This Sunday, the December 21, 2008; my parents will mark their 40th anniversary.  I am so blessed to have parents in my life.

Mom and Dad

Let me pull the message I wrote about my parents from my Facebook profile:

My parents, Thomas Vieira and Sharon Vieira.

They are the architect of my life. They gave me the strong foundation that I can enable my journey in exploring the life.

They are amazing people. They beat the almost impossible odds. My dad and mom survived the hardship of life. The bag of hardship were homeless, growing up being unappreciated with lack of love, facing the horrible forms of abuse, and have almost no guide in life.

They married when my dad was 17 and my mom was 18. One of their first commitment is that their children will not live their old lifestyle.

Today, my sisters and I are the outcome of their success. We all three graduated from college. It were my parents’ iron-clad goal that we will graduate from college and to live a good life with all their support no matter what.

My parents of 40 years in marriage has served as my role model in building a loving relationship and the driven character of being success in life.

They are always persistent in hope, faith and love.

My parents, Thomas and Sharon, the mast of my life.