the gift of double rainbows

Sky turned four years old in mid-April, right smack in the heart of summer, the best time, skydad and i thought, to stoke the campfires and begin camping 101.

And what gifts Taal Lake and Grandfather Sky gave to little girl Sky. The wrapping came undone with the first kiss of rain that got her jumping at puddles and laughing for glorious play that only the combination of water and kids can muster.

And then a moment of deep quiet for the surprise. Sky gasps. Before her are not just one but two beautiful rainbow arches. "Dalawa?!" Skydad and I wouldn't be able to top this gift of double rainbows. We look at each other and know without speaking that we must be doing something right.

why is jesus dead, mommy?

They were in their thirteenth church
and Sky, my four-year old little girl,
is bewildered and she shows it.




Sky: Bakit naka-cover si Jesus, papa?

Papa (my dad): Kasi namatay siya.

Sky: Wawa naman Jesus. Bakit kasi siya namatay?

Papa: Kasi maraming kasalanan ang mga tao.

Sky: Wala akong ginawa ah. Wala akong kasalanan!