Happy Father's Day to our Papa!

Happy Father's Day to our one and only Father! You have a special place in our hearts. And we would like to recognize some of the great learnings, memories we have had with you and lessons you instilled in our minds. First, thank you for loving Mom faithfully. You always tell her that she is the love of your life. We feel secured as children because of your integrity to Mom. 

You have worked hard for a long time abroad to give us a good life. Thank you for providing us the basic necessities of life to the best of your faith. You always tell us that as girls, we should know and do the household chores because we are the future homemakers of our future family. Funny memory: you would cover the table with a soft blanket after lunch when nobody of us is moving to clean the table. I think that that is cute about you!

Whenever I hear the words "chastity", "purity" and "cleanliness", I would recall the times when you exerted all energy to teach us the Law of Chastity because you believe that if we will obey it, we will be blessed and happy. You always remind us to be modest in our clothing, words and value virtue even now that we are adults already. Indeed, we have peace in our hearts. We want you to know that we admire you so much! Your love for each one of us is pure! You always find the time to talk to us and serve us in anyway you can including helping us in our chores. You are a very hardworking individual. Whenever you come home from abroad, you always find the time to serve your family and others. You are so dedicated in your faith and belief that Heavenly Father answers the prayers of the honest hearts. Thank you for sharing your feelings and testimony of the gospel. You are a source of strength to us. Thank you for being who you are. 

We will never forget the stargazing moments on our rooftop, your bedtime stories of "ik-ik and paniki", your dance moves, dates with the girls and the list continuous... Thank you for making us smile and laugh. 

I will never get tired coloring your gray hairs. You make us smile knowing how you take good care of yourself in terms of dress and grooming. You are so cute! you make sure you apply anti-aging moisturizer on your face. You are very meticulous about ironing your clothes perfectly. You always want to be presentable and looking good. :) :) :) :) :) Those smiling faces are your daughters!s cheering on you! We love your humble personality. And we continue to pray that you be granted many more years to spend with us specially your grandchildren as you are always counting how many you have and will have. Thank you for being a good example and influence to us. We have so many things to say about you but to summarize it, YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT FATHER and WE LOVE YOU GREATLY!

-Irene