Lola Pat's Favorite Song

 
    What is your favorite song?  Favorite musician?  Type of music you really like best.

Question 12 for Lola Pat

What was your first job?

Lola Pat's Favorite Vacation

{Insert your favorite places you have visited or a favorite vacation you took}

Question 11 for Lola Pat

What was your favorite childhood memory?

Question 10 for Lola Pat

Did you have an allowance?  Did you earn money doing chores? Would you save it or spend it?

Lola Pat's Favorite Movie

    What is your favorite movie? Your favorite actor/actress?  What was the first movie you ever saw       here in the states?  In the Philippines?

Lola Pat's Favorite meal Lola made

{Insert your memory story here}

Lola Pat's Word of the Day

Word of the Day:   HONEST

What does this mean to you:

Memory or Example of what honesty
is and how best to lead your life by being honest:
                                                                                   

Question 9 for Lola Pat

Did you play any sports? What sports did you enjoy participating in or of being a spectator?

Question 8 for Lola Pat

What was school like growing up?
Did you have a favorite subject?

Lola Pat's Word of the Day

Word of the Day:   EQUALITY

What does this mean to you:

Memory or Example of experiences
you have around equality:

Question 7 for Lola Pat

Were your parents strict? What happened when you or your siblings got in trouble?

Question 6 for Lola Pat

What did your house look like?  Did you share a room?

Lola Pat's Word of the Day

Word of the Day:   HAPPINESS

What does this mean to you:

Memory or Example of what happiness you
followed in your life or of those you've witnessed:

Lola Pat's Favorite Memory with Uncle Albet

   {Insert your favorite memory here}

Lola Pat's Word of the Day

Word of the Day:   HELPING

What does this mean to you:

Memory or Example of importance
of helping yourself, your loved ones and
strangers:

Lola Pat's Word of the Day

Word of the Day:   RELIGION

What does this mean to you:

Memory or Example of importance
of Religion:

Additional comments:

Lola Pat's Favorite Memory with Uncle Isidro

{Insert your favorite memory here}

Lola Pat's Word of the Day

Word of the Day:   SPIRITUAL

What does this mean to you:

Memory or Example of what spirituality
means to you:

Lola Pat's Favorite Memory with Daddy Lambert

 
    {Insert your favorite memory here}

Lola Pat's Favorite memory with Auntie Rening

{Insert your favorite memory here}

Love Letter III

Dear Mom,

We've been through so much over the years.  No matter how far apart we are, we manage to to keep distance a mere number.  I am proud that you have overcome your fear of technology.  Yes, you still need to be wary and not open every single email you receive.  It's vital to run your software updates and ensure you're anti-virus is the latest version.  I love that we text, email, and FBook together.  But even more than that, I'm thankful you are a drive a way.  I found the words below from such a well thought mind, which make me think of you.  You are a beautiful person, mom.  

By Elizabeth K Roe

The most beautiful people we have known are 

those who have known defeat, known suffering, 

known struggle, known loss, and have found 

their way out of the depths.  These persons 

have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an 

understanding of life that fills them with 

compassion, gentleness and a deep loving 

concern.  Beautiful people do not just happen.

To experience what you have in your own life, is what makes you beautiful.  Sure,  your life choices may not have all turned out the way you wanted, but, in this very moment, it has led you to THE here and now.  You have much to be proud of.  I know you to be a proud woman.  And I am proud of you and proud to be your daughter.  You are my beautiful Mother.

Love,
Mary Pat

Question 5 for Lola Pat

Lola Pat, Did you have electricity, TV or phone growing up?

Love Letter II

Dear Mom,

After speaking with you last night and learning of your recent return to LabCorp, I am even more in awe of you.  You have such strength in determination.  You are such a beacon for perseverance.  You make things happen.  I admire you.  While I say this, I also realize, that you must be exhausted.   I think of you more than you know.  I'm sending you rejuvenizing vibes and hope you think to pause and catch your breath.  I love you.

Love,
Mary Pat

Lola Pat's Word of the Day

Word of the Day:   DREAM

What does this mean to you:

Memory or Example of what Dreams you followed in your life or of those you've witnessed:

Question 4 for Lola Pat

    Lola Pat, what did you want to be when you were growing up?

Lola Pat's Top 10 Favorites

1. Favorite Color:
2. Favorite Drink:
3. Favorite Snack: 
4. Favorite Restaurant:
5. Favorite Hobbies:
6. Favorite Flowers:
7. Favorite Country traveled:
8. Favorite Holiday:
9. Favorite Quote:
10. Favorite Celebrity:

Question 3 for Lola Pat

Memories of your Mother?

Question 2 for Lola Pat

Best memories of your father?

Lola Pat's Word of the Day

Word of the Day:   BRAVE

What does this mean to you:

Memory or Example of your display of bravery in your life or of those you've witnessed:

Lola Pat's Favorites

Share your top 5 favorite Filipino dishes/desserts. When you eat them, what memory do you associate with your delectable meal?  Do you have any recipes we can try to make your favorites that you would like to share?

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Question 1 for Lola Pat

Church of Panay

Where were you born, Lola Pat? [Tell us about your family, siblings, cousins and parents. What is it like living in the Philippines?]

Forgiveness

Love Letter to Mom

Dear Mom,

I wanted to resurrect our family blog we started years ago. I am going to try to begin to flush out the many stories about our family that make it very special and treasureable in my mind.

To begin this endeavor, I must first apologize about me recent of ugly behaviors towards you.  Since becoming a parent of my own, I have been faced with countless retrospectives about my own past which has made me harbor some unresolved feelings. For that, I am so sorry I hurt you. Hurting you only hurts myself. I don't ever desire to hurt your feelings and when I do, it's usually because I'm in the midst of learning yet another life lesson that sadly can be at the expense of hurting your feelings. For that I am truly, deeply sorry.

I am grateful that you have an incredibly forgiving heart. Still, here is my continuous promise and that is I will not stop trying to be a better version of myself.

I love you.

New adventures awaits us this year. Let's begin a new and with the goal of adding to our life full of memories.

Your daughter and friend,
Mary Pat