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Let me express my gratitude to everyone who gave support in our time of need. I haven’t found the time to thank each one of you personally (via email, SMS, phone or in person), but we are very grateful, and we will come to that pretty soon. Right now, we are focused on trying to get on with our lives. Things will never be the same, I know. But life has to go on.

So does this mean it’s back to regular programming here on the J Spot? Well, most probably, yes.

Joseph Michael
Our Angel

You came to us
God’s loving gift
Our baby boy
Our source of joy.

You gave us love
The purest kind
Your perfect smile
Your touch so mild.

We had our hopes
Our dreams, our plans
Until one day
God reached out His hand.

He called you home
He needed you
To join His host of Angels
So mighty, so strong.

You said, “Yes Lord.”
Then bid us good bye
“I’ll watch over you
From heaven up high.”

Dear Joseph Michael
Our baby, our Angel
You are God’s gift to us
And you are our gift to God.

We love you,
Daddy Joseph Angelo
Mommy Caren Marie
Ate Sofia Bernice
Ate Agatha Clarisse

Joseph Michael G. Racoma
20 August-3 October 2007

This is a poem written by us, Angelo and Caren, for our baby boy Joseph Michael.

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Dear all,

Our youngest son, Joseph Michael G. Racoma, passed away this morning. He was one month and thirteen days old. Your prayers would be much appreciated.

Sincerely,

J. Angelo, Caren, Pia and Cate Racoma

Update: Thanks to everyone who commented, wrote about our loss, and/or visited. I’m not much online these days, but you can get in touch with us via my mobile phone listed in the sidebar.

Our son lies in state at the Resurrection Chapel at the Claret Church (Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish) in UP Village, Diliman Quezon City.

Again, thank you for your prayers and words of support.

– The Racoma family

Update: Mass today (Friday) will be at 9:00 p.m. Mass tomorrow will be at 11:30 a.m., after which we will head on to the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City at about 1:30 p.m. for interment.

Thank you for your words of support and for your prayers. Our beloved Joseph Michael is in heaven now, and we turn to him for intercession. Please pray for our family.

I’ve taken some time offline this week, mostly from work (building kick-ass sites, apps and blogs) as my wife and I had just given birth to a healthy baby boy. This would be our third child, and our only boy (so far, and most likely will stay that way). Aside from the hospital not having a reliable connection—I can only log in either via dialup or GPRS, which are very slow—I’m focusing on my family and taking care of hospital errands. It’s not so easy now that there are also two little ones we also have to tend to.

So it’s another blogging hiatus for now—as if I’m even able to post here regularly. You can still, of course, check out my other sites and projects, most particularly those under Splashpress Media (where I am now formally known as Editor in Chief), like the Blog Herald, Performancing, Cutline, Tubetorial and the like. I may not always have my name on the bylines there, but I’m involved in many ways in the sidelines (or the background).

If you need anything urgent—well, I don’t think anything is more urgent than the things I’m taking care of right now—you know where to reach me.

P.S. Linux sucks quite a bit when it comes to dialup networking and GPRS! I had too boot up to Windows.

It’s April 6th once again! Here’s a short poem I wrote two years ago, with a few modifications.

It was a perfect Sunday afternoon
April 6, 2003
We marched at four
We said our I do’s
To declare our love
For the whole world to see

It’s been four years now, today
We’ve grown from two, to three, now to four
(and going on to five. Any more?)
And we nurture our love and our family
Through sickness and health
For richer or poorer
(right now the latter, but hopefully going better)
Through the ups and downs
Rain or shine
Even death will not part us

Happy fourth anniversary, my love!

(J. Angelo Racoma and Caren Marie R. Guevara were wed on April 6, 2003 at the Basilica de San Sebastian)