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| Kathleen Beth |
Twenty seven years ago today, in July 26, 1988 she was given birth at the Grace Christian Clinic, our only child who was born in a private hospital. Immediately the first Sunday of August of the same year she was given a name and a blessing. The name Kathleen Beth was taken from a Family Home Evening Manual. Kathleen means pure while Beth means oath or covenant. Exactly on her eight birthday, July 26, 1996, She was baptized by her brother Robert Sherwin and I confirmed her a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Early in her childhood she had exhibited her inherent intellectual ability. She finished her kindergarten at the Children’s Garden Learning Center only in a year having been accelerated from Kinder I to Kinder II. Before she turned five years old she was already in the first grade of elementary when the required age was seven. While many of her classmates had just started reading, she was already a fast reader. Like her elder siblings, she was self-reliant and independent in doing her school assignments, seeking our assistance only when she felt no longer able.
Even at a young age she had already shown a tough and persuasive personality. She is not easily intimidated even by boys her age. Once while in elementary she was told that her schoolmate got a crush on her. She immediately confronted the boy and whacks his head telling him that she did not like such a joke. She is a defender of anybody---boy or girl---who were subjected to bullying at school. During her elementary grades she already dreamed to be a lawyer.
Early in her childhood she had exhibited her inherent intellectual ability. She finished her kindergarten at the Children’s Garden Learning Center only in a year having been accelerated from Kinder I to Kinder II. Before she turned five years old she was already in the first grade of elementary when the required age was seven. While many of her classmates had just started reading, she was already a fast reader. Like her elder siblings, she was self-reliant and independent in doing her school assignments, seeking our assistance only when she felt no longer able.
Even at a young age she had already shown a tough and persuasive personality. She is not easily intimidated even by boys her age. Once while in elementary she was told that her schoolmate got a crush on her. She immediately confronted the boy and whacks his head telling him that she did not like such a joke. She is a defender of anybody---boy or girl---who were subjected to bullying at school. During her elementary grades she already dreamed to be a lawyer.
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| With her family and parents at Cebu Philippines Temple |
In high school, she qualified and was admitted in the elite special science class of the Surigao del Norte National High School. She had been a consistent honor student. As a youth she was very active in the church and was enrolled in the Seminary. Her strong personality and leadership potential continued to be evident as she defended the feeble and frail among her youthful contemporaries and her groups both at church and school. She was not easily provoked, but she made sure that her aggressor knows she was always ready for confrontation. Even at home she always took her stand when she had valid reasons. She graduated fourth place in her batch of about one thousand students in the school year 2003-2004.
She took and passed the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) and qualified for the course she intended to take---Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at UP-Cebu College, preparatory to her dream of a degree in law.
She took and passed the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) and qualified for the course she intended to take---Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at UP-Cebu College, preparatory to her dream of a degree in law.
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| With husband Jesle |
In 2004 she enrolled and was admitted as “Iskolar ng Bayan” at the UP-Cebu College. At the same time she also enrolled at the Cebu Institute of Religion. During her years as a UP student she admitted that meeting the demands of her course was truly difficult. Sleepless night was normally a generic occurrence in her student life. She rendered deliberate efforts to burn the midnight candle making sure that there will be no extension of the required four years to complete the course. She tried her best to endure looking forward with eyes fixed far and high towards her youthful dream. On our part as parents it was also a struggle to meet her financial needs together with her sister who was also in a local college of Nursing. Yet we tried to make sure they are well supported even beyond our financial limits.
True to her commitments, she graduated from the University of the Philippines-Cebu College with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at age nineteen, successfully achieving the college degree exactly according to the four-year requirement of the course. Her initial triumph on the road to her dream of becoming a lawyer was about halfway through with prospects brilliant and clear. However, while trying to find employment opportunities to help finance her possible further studies in law, she met a guy from whose attraction love twinkles and its vivacities seemed to melt away all the energies, vim and vigor once sweltering in her youth. Love conquers all; it created a wall which temporarily obscured her youthful vision of the future. She married at an early age of twenty one to Jesle Araneta Pedrosa, forgetting her childhood dream.
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| With parents and precious daughters |
As her daughters Jelienne Zaffera and Zaina Viveca came into her life, her attention and focus is now firm in rearing and nurturing them. She knew that more than any other goals in life; beyond any worldly aspirations, motherhood defeats them all. She and her family were sealed at the Cebu Philippines Temple for time and all eternity.
Her young family was never free from the wiles of adversity, but she has since learned to take time and have courage to kneel and call home for the hands of God to pull her up when the going gets tough. She was never downed by the barriers and hurdles that are ever present on the extended lanes of her race. She leans not in her own personal capabilities, but trusts and stands with faith in that most powerful hand from on high to help her in the journey. She is still young as a mother and wife, and she understands that the path is not going to be easy, yet she has faith that for as long as she is true to her covenants and commitments to God and ever sincere in her family relationships, then the hands of the Almighty will be always at her elbow.
She was once employed by Smart Communications, Inc. and ECCP-European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines. At present, while taking care of her daughters and husband, she took a home-based employment to supplement her partner’s earnings. She is presently employed as Project and Liaison Officer of Global-Link MP Events International, Inc. Although her present job sometimes requires her to be out for meetings and other event preparations, yet most of her working days and hours are spent with her children at home. She also voluntarily served in different capacities in the church. She was called as Ward Relief Society President and is presently serving as the Ward Young Women President
Her young family was never free from the wiles of adversity, but she has since learned to take time and have courage to kneel and call home for the hands of God to pull her up when the going gets tough. She was never downed by the barriers and hurdles that are ever present on the extended lanes of her race. She leans not in her own personal capabilities, but trusts and stands with faith in that most powerful hand from on high to help her in the journey. She is still young as a mother and wife, and she understands that the path is not going to be easy, yet she has faith that for as long as she is true to her covenants and commitments to God and ever sincere in her family relationships, then the hands of the Almighty will be always at her elbow.
She was once employed by Smart Communications, Inc. and ECCP-European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines. At present, while taking care of her daughters and husband, she took a home-based employment to supplement her partner’s earnings. She is presently employed as Project and Liaison Officer of Global-Link MP Events International, Inc. Although her present job sometimes requires her to be out for meetings and other event preparations, yet most of her working days and hours are spent with her children at home. She also voluntarily served in different capacities in the church. She was called as Ward Relief Society President and is presently serving as the Ward Young Women President
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| With siblings and parents |
During her childhood she dreamed of a career in law, but as she experienced giving life to two precious daughters---her priceless gift of trust from God, she found motherhood a superior priority. I once told her that she still have much time to consider going back to her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer, but she seemed no longer interested. She felt comfortable and contented with having her precious children and husband by her side.
She is now celebrating her 27th birthday. As it is, the coming months will be moving fast to end another year. It is our hope and best wishes that she starts the new round of her life with greater faith and positive vision for the future, while conveying the wisdom and education of life’s wonders learned in the years foregoing as a guide in her battle with the present.
To our dearest daughter KATHLEEN BETH, it’s your birthday today and you are on for another year of growing, of learning, of striving, of struggling, and eventually succeeding. You are not meant to fail. You have a very bright prospect. Have courage to brave the winds of adversity that may obstruct your direction. Be ever faithful to God. We love you very much. May the gleaming rays of heavenly light beams brightly on your path and fill your days continually with joy and gladness now and in the coming years. HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
She is now celebrating her 27th birthday. As it is, the coming months will be moving fast to end another year. It is our hope and best wishes that she starts the new round of her life with greater faith and positive vision for the future, while conveying the wisdom and education of life’s wonders learned in the years foregoing as a guide in her battle with the present.
To our dearest daughter KATHLEEN BETH, it’s your birthday today and you are on for another year of growing, of learning, of striving, of struggling, and eventually succeeding. You are not meant to fail. You have a very bright prospect. Have courage to brave the winds of adversity that may obstruct your direction. Be ever faithful to God. We love you very much. May the gleaming rays of heavenly light beams brightly on your path and fill your days continually with joy and gladness now and in the coming years. HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
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