Chapter Twenty [The family reunion] Danielle has been adequately attired in the front to suit David's likes and to display her before other people's curiosity and intrigues as the passengers' ship sails along the course of the sea current, passing the hour. Despite being highly educated and pious, Daniele maintains a down-to-earth demeanor when meeting and interacting with people from various social classes. This has satisfied him. He better understands the home and mother of his future children, thanks to Danieles' warm and kind heart and her amiable, attitude toward him, which is sufficient to inform the team. He muses, "I like you all to be envious of me.” David is remembering his past when Daniele enters. "I am not the most influential barbarian bloodline ancestors who were seemed a blood of criminals who ferociously fight in the battle of the war against early Roman empir
Chapter Twenty One [ Everything seems new] The moment of togetherness seems always new for the family of Daniele. David has been well acquainted with her family already but after many years of struggles against presented conflicts and trials in his life in the Philippines, David finds it a bit awkward but he comes to the realization that All he did is quite worthwhile to fight for his new family with Daniele. His longing to be with his sick mother and let him feel the mother's touches brings a message of hope that his wife will also treat his sick mother like her own mother as he did to her parents. He believes Daniele has a good and big heart to love others even not her ow
Chapter Twenty two [The short vacation ] The entire community, including government workers, police officers, and security guards who were Daniele's childhood friends and schoolmates during her younger years in her native hometown and farm land, are present for the wedding day celebration of the couple, Daniele and David. David has spent two years as an apostolate in the secular universal church, where he was a young seminarian of the international religious order, so he is well acquainted with the area. Daniele's father is known to be strict, and her mother is overprotective, but this hasn't stopped David
Chapter Twenty-three [The Ancestral portable radio] The old people view the pure, innocent girl as the guide of the happy whole family who is formally wed to their former parish church seminarian. The early morning has dawned like every other dawn when farmers rise up to say a little prayer to the Lord of the land. What if Daniele is not formally wed to David before the old folks of the town? This question will be answered further in her life story. The early morning before breakfast coffee break is already finished for a couple to start the new day's tasks on the farm. The father has to check first his working animals that are overnight in resting position to the muddy nest. While the mother will start to ignite the flames of fire in the furnace for water to boil inside the kettle and when it reaches the boiling point, she will add 3 tablespoons of coffee powder and brown sugar to taste. When Daniele and David look out a
Chapter Twenty four { Big family} While Daniele is organizing, David recommenced speaking. “Honey, where are they right now?” “Who?” David looks up to see whether their mother is upstairs as she requests. He whispers to Daniele. “ Where are your numerous siblings and their offspring? " He softly enquires. “Ah, I never asked my parents about them.” She responds, instantly turning to the stairs and sitting on the top step next to the open door. "Mama, how are my other siblings doing these days with their kids?” Mama looks at Daniele with a smile since it seems like she has blind eyes and didn't know them at the last celebration. Daniele asks loudly. "Mama, were they here before?” Daniele asks frequently. Mother says clearly, "They were here last night. It's dark. You hardly see them around helping the crews to entertain the visitors and deliver the dishes to everybody. They made sure that everyone
Chapter Twenty-five [Extended family members] It is a new day for the Filipino family of Daniele. David didn’t sleep because he has to watch Danieles’ health and pregnancy condition after she passed out last night. He loves her so much. For him, Daniele is the love of his life and all materials possession are nothing if Daniele will die. This time, he prays earnestly to the Giver of life, the creator of all visible and invisible things in the whole universe to spare the life of his wife to him so that he can continue to worship, praise, and glorify Him in the highest. As the rooster crows early at dawn, the parents get up ahead to proceed with the early morning routine and visit the vast farm and working animals as well as all their cattle, hogs, and other livestock. The father checks the workers in each assigned task and makes sure that all things go well. Father speak loudly before his laborers who are at that moment drinking their hot coffee ins
Chapter Twenty-six [Strong Family ties traditions] Now that they are both dressed appropriately, the couple heads to the dining table to begin their lunch. “Okay, Mama, everything appears to be in order. I'm very sorry to be a burden here. What else can I do to support the family?” Before her mother leaves without listening to what she had to say, Daniele asks as her mother makes a statement that David can hear but only repeats to Daniele. “Honey, where is Mama?” David stares at her and chuckles as she asks. “Mama has already left, but before she did, she remarked, ‘You just eat and enjoy the dishes put on the table.’ " While sitting in the dining room upright, her eyes suddenly caught the outside panorama. The rains stopped already. She noticed her younger siblings standing and observing the workers. David hurriedly grabbed the two plates, washed his hands, and ate hardly. “Hey, you guys, did you finish your lunch y
Chapter Twenty-seven [ The changes and transformation] The large, extended family of Daniele in the farm house's southern region on the island of Mindoro province will always remember that night. The family's patriarch is aware of how large his clan is. He found it difficult to believe that the young children, whom his early farmers regarded as little baby ducklings because they were like adorable, diminutive, numerous ducklings expanding in inches as they emerged from their homes, were raising their own families. He is able to establish home rules and tell each person individually what they should and shouldn't do in order to prevent any hostility from developing. While they were all still young, he could easily mold his 12 children and tailor them to be wise like an army courageously facing life's hardship and trial, but once they were all adults, he found them to be insolent and rebellious. They wanted to go their own ways and say what they like as he is thinking d