Looking back for the whole year 2022

December 29, 2022

It's two more days and we are going to change calendars. We are about to flip another calendar very soon. Time flies so fast that the memory of 2022 is still so fresh bringing happiness and sadness in our lives.

All throughout the year we are so blessed to have this life still. Others, still wanted to have this life but they never woke up. Others still fighting, finding those air to breath but time comes that they never find it anymore. Others were enjoying this life but there were people who were jealous at their life or were angry and did a sad thing for others.

Day by day, I always thank God for preserving my life until this very moment.

As the year 2022 is about to end, I would like to look back what this year had given to me.

January

The first month of year 2022 brings us joy as we were able to celebrate a new year at a beach. Our family is complete at that moment and my parents especially our father is so glad to have his children complete that day. It was his wish too to visit a beach.

We really had fun that day and we even had our family picture.

It didn't comes in our mind that it was our last family picture because in the next month, February, our father died.

February

This month is the saddest month of all months of the year 2022. We never thought that our father will die. He is fighting as a hemo dialysis patient twice a week for more than two years if I remember it right but we never expected that he died. He first have a fever, cold and cough that time. He suffers from a difficulty of breathing but we thought and even the nurses thought that it is still part of his hemo dialysis. They are having a difficulty of breathing especially if the next day is their schedule for dialysis.

We wanted him to be admitted but even the doctor said that we will wait after his dialysis if his difficulty of breathing will be gone.

It was Tuesday and it is his hemo dialysis schedule. After the process he still had a difficulty of breathing and the hospital accepted him for admission. But it seems too late as my father died in the evening of the same day.

It is really heart breaking receiving a call in the middle of the night only to know that someone who is dearest to us died. It seems that the world stops that moment and I don't know what to say, to act but you only know to cry.

March

March is the celebration of women's month. I participated in the women's month program together with other women in our church.

We are happy to receive a free t-shirt from the government as well as some food packs that includes rice, canned goods and noodles.

April

We were able to have a simple family bonding in the Municipal plaza where our son enjoyed the most. He just run to the fullest around until he felt tired, lol.

May

On this month we were able to visit a church far away from the town. The church is located in the remote area and some member of our church decided to visit them.

The members of that church were so glad having us that Sabbath day. They express their gratitude through their precious smiles. They have a small member there and our presence gave an additional number to worshippers. We were able to share experiences and testimonies that hopefully helped them to have a stronger faith.

June

As a mother, I felt so happy witnessing the first moving up ceremony of my son. He was a nursery that time and I am so glad that he is so happy experiencing the first achievement in his student journey.

July

I am happy that my husband brought us with him during their team bonding at the beach. I also enjoy watching them having a team building activity. It also serves as our family bonding where our son enjoy the white sand of the beach.

In this month I am also happy because I have attended our first grand reunion in my highschool batch mates. We were so happy seeing each other again reminiscing the past as we didn't see each other for 17 long years.

I can still smile as we remember our naughtiness during high school days.

July is also the month were I started exploring hive. I never thought that I reached this far. Thanks to the people who were there to guide me how to start and continue guiding me even until now.

August

It is my birth month and I thank God for giving me another year. We were not able to celebrate it with foods and with family because I choose to celebrate it by joining a community service. I spent my day in the field helping out the community service team to give some food, give some pre loved clothes, give some toys and giving of slippers. There is also a free massage and free hair cut that time. The people of that community is so grateful to have us that day.

During holiday of that month, we also found a time to have an escape for a while to relax and have a family bonding. We visited a beach for the first time and we didn't regret to visit that place.

September

My son had his first time face to face classes. During this time I also adjusted my schedule as I need to prepare him for school and accompany him there.

I enjoyed watching every student who is still observing their new environment. It was a good start of that school year for the children.

October

We are glad having participated in the Hope Impact initiated by our organization. We shared hope to others by giving books entitled "The last hope". I wasn't able to share it here and hopefully I can write a separate blog for this.

November

We celebrated our son's fifth birthday and we are so happy receiving a lot of blessings that time. Our god father celebrated his birthday that day too and they brought some of their food in our house and let our church mates especially kids enjoy.

We are so blessed having our son as he is a gift from God.

December

A loft of first time for my son and even for me and my husband happened during this month.

We were able to have a church members bonding as well as family bonding at the beach. We were able to ride a boat for the first time and it was a great experience for me.

We were also able to join a gift giving activity where the kids were so happy receiving a simple gift from the biggest company in town.

My son enjoys for the first time at Kids Paradise and he is so happy telling her friends and older sister and brother that at last he was able to play there.

Lastly, I am so glad that I was able to buy the cellphone that I need. It was just a wish, just a dream but now I had it in my hands. Thank you so much for everyone whoa re supporting me here in hive because I was able to buy it through my HBD.

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That was a recap of my 2022 and writing it down proved that God is really good in my life. Imagine, in the 12 months of the year, only one month that gave us a great sorrow but still God is still there comforting us with His love.

We may experience pain, heartaches, brokenness and even had a problem that we think we cannot surpass but be positive that God is there willing to help you out if you only believe in Him.

Despite of hundreds reason to frown there are still a thousand reason to smile and be thankful to the Lord.

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I pray that everyone will be blessed in the year 2023. Happy holidays everyone and may we have a prosperous new year.