Wedding Wishes

Our second son, Paul, is getting married on Saturday, August 4th to the woman he has chosen to spend the rest of his life with, Lynn Mella Hilao, beautiful daughter of Drs. Jaime and Lourdes Hilao. Bart and I are delighted to see Paul finally making the choice to start the next important stage in his life as a man – marriage.
Paul is loving, gentle, kind and caring but I’m sure Lynn already found that out. He has a big heart, too – big enough to readily grant forgiveness or say sorry and make amends if he thought he had offended someone. I bet Lynn has already found that out as well.
As a child, Paul was a joy to have and we could never be prouder of the man he has grown up to be. Lynn’s mom was exactly right to believe that her daughter has found someone who will love her truly and dearly. For a mother like Lynn’s, that thought is very reassuring and comforting.
As Paul and Lynn embark in a life of shared commitment and responsibility, I pray that their love for each other be strong enough to keep the fire in their hearts burning forever. I pray that their hearts be big enough to accommodate each other’s feelings, to multiply the good and discard the not so good.
I pray that they learn early in their married life to understand each other and to edify, sustain and strengthen each other. Marriage is a partnership, with both partners taking responsibility for its success. Hopefully, by the grace of our Lord, their faith in God and trust in each other will make them prevail over all the challenges and tests that could come their way.
Youth has a tendency to squander time, those precious moments that could have been spent savoring life and enjoying God’s blessings but instead thrown away on arguments to prove the other wrong. While it’s true that everyone goes through this phase as a part of the learning process, it’s our individual choices whether to learn fast and swiftly move forward or insist on being right and get stuck in that moment.
Keep no secrets from each other and make major decisions together. It’s good to hear each other’s perspectives and thoughts and make happy, fair and intelligent compromises if you have differing thoughts and opinions. Know the strengths of the other person and learn to yield where he or she is stronger or more capable. However, in the area of the other person’s weakness, be the support you ought to be and don’t give in to the temptation of superiority and dominance. It is suffocating and demeaning to your partner.
Finally, from your dad and me, we wish you God’s bountiful blessings – happiness to last forever, good health and long life for both of you, prosperity and success and healthy, normal kids to raise as good Christians and productive citizens.
Have a joyful and blessed wedding!
Welcome to the Tubalinal Family, Lynn Mella Hilao-Tubalinal!!
Love,
Mom and Dad