My Loving and Amazing Family...
Posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
by Alessandro Monte
Nowadays family has taken many faces, single parents, grandparents taking care of their grandchildren, many a lot less fortunate jumping from one foster home to another, families braking apart by life, vices, and others growing as financially the world is placing such a huge burden over households that many are having to get together to make it through, but fortunately for me, this is the story about my amazing family!
My home as far as I remember at the young age of four or five was truly a home, yes like any other we always faced many trials, but divorce was not a word or an action accepted in my mom and dads heart, plus they were very busy with me climbing walls, roof, trying to fly as I always seem to thought that I was superman, at the age of five we were blessed with another member of the family, my beautiful sister Karina which I named of course, than five years later my Lilsis Karla that I also name blessed us with her presence in our lives.
We grow up moving a lot, changing many schools, loosing and gaining many friends, but as family we always stood as one, dad was always the boss, the cook, and he didn't mind cleaning either so I grew up seeing my father being a part of the home life, as well as the hard working man and provider. That sometimes got in the way of spending time with us, but mom did her best, plus our uncles, cousins was always around.
Family for us was not just we five, but anyone who came to know us, worked with my dad, or mom, they had friends that was and still are like brothers and sisters, and I believe that I learn my love from them, always giving, always taking people in, my house at times felt more like a restaurant, a hotel, so many people there all the time, my father is an amazing man, once putting his life on the line trying to save mine, as a young toddler I was burn really bad and my mom and uncles told me many years later that he would not leave the hospital till I was much better, in another words our family, my dad and mom did many sacrifices to show their love for us many times and in many different ways..
Today, my parents are married for over 45 years, alive, enduring some hard times, but still together in this battle called life, and all in the name of Love, Family, and the trust they also have in a God greater than all that has blessed them so much, and gave them the opportunity to see their kids get married, have kids, and a great grandchildren, and as often as it is possible we all love to spend as much time as possible with each other, which has been hard because one of my sisters and her family lives in Brazil, but hopefully soon this year we may be able to get together, God is great and with Him in it nothing, but absolutely nothing is impossible!
This is my family, all loving, all givers, servers of God, wealth beyond words for the life we lived, the lessons we learned, and the blessings we were and still are so glad to receive from our Master, our Leader, and our Keeper, Jehovah, our God!
Alessandro Monte, 10/16/2011, (C)
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Indeed we may lose or gain friends but family we will always fall back on. Distance is never a barrier. With families, there is nothing like "out of sight, out of mind". And yes, some friends stick so close that they are also regarded as family. Thanks for sharing.Welcome Ndidi, thank you for taking from your time to read my little story, Family to me is everything, I left my sons out of it at the end, so that I can finish when is the right time, I been real sick for the last 5 days so I hope soon I have the energy to write the second part. Have a great day!
OK now write one about your kids currently and family today - waiting to hear God's moving in your lives....I really am wanting to hear His victory and glorious story!Hi Marijo, I will do that soon, I been with a bad cold for the last 5 days, so I been weak and sleepy, but I tell you there are not many great things to say, me and my boys are facing many trials, and at times my heart feels very discouraged, but I keep on keeping on standing, till my last breath of air believing in God's grace.God bless you!What do you need prayer focused upon the most - God listens and His body has been incredible I can attest to that...I been sick now for over a week, my body is very weak, breathing is hard, can't afford to go to a hospital, so I stay home and try my best to rest and medicate with herbs and over the counter medicine, mean while my life is turning upside down, my older son is in big trouble with school, he is a good kid, but he is a bit lost, I am barely working, surviving, so I can't help much, I feel like a total failure to them and to my family, not even saying how bad I feel about God's intentions and directions for my life , how far I am from it, and how I just can't see me fulfilling it, I want to, would give my life to do so, just don't know how. Prayers are always welcome...I will be praying! HE is able - Lord Jesus please be with Alessandro - touch his chest and his spirit please give him a fresh glimpse of your love for him and how precious he is in your sight. Reach out to his son and gather him into your arms - help him make a choice to give his life to you through this all. Be their ways and means provider we ask - Alessandro and I are agreeing in prayer and looking to you, our Lord and Savior for the answer. AMENStanding together in truth and faith, trusting His promises in Jesus name, Amen!
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