Real Love

"Girls, do not let the guy lift the veil of your body before he lifts the veil on your head--in marriage." - Jason Evert


I have never heard of Jason Evert before, but when my sister Chat posted about him around 2 or 3 weeks ago with this quote, I immediately looked him up and fell in love with him.  He is an international speaker who goes around the world to share what real love is all about.  Real love that is based on the Word.

Many of us think we know what LOVE is.  We say we feel it and we believe it when it's there.  But once we don't feel it anymore, we are quick to conclude, "I don't love him/her anymore."  This is why there are so many broken hearts, and even souls, because we have the wrong perceptions of what love is.  Especially in the youth today, when they feel they're "in love", they easily give in to their emotions, including their lusts for the flesh.  And we think it's okay because this is what we see on TV, Internet, and basically everywhere.  But is this real love?  Does real love allow our honor and dignity to be stained?  I don't think so.

I've had mistakes in my youth, yes.  I think a lot of us have, but I will do anything and everything for my girls Caitlin and Elise (and future children) to keep themselves pure until they get married.  They deserve a man who will truly value and respect them.  One who will not prioritize their wants, but one who will honor what is right and pure.  I'm not saying that I did THAT before I got married, but one should remember that purity does not just talk about keeping your virginity.  Purity is having pure thoughts and pure acts in everything.

I like what Jason and his wife Crystalina wrote in their book, "How to Find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul",

If you want a true man, you need to know what one looks like.  For starters, a guy cannot be considered a man unless he treats a woman with dignity.  When a boy learns how to forget himself for the good of another, he becomes a man.  This transition does not occur at puberty; it comes when he learns the meaning of sacrifice.  As you can imagine, walking hormone guys are locked into a mentality of using instead of loving.  For this reason, stay far away from them.  Instead of wasting your time on guys who see your purity as a problem or neurotic condition, hold out for a guy who values you for more than your body.

This is my desire for my girls.  They deserve nothing less.  And with the way things are going in society today -- people pressing on for the RH Bill, promoting pre-marital sex, divorce and homosexuality, and all these other things, I am praying hard for my girls to grow up with the mindset that true love is worth waiting for.

And so, I wish all youth can attend this life-changing event in September!  Jason and Crystalina Evert themselves will talk about REAL LOVE.

Get your tickets here.

29th at Stotsenberg

I celebrated my 29th with water and sunshine with the family at Hotel Stotsenberg at Clark, Pampanga.  My aunt fortunately got us a free overnight stay and we grabbed the chance.  Celebrating your birthday at a hotel couldn't go wrong, and it was something special for the family because it's a break from always having company at home.

So we headed to NLEX after church on June 23, that was about lunch time.  Just me, my hubby, and the two kiddos.  We got there at around 3pm, I think, and got to our room a little before 4pm.  Caitlin was excited to be in a new place, going around the room as soon as we got there, even trying on the telephone.  Elise was doing the same, too!

We wanted to make the most out of it by taking a dip in the pool, but the girls both fell asleep and so the husband and I ended up staying in the room and watching The Avengers on TV.  Haha!  Our relatives came at around 7pm, since they live nearby.  Elise was still sound asleep, and I even had to wake her up just so we could go out and eat.

We just had a simple dinner at McDonald's because it was the only restaurant open in Clark Freeport Zone that time.  The girls had their very first Happy Meal since I wanted them to get the free minion toys.  Ahehe.  Oh, and they had fans... noisy and happy Korean girl fans who kept on playing with Caitlin and Elise, even taking their pictures with them.  A Korean fan base for an infant and a toddler--not bad, eh?


The following day was my birthday!  Yipee.  We decided to wake up early so we can get an early morning swim.  Besides, Caitlin has been itching to go "miming" since the night before.  Although we didn't get to swim right away because Mama and Lem called from the US, that was fine.  When we got to the pool, it was so inviting, perfectly matched with sunshine!  I was especially happy because the kids were happy.  Sounds cheesy, but it couldn't be any truer than that.

The fambam

On their own

Loving the weather!

Caitlin and her fondness for water... even water hoses

Wanted to have a picture with Caitlin, but nothing could stop her from playing with that hose

Tanned? Hehe

Caitlin didn't want to stop "miming", but then, she already had a dark tan line.  Haha her first tan line, by the way!  And so we took a shower, and she fell asleep... as in she dozed off... as in TKO!

Sleeping like a log

We bid farewell to Stotsenberg then.  It was not an extravagant 5-star hotel, but it gave us a good, relaxing, and steady weekend with the family.  Thank you.