Spoken Word in Lieu of Father's Day

I know...Father's Day was totally yesterday, but I didn't have time to get up in here.
Anyways, since I last saw my Grandpa who lives in San Francisco (SF) I couldn't help but think of all the things he has been through in his life. He has survived 5 wives so that says enough *LoL*! Thinking of all his life experiences led me to think of my other Grandpa who lives here in Los Angeles (L.A.), my Dad, my Father-inLove, and my Husband. So with all those thoughts, here is my (not yet titled & maybe not really finished) spoken word for all the Fathers out there.

The eyes of any man tend to tell a story
But the eyes of a Father tell of a journey
You see it's in a Father's eyes where you see his beginnings
You know, before the children came along and he could score end-zone winnings
In a Father's eyes you see where he first met love
and was introduced to his first kiss
You see where he first met the Lord above
and when he kneeled on one knee to ask for eternal bliss
In only a Father's eyes can you see the determination to do right for the generations after him
and in only a Father's eyes can you see the sweat and tears that he held within
With lumps in their throats and hard work on their hands do you discover the masterpiece in his eyes
No color, no length of lashes, and no wrinkle around can make the eyes of a Father more beautiful
Because it's in his eyes where he sees miracles of his born children
It's in his eyes where you see the pride of a graduating son
It's in only his eyes where you will find the look of father seeing his princess turn bride
Looking into a Father's eyes can be terrifying
because there is where you find the truth of hard work
There is where you find the honest reality of how cruel the world can be
There is where you'll see the grief he's endured
There in his eyes when he's just gazing about will you see every road of his life's journey
And although it looks as if he's had the best life
You discover through his eyes that he's traveled some tough roads
And you will find in a Father's eyes that his children and their children is why he took the road less traveled

In my Grandfather's eyes I see my Father's eyes
In my Father's eyes I see my eyes
In my eyes I see my son's eyes
but my prayer is that when my son looks through the windows to my soul
He will see every necessary step taken for him just to see
I pray my son will know from one look in my eyes who the God of my Grandfathers is
I pray my son will look into his own Father's eyes every chance he gets
For one day those eyes will see eternity
I pray he looks deep within the wells of his Father's heart
For there is where he'll find comfort, understanding, and wisdom
I pray my son looks into his Father's gaze to see why he never looked back
I pray my son looks into the eyes of his father because only there is where he'll see
His Father's eyes tell of a journey worth following

Dedicated to all the Father's in my life:

~LA Grandpa: Aumua Gapelu Ugaitafa~

 

 

 

~SF Grandpa: Taai Taufetee~

 

 

~My Dad: Iata Gapelu Ugaitafa Sr. ( & me as a cute little girl)~

 

 

 



~My Husband: Romeo Maga (The first time we laid eyes on our son Romeo - the three of us were crying here...what an emotional, yet joyous moment this was!)

 

 

 

*Blessings to all of you! I trust you all had a wonderful day celebrating your Fathers :-)

 

 



Fun Facts About Me

I started this blog last Spring during my second trimester of my first pregnancy. I didn't really have any specific aim of what I wanted to blog about, I guess I just needed a place to vent about my life at the time.  I was in a transitional stage then: I was looking for another job, highly stressed with ministry obligations, newly married, expecting a Baby, & started noticing friends who turned into strangers (must've been because of my Baby bump idk). I never really introduced who I was, where I was from, and all that fun stuff. So here are some fun facts about me that I'd like to share with my wonderful readers.

Blogging
- I have been blogging since I was 15 years old on another site called Xanga. I logged on there last week and was not able to retrieve any of my old writings. Bleh. Any who, blogging allows for me to filter out my daily happenings. So much fills my head I tend to get crazy haha! So, blogging is my release. Although I am not here as much as I need to be, I am always right at home when I arrive. I hope you will feel right at home as you read my blogs.

Place of Birth: Killeen, Texas
- I lived in Texas until I was three years old. Moved to North Carolina afterwards (lived there for 11 months, then moved to Germany. YES! Germany.)

I Have Traveled Quite A Bit
-Only because 1) My Dad was in the military, 2) I went to college out of state - Missouri to be exact, and 3) I've been on several Mission's trips.
-Places I've been to in consecutive order: Texas, North Carolina, Germany, California, Washington, Samoa, Missouri, Colorado, Greece, Italy, Georgia, and American Samoa

Family
- Wherever you find me, I will most likely be with my family. I was raised in a very loving home. My parents have been married for over 30 years, I have 3 brothers (one lives in Heaven), and one sister. My family grew by one when I married my Husband and then grew even more when I gave birth to my son. Now that I have a little family of my own, I aim to raise my son up just as I was raised - God fearing & people loving. In addition, I have tons & tons of cousins, aunties, uncles, nieces, & nephews who I love so very dearly. I have two living Grandfathers - one in Los Angeles & one in San Francisco - the best of both worlds :-).

Faith
- I am deeply rooted in my faith. I grew up in a very conservative Pentecostal Christian home. From the time I walked out of my mother's womb I was holding a microphone & tambourine praising Jesus from the depths of my infant heart. Today the only difference here is that I love Jesus even more & I get to serve Him alongside my two favorite guys in the entire universe - My Romeo's (Husband & son). Big Romeo & I are going on three years of serving as Youth Leaders & it has been a roller coaster! There are highs and lows all around leadership, but when you're confident in who you're following, everything eases up.

I hope you enjoyed learning more about me. If not, it sucks to be you. LoL! Kidding! If not, thanks for stopping by.