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Saab Magalona recently shared a photo of her and her husband Jim Bacarro kissing. It read: "Today marks the 7th year since Jim and I shared our first kiss. Throughout the many trials thrown our way, we are always grateful that we still get to hold and kiss each other."

Saab then went on to tell her followers that she read a recent IG post of her husband and that she felt so lucky to have him in her life. And that Jim always makes her cry but in a good way.

 

Today marks the 7th year since Jim and I shared our first kiss. Throughout the many trials thrown our way, we are always grateful that we still get to hold and kiss each other. Read his most recent Instagram post to see how lucky I am to have this man in my life ?? Lagi niya ako pinapaiyak but in a good way ????

A post shared by Saab Magalona-Bacarro (@saabmagalona) on May 8, 2018 at 6:57pm PDT

Saab is referring to her husband's lengthy, albeit emotional, post about fatherhood.  

Jim wrote: "My path to fatherhood wasn’t the most conventional to say the least. We spent more than two months in the hospital. After losing our daughter Luna, I didn’t even have time to grieve. I would go between two ICUs to see Saab and Pancho. It was a series of tests and “today this is the problem, and we’re not sure what it is, and not sure what to do.” No answers and no proposed solutions. But somehow, each time I entered one of those rooms, Saab and Pancho would give me a burst of hope. I’d come in, Saab would be smiling, just happy to see me while Pancho would do little things to show he was fighting—a little kick, smirk or yawn would make my day. Nothing about this was normal. It was beyond our capacity as humans to deal with such a trial."

Jim even found himself questioning where God is in their tragedy and suffering.

"For so long I wondered where God is in all of this: in tragedy, evil and suffering. I found him there—that somehow Saab and I could manage to kiss each other, smile at each other and comfort one another amidst this. I see him through Pancho. I found God in our parents, siblings and friends who embraced us, wept with us and prayed with us. I found God in kind doctors like Dr. Gap Legaspi who gave us hope. I saw God in all the hardworking nurses that went beyond their duty and loved Saab and Pancho. I found God in forgiving those who may have caused this."

Lastly, Jim shared his learnings about fatherhood.

"I learned what it meant to be a father the moment I held my daughter and had to let her go. It’s not your typical story of parenthood, but Saab and I are beyond convention and that’s our story."

 

A post shared by Jim Bacarro (@jimbacarro) on May 8, 2018 at 6:28pm PDT