Posted by Renea on May 26th, 2010 My best friend is having a baby. When I heard about the news, I was actually more worried than excited. You see, girls don’t normally have babies at our age. That is also the reason why my friend’s pregnancy is not at all easy for her. Aside from the physical pains pregnancy brings to a new and young mother, my friend is also battling with negative comments, raised eyebrows, and a lot or emotional pressured from her family and the rest of the community. That is why, as a childhood friend, I want to be there for her every step of the way. I want her to feel that amidst all these negativities, there are a handful of people that are happy for her and excited for the coming of her baby. Although I also gave her a mouthful when she told me about her pregnancy, I know that blaming her for the rest of her life will just make things worse.
Tomorrow, I, together with some other friends, am going to throw her a simple baby shower. I am hoping that through this, my friend will have more reasons to be stronger, more than she already is. Maybe, when she sees the cute little footed pajamas and baby sleeper I am planning to give her, she will be more excited than worried for the coming of her little angel.
Posted by Renea on May 17th, 2010 What use to be a burnt house seating in the middle of the neighborhood was not appealing at all. The next thing we knew-the house was going through renovation. It belongs to an elderly couple who was visiting in Hawaii at that time when the incident happened. It was Halloween and you know how kids love to play pranks on Jack O’ Lantern. So one of the kids rang the bell thinking that one of the couple would answer the door and immediately left the lantern.
Soon after-nobody can tell how it happen-the house became like a burning twig in a few hours. Fireman came in quite too late. The house was all black—-like a charred coal. It was destroyed. They needed a home remodeling Tampa FL company to fix it up and quick!
A real estate broker wanted to buy the burned down property but the couple was hesitant due to its sentimental value-it was their first house and stayed with them for thirty years. The couple’s daughter came by one day and saw the potential-she called her friend who was working in fire restoration Tampa FL and asked for a free consultation. She advised to make the house new again by undergoing a total make over. The costs would be reasonable-plus the insurance would cover all the expenses so there will be no hassle for them. When the couple heard the news they were very happy. It was their daughter’s gift to them after all!
