Single Mom Strived on Her Own; Success is Hers

While at the church yesterday morning, we saw the single mom who we had helped in some little ways in the past. She told us that her daughter is about to graduate this June in a leading state university in our country.

The girl is talented, so when when was still in the grade school, her Mom, who was left by her husband for another woman, tried all the best she could to live and to have her lone daughter attend school in spite of the odds.

The mother did all things to earn a meager income. She would ask us to do our laundry or clean our home. Though I was also trying to save during those days because I gave up my career to take care of my family, I allowed her to work for us on weekends.

She is a hard worker. While she is doing the laundry, I would always engage her in a conversation to know something about her and her family. They were not originally from our place, they just migrated here from a nearby province, so I “interviewed” her to know her background because I do not want strangers inside our home.

A Battered Wife

She said her husband was a drunkard, who would sleep all day, and she was the one forced to look for a living, to work so they can have something to eat. And the worst part, the husband would always hurt her when she could not produce money. Later she knew her husband had another woman. When she learned about it,she decided to leave their house. She and her daughter fled to our place and found a room to rent for the two of them.

Intelligent Daughter

It was good she decided to go away from her irresponsible husband. She said all she had in mind was to support her daughter who performed well in school, getting good grades. She was already in high school or second level of schooling when they transferred to our place.

Every school openings, she would always worry on how she can buy school supplies like notebooks, uniforms, etc. for her daughter. So since I learned about her background and knew that she was honest, I would always lend her money, in advance payment for the work she will render for us. Oftentimes, I would not get a part of it as a “gift” for her talented daughter.

Then we transferred to another place and we lost contact with the woman and her daughter. And yesterday, we saw her at the church. After the Holy Mass, she approached us and told us that her daughter will be graduating this June 2017. She is a state scholar and will graduate as a Chemical Engineer.

We thanked God that the woman is successful in rearing her daughter. And we are so happy we had been a part of her success.

(Note: my original photo of a yellow gumamela flower)