Hello family and friends. Remember that not one leaf falls off a tree
unless it’s the will of God; in other words, He’s in control, even if you don’t
believe it. Today I’m going to narrate a curios and precious story. It’s about
2 of my 13 grandchildren, Paul and Wesley, the protagonists. They were born two
weeks apart in the US. Paul was born on June 29, 1995, and Wesley, on July 18
of the same year. I am the maternal grandmother and I am a witness to this
story. These boys are cousins, children of two sisters that had the
privilege of getting married on the same day, at the same time, in the same
place, Medellin, Colombia, on June 27, 1986, at 6 pm. I think that these
cases are a bit rare, because I don’t know of any other. God placed it on the
minds of the two couples to do it like that when they were finishing the
university in order to help each other out. Both couples, after being married,
moved into the same apartment, a two bedroom apartment. Both couples lived in
that apartment until one of my daughters became pregnant and the other one got
chickenpox, causing the quick separation, even though they kept on helping each
other out, and loving each other, as God commands. After living 10 years in
this beautiful city, they decided to move to the USA. By then one couple had 2
young daughters and the other had no children. Eduardo and Gloria,
without children, were the first in moving to the US on December. Then Carlos
and Consuelo on December 1992. Now fast forwarding to the protagonists, Paul
and Wesley, who have always lived close to each other; they were raised
together like brothers, and they love each other and we love them. In the early
years of their lives they always played together. Then their mothers got
together and agreed to put them into a Presbyterian Preschool, where they did
pre-k and kindergarten. The two boys were so happy at the preschool that they
said: “We’re gonna bring our kids here when we grow up.” That made us laughs.
However, it also amazed us to see such small children already thinking about
the future. The boys did their primary in different schools, Paul in Palm Beach
Gardens Elementary, and Wesley in North Palm Beach Elementary; however, they
were always close to each other. These two kids have been wonderful and
intelligent twins. Their parents have always taught them to love and fear God;
this is why they are always very obedient, firstly to God, and also to their
parents. Then when they went to middle school, Wesley ended up in Jupiter
Middle School and Paul in Ducan Middle School. However they continued
inseparable; they went to high school together in Jupiter, from 2009 to 2013.
From then on, God continued allowing them to continue together. Their parents
didn’t want to separate them; that is why they made sure that they did their
higher education together in Florida State University (FSU). They shared an
apartment. In this way they continued together for four years, from 2013 to
2017. They graduated together on May 6th, 2017. Paul graduated as a systems
engineer, with so much success, that without even finishing his last semester,
Lock Heed Martin, a very important business in Orlando, offered him a job
opportunity. Wesley, blest of God, finishes biochemistry and this same year he
starts medicine at the University of Pittsburg in Pennsylvania, with much
enthusiasm, because he has family ties in that area.
Do you know what motivated me to tell you this story? I have been
thinking about how when these twins graduate, they might go their separate ways
forever. Twins, because of all that God has allowed to happen, will be
separating, not for a few days, like they did on vacation, but forever. They’re
going two very different ways, and thus they won’t be able to hang out together
anymore. All that’s left for me to say, since I’m their grandma, is a few
advices and compliments, which I will say wholeheartedly: Don’t be discouraged
by anything, for small steps sum up rapidly. The future is in your hands; build
it up, loving God, and doing everything out of love for Him. Never forget, “He
who puts everything into the hands of God will see the hand of God in
everything.” Remember, your grandma, will she is alive, will pray to God for
you that he may guide you. Remember I will always love you.
God is the author of families; therefore, you should value and love your
family.
God bless you and your family!
With love,
Maria Fanny
Agudelo
4/1/2017
You, Daddy, are the beauty of our lives and while you have
us enjoying this life, we will not cease to praise your holy name, just
imagining what we’re going to do in heaven. Glory to God!