My Parents

I take it for granted that my parents pray God's will over my life. They pray everyday for me, and little do I realize how much I've been protected from real troublesome experiences. It's easy to compare my life with others and see what I lack, but that's just foolish of me to do.

I was on the phone with my Appa (my daddy), and I just needed some financial help, and I said that I didn't want to ask him and that I was really sorry that I couldn't handle my finances very well this month, and guess what he said?

"Who else are you going to ask? You are my daughter, are you not? If you need help, I'm going to help you. Life is hard for us, but we look up to heaven and ask our Father to help us." My mom got on the phone and said that everyday she prays for me to be successful (and also for me to find my husband, ha ha).

I forgot that I am loved though I am far away. I forgot what it feels like to be a daughter and to be a child. I forgot what family means. Sometimes I feel like an orphan, but I'm not. My parents forfeited their dreams to make mine a reality. They sacrificed so much to give my sister and me a real future. And I am completely inept. I can do nothing to ever pay them back for all the good they've done. But I know my Father in heaven will bless their sacrifices, and give back one hundred fold, and from now on, I will pray for that daily.