Dear Anak,
Hindi kita ikukumpara sa ibang bata.
Hindi ako maiinggit sa meron sila na wala ka.
Hindi ako magagalit kung hindi mo pa kaya.
Hindi ako manghihinayang sa bagay na hindi mo nagagawa.
Hindi ako magsasawang ipagmalaki ang angking mong talino at ganda.
At lalong hindi ako titigil na ipagtanggol ka sa pagkukumpara ng iba.
Dahil UNIQUE ka. Iba ka at iba sila. ❤️
Happy 1 year & 10 months old Anak♥️
Earlier doesn’t always mean better.
Her kid walked at one year, yours walked at eighteen months, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.
Her kid potty-trained at two years old, yours didn't potty-train until four years old, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.
Her kid recognized all his letters and numbers before pre-school, yours had no interest until almost four, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.
Her kid was sleeping through the night by three months, yours wasn’t sleeping through the night until two years old, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.
Because reaching developmental milestones early means 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 in the long run.
Because a college professor won’t wonder how old her students were when they could count to one hundred or spell their names.
And no one will know or care if the Harvard graduate or the CEO had a pacifier or didn't potty-train until five years old.
What matters most is the whole child,
who 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 are,
and how kind 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 are
So let the pressure go,
and let your kids be kids.
Don’t rush them through their childhoods,
and make them miss out
because they’re too busy meeting milestone after milestone.
Besides, earlier doesn’t always mean better.
𝘐𝘵 just means earlier.
Happy 1 year & 10 months old Anak♥️
Jesus said, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in paradise.” - John19:25-27
Jesus spoke these words to a criminal who confessed that he is a sinner and believed that Jesus is the Lord and Savior.
A criminal was able to go to Heaven even though he didn’t went through the tradition of having a holy communion, an ash in the forehead, confession of sins to any religious man, baptized in water, or signed a religious membership form He is a sinful man who never had a chance to do good to be saved, his only credential and background was that he used to be a criminal which is the reason he was crucified to death.
And yet the Lord gave him an assurance that he will enter heaven.
What did the criminal do to have the assurance to be where Jesus is?
1. He confessed that he is a sinful man in full humility. (Luke 23:40-41
2. He believed that Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah. (Luke 23:42)
3. He entrusted his soul to Jesus. (Luke 23:42)
- Apostle Renato D. Carillo
