Much of adventure and beauty. With an equal amount of pain.  The road to my 40. Was not without rain. Never to take for granted. The life...

 Dear Lance, This is El Nido, Palawan. And you were 5.  "I love water too much." You said. "Our son is probably a fish....

Dearest Sherick, Here's to the years of seven That feels more than golden When rainbows have melted To ashes that bled....

Dear Lance, "For your 3rd birthday.. Would you like to go to the beach or see Mickey Mouse?" "Play Sand!"...

Dear Lance, A glimpse of your near future.. Beaches and family.. That's our plan for you. You were 29 m...

For the first 16 years of my life, Cebu, Philippines, to me, was the equivalent of family and vacation.  Every summer, semestral ...