This was never really a SECRET

"Hi ms moira.. I think your life is too complicated. I hope you find hope and joy despite all the complications in your life. I don't get why you have two families. Which is which? Do you even feel blessed? How can you even talk to God? Don't you feel trapped? I guess that's not my business anymore. Just wanted to say... You may not be as blessed as a lot of people.. but please continue singing. At least you bless other people." 

---- i got this this morning. Wanted to feel offended but then, i can't really blame her. So here. Lemme tell you about my life :)

Well, Hi. I'm moira. I'm 18. I have 5 siblings but i'm an only child. It was never a secret but it was never broadcasted either. I guess it's to not confuse people so much. Anyway, i don't see anything to be ashamed of. I have been blessed with a great life story. So great i feel the need to tell you how it really goes :) 

I was born in Manila. My parents, Rocky & Mike, were annulled when i was 4. My mom and I had to move to Olongapo and my dad to the States. So it was just me and my mom for awhile. She never left me... I personally think she's the perfect definition of a woman after God's heart. I am privileged to be the daughter of such a beautiful woman.

She remarried when I was 7. This man, John, made his way to my heart and who i can very proudly call my dad. Though not blood related, what we have is even more than that. He has raised me well, fought for me and loved me as his own and i love him so much for that. 

I was 9 when my mom gave birth to J'Mee and 14 when we had Reese. I could never ask for a more loving family. This is my Dela Torre family. 

2010, i gathered all my courage to finally talk to my Daddy Mike. We were on the phone for 7 hours. He immediately became my best friend. I personally believe that I'm his carbon copy. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. A lot of who I am now could easily be traced back to him :) I love my dad.

A few months after that phone call, he flew to the Philippines with my two sisters and one baby brother. My stepmom followed a few weeks after. It was the first time i saw my dad again after 13 years. First time to meet my siblings. 

December 2011, i flew to the States to spend time with them. I may have not grown up with them but the first day I met them was enough to prove i was part of this family too. How I feel? As if i was never even gone. This is my Cruzado family.

I used to struggle with this. Used to think i had to choose between two sides. Used to feel trapped in the middle. I believed in the lies i had heard and the lies i made up in my head. But God opened my eyes... showed me the bigger picture. You see, I don't really have to choose. He's blessed me with two, therefore I have two. Why limit it to one?

I have two families. Two homes. Two dads. One beautiful mom. One amazing stepmom. Four of the best baby sisters you can ever have and a little prince for a brother. 

So to answer your question again... I think God has written a beautiful story for me. I think i'm pretty blessed ;)