking Revelation
LOST LOVE
There comes a time when you think that what you are doing at that moment is extremely on to your actions not realizing that after few weeks, a shocking revelation is just waiting for that BIG surprise of your life.
Had I study the situations around it, perhaps the sadness and hurt I felt at that time would not have impacted me so much and it would be just another ordinary episode of the pages of my book story.
But, life is sometimes unpredictable and when it blows you unprepared. your whole world crashes to the ground in seconds.
Then you ask yourself, 'Where did I go wrong?" "Why didn't I see this before?" "What did I miss during this process?
So far, I've gotten a little over about it but still there in my heart. I know it would be coming back from time to time and when it does, I'll just welcome it quietly and then let it go peacefully.
I realized that we all go through some challenges and situations that appear so beautiful and heart warming at first but as you savor the wondrous excitement of its presence, unknowingly would bring to an undesirable end. Such is the experience of life, a magical moment, a mystery or a much more melancholic memory.
A continues, consistent and controlled connection with myself is much needed right now. That's how I would consider trudging my new path. It's waiting for me. It's wide open. Ir's very welcoming.
Good bye MY LOVE... until then...
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