Sex is a Gift from GOD

Sex is sacred.

Sex is made by GOD.

GOD is not against sex. Sex is a gift. Lust isn't.

They say that it's difficult to leave someone who has gotten your virginity before marriage because of the strings attached to that person. I'd say it's even more difficult to leave someone who loves and respects you enough to not ask you to commit premarital sex with him. By GOD's grace, GOD will purify your hearts, minds, souls and spirits when you surrender your life to HIM. Your past will just be a wonderful reminder of what you should have in the present and in the future. A beautiful promise of GOD's love.

How do I know this? I am so in love with a man who NEVER asked me to have premarital sex with him. For the first time in my life, I have committed myself to someone who really deserves it. And truly, GOD is blessing this relationship. Next to GOD, I think of Cody all the time.

No infatuation.

They say infatuation is when you can't eat or sleep when you feel something for someone. I have never skipped a meal because of my love for Cody. He has actually inspired me to eat more and healthier. Because of him, I've desired to take care of my body and spirit more. I believe that he is one of GOD's instruments in my life.

I thank GOD for guarding our hearts and minds to not fall into the temptation of lust. I thank GOD because Cody knows that sex is sacred and that it should happen after the wedding ceremony. Sex after marriage is a blessing. It is a beautiful gift.

No guilt. No shame.

I PRAY FOR THE COVERING OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST IN THIS RELATIONSHIP, TO CODY AND I...NOW AND FOREVER...AMEN!

*I LOVE white beds! hehehe! OCD!

This is TRUE LOVE:

1 Corinthians 13:4-8
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails..."

ALL THE GLORY IN THIS RELATIONSHIP BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD!!!

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD IS ALWAYS WITH YOU - NO MATTER WHAT!

A Lovely Gift

I am not a materialistic person. Every gift given to me - whatever it is - is greatly appreciated and it is always the thought that counts!

Cody gave me a wonderful card today. Although, he used our pictures so I'll just share what he has put in the card.

'One year of what' you might be thinking

Could it be a math error?

Instead of skipping ahead one hour for DST,
did Cody skip ahead an entire month?

I'll tell you, my darling Honesty...

HAPPY ONE YEAR OF COMMITMENT!

You are the one-and-only partner, companion
and intimate love in my life, next to our
Lord and Savior!

Celebrating the first instance where Cody
and Honesty expressed commitment to each other

March 25, 2008

*Cody Howe (3/25/2008 2:44:25 PM) ...i am wholly committed if you don't
already realize that. of course we're friends but i can still look to the future in a
limited capacity and realize the possibilities*

How neat, huh? Another "25th" for
our memories! I was committed to you
then and absolutely still am today. I
will always be faithful to you, honey.
You have me 100% now and forever!

But I can't overshadow our other
memory... HAPPY 11TH MONTHSARY,
MY LOVE!

I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, MY
FOREVER HONESTY!!!


It was neatly done. It left me in awe and crying.

ALL THE GLORY IN THIS RELATIONSHIP BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD!!!

11th monthsary

A celebration of love.

A celebration of grace.

A celebration of GOD.

Today was a blast. Very busy day.

I shared at our cell meeting earlier about things singles should ask themselves before getting married. Yes I wanted to share that to my youths because I won't be with them when some of them would go to college very soon.

All my examples and testimonies were about Cody and I. I thank GOD that our relationship continues to glorify HIM alone!

After more than a year of friendship and 11 months of love and commitment, we're still going stronger and becoming more in love with each other and with GOD.

To my honey darling sweetness Cody, I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH!!! HAPPY 11TH MONTHSARY! We're gonna be a year soon. I can hardly wait to marry you. I grow more in love with you every second of everyday. Everyday is our celebration of love. A celebration of us and GOD in our lives.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails..."

ALL THE GLORY IN THIS RELATIONSHIP BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

Can i just melt now?

Cody has been trying to find a job in replace of his current job because of confidential reasons.

Yesterday, he told me this...

"yep. that's what i try to be optimistic about. maybe i don't have the stable job right now, but then most people aren't happy with a significant other. however, i can choose jobs along the way (however difficult that may be at times), but there's only one girl out there for me - you. and you'll always be more important than a job."

Then I said...

"Can i just melt now?"

Yes I said that. hehehe!

Cody has been sharing with me about the plane crashes that have been recently happening in the US. Then I realized how much GOD holds Cody in HIS arms to protect him and so he had a safe flight from there to here and vice-versa. GOD IS TRULY GOOD!

Funny earlier while I was in the jeepney, I was thinking how I dreamed of having a handsome husband in the future when I was younger. GOD gave me Cody. Then I pictured how he looked so handsome the first time he wore his sunglasses with me while he was here. Funny how I thought to myself how gorgeous he was overall (acting like he isn't mine hehehe). When we went to the cashier at the resort in Subic, he had his shades on and the receptionist was staring at him. We were both there standing but the lady never looked at me. When Cody removed his shades, yes the more she stared. hahaha! Cody has beautiful eyes. Expressive and very loving with gentleness. So that got me staring at him, too. hahaha! Cody is a beautiful person inside and out. Thinking about it gives me amazing shivers all over my body. Can i just melt now? hehehe!

My dreams came true. Actually, he is more than what I've dreamed of.

He is my beautiful blessing from GOD.

ALL THE GLORY IN THIS RELATIONSHIP BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD IS ALWAYS WITH YOU - NO MATTER WHAT!

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale. Be a blessing. Do this all with your soulmate.

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD!!!

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

i remember the first time

Let's travel back in time.

Can you remember the first night or day you met your partner? Remember the first smile you gave? Remember the first time you looked into your darling's eyes?

I can.

I was excited and nervous at the same time. Too excited but in a rush. Caught in traffic.

Mind you, I do not have the best memory in the world but I can remember the ones that make me smile and say, "This is life...so beautiful!"

I had to travel for 4 hours just to reach the airport. When I reached Manila, I still had to shower at my sister's apartment. After that, I still had to travel another hour to the airport. I was in the bus when...BANG! The bus halted suddenly. My hand that was holding onto the rail bumped onto one of my eyes and my contact lens fell off from my eye. Yes it did. Well, I tried to get it back on. It was so difficult as it had dried up easily coz of the wind. And it's uncomfortable already and would not stick in my eye so I put it in my hanky and kept it in my pocket. When I unloaded the bus, I went to a restroom at the airport. I tried to wash it with water so it will get wet. It didn't cooperate with me. Silly lens. hehehe! I do not have the perfect vision. I could not see clearly anymore but good thing I still had one lens in my eye that made me able to see when "my prince charming" arrived. The waiting area is a few meters away from the fetching area.



Yes I was so nervous but excited! I could not stop moving and I had friends sending me text messages and my hands were shaking as I texted. I was on the lookout. I was standing on the rails the whole time when I could be sitting and relaxing. It was uncomfortable for me to sit. I was that excited! hehehe! I had my eye (with the lens) on the foreigners coming. I was thinking that maybe he looks a bit different from the webcam. I kept staring at foreigners. And kept saying no. He was late as scheduled. That's because he was transferred to a different state before flying here. He told me that he was gonna wear a white shirt. Others wore white shirt, too. So I had to focus on the one lens. Yep! Pretty difficult! hehehe!

After a few hours of waiting at the airport, a man in a white shirt was coming down from inside the airport and was talking to a Filipino guy with him. I spotted him. No doubts. I knew it was him. And I walked fast to where he was as I was saying to myself, "Yes that's him, I'm sure! He's so handsome!" He didn't know where I was because there were so many people at that time. The Filipino guy who helped him saw me approaching and said, "There she is!" Cody looked at me and hugged me. Oh his arms were so strong! And his eyes...were so beautiful!

And he is all mine.

So many people say that I have such a weak memory but you know what? I remember the first time I met my soulmate.

My beautiful blessing from GOD

ALL THE GLORY IN THIS RELATIONSHIP BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD IS ALWAYS WITH YOU - NO MATTER WHAT!

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale. Be a blessing.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

i am more in love

A picture of love and happiness

Of all the complications Cody and I had, I thank DAD (got this from Elisha) that HE always gets us by and protect our relationship from the works of the enemy.

I have seen how marriages got broken and read testimonies how GOD fixed them and truly, I've told myself that in order for me to never get to that point of brokenness, I should be open enough to fix complications. I should always desire communication. As what Dennis and Barbara Rainey would term it, Cody is the prizefighter and I am the peacemaker. Although, we should be more loving and considerate to our partners that we must be able to change for the better because loving others like ourselves is one of the most rewarding gifts in this world.

It is just so amazing that I am able to chat with Cody's mom because it assures me that I am the only one. Well, I already know just by Cody alone.

There are certain changes in my life but then I'm very grateful that my Cody is very understanding. I'm just overwhelmed that he's still with me. hehehe! Oh jeez...I'm so excited to celebrate our first anniversary soon...oh wow! I'm really really really so ecstatic! Wishing I could celebrate it with him but then it's ok. I'd rather have the wedding this year than just the visit. hahaha! We'll be 11 months on the 25th.

I've been busier than ever that I fail to talk to him in Skype for weeks now but then I know GOD will make a way. When I called him on the phone the other day, I just found my heart racing and blushing and telling myself while talking to him, "Oh I'm so in love with you!"

Cody is my one-and-only.

ALL THE GLORY IN THIS RELATIONSHIP BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

After the Misunderstanding

After the misunderstanding, I have been thinking a lot. I usually pray silently. And I still do...A LOT! I love the silent prayers in my head. Why? Because I know that when an answer comes, it is straight from GOD.

Here is the answer after a few minutes of the misunderstanding. I'm amazed that it took just about 5 minutes for GOD to answer. Just amazing.

"Love is stronger than pride so when you love someone, tell them and never let go; love is a gift not an opportunity, follow your heart and always trust the person you love. Good day." ~from one of my respected older friends, Mrs. Sol Castillo (DepEd Division)

Love is truly a gift not an opportunity that just comes and then you let go after some time of getting tired. It is a gift that needs to be treasured forever. Love means being faithful and committed to just one person. Follow your heart means for me that GOD is my heart so I will follow my heart all of my days. GOD owns my heart. I can translate it however I desire and will end up loving more. This is such a wonderful quote. A revelation.

You know the secret to GOD's revelations? Just listen and heed all the time. Don't miss out!

Oh boy...I gotta edit this and add some more because after I posted this, there were more waiting for me. I'll share them NOW! hehehe!

This is like...so rare! I received an email from Denise Austin (a physical fitness instructor) and here's what it says (not full article)...

Are you the type of person who forgives easily, or are you a master at holding a grudge? If the latter, you might be hurting your health and your happiness. Research has found that forgiveness is good for the body, not just the mind!
One study showed that when people dwell on pain and anger from their past, their blood pressure, heart rate, and muscle tension all increased. It makes sense: When your mind is unable to forgive, you hold on to negative energy, and your body can become physically stressed.
Forgiving someone can release this bad energy, changing your overall health and happiness for the better. We all know how hard it can be to forgive someone who has really hurt you, but it's time to put yourself first. Forgiveness improves your health and your life, and that's what matters.
Forgiving and moving on from an old grudge creates much more space in your life for happiness and positivity. Let it all go — you owe it to yourself!

And here's another one (not full article) from Dennis and Barbara Rainey that I was reading as I was posting. Oh yeah I multi-task hahaha!

Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Quibbles. Quarrels. Squabbles. Conflicts in the home are as normal as breathing. Our aim shouldn't be to avoid conflict, but to handle it wisely.
One reason people have conflict in marriage is that opposites attract. It's strange, but that is probably part of the reason why you married who you did. Your mate added variety, spice and difference to your life. But after being married for a while (sometimes a short while), the attractions become repellents.
A typical pairing is the peacemaker and the prizefighter. The peacemaker would rather hide than fight. The peacemaker says, "It's okay, let's forget it. It isn't worth the hassle." The prizefighter, meanwhile, says, "Let's put on the gloves and duke it out."
There's a lot at stake in the way you and your mate handle your conflicts. It's not just the intimacy in your marriage that's on the line, but the lives of impressionable sons and daughters as well. The African proverb is chillingly true: "When the elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers."

Prayer:
That the Prince of Peace will rule in your home.
Discuss: Are you aware of any opposite traits that attracted you and your mate to each other? Are the "prizefighter" and "peacemaker" (or other conflict management styles) apparent in your household?

What can I say? GOD is consistently faithful!

ALL THE GLORY IN THIS RELATIONSHIP BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD IS ALWAYS WITH YOU - NO MATTER WHAT!

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

GOD Knows What's BEST

Truly, GOD knows what's BEST especially when it comes to HIS children.

My heart is in GOD's Hands

I'm so amazed! Just so amazed.

FIRST, it dawned on me the other day. Oh yes the other day since I've been so busy that I couldn't post so much. hehehe! Well, it dawned on me how GOD led me to my Cody.

Before meeting Cody, I have met a lot of men along the way after GOD won me back. I deliberately screened them. Like an interview. hahaha! I'm quite picky - in GOD's Standards. One of them was a Jew who has a different belief, of course. But then he was also angry at Americans coz he was in the Navy before and the jealous type. Anyway, good thing GOD withheld me from that. Then was a man who is a Christian but he was too strict about women wearing high heels. He wants a woman who loves wearing high heels. hahaha! Well, I must say that I LOVE sneakers! One of my loves. hehehe! Then a pastor who is impatient so he just pursued other women instead. Then a pastor's son who just ignored me after some time of getting to know each other and the next thing I knew, he's already dating someone. There was also a Catholic guy who isn't devoted to GOD. Let's also put in the Filipino friend who wants to pursue me. So it's a mixture of almost everything. Okay, I'm not bragging about these men. All I am trying to say is that GOD will absolutely (with no doubts) give you the BEST MAN meant for you if you only wait for HIS Perfect Will. GOD led me to my BEST man. For me, he is certainly the best! I grow more in love with him everyday. But you won't believe me if I said that I've kind of ignored him when we were still friends. Yes I did! Good thing, GOD alarmed me that my BEST man is patiently dealing with me and waiting for me. GOD impressed upon me that Cody is the one. (Matrix? hahaha! jk) Cody honey, don't get upset at me by stating these men. I'm trying to point out something here. hahaha! FIRST, I am confident enough to say, that Cody is the most goodlooking man I've met - inside and outside. Of course, I know you would disagree. hahaha! Your man should be the most goodlooking man in your life. Cody is a whole package. It's like I went to the grocery store and voila...a perfect guy waiting for me to buy him! hahaha! just kidding! I'm just being corny and funny. Honestly and seriously, he is all that I've ever dreamed of from when I was little until now. Well, I'm not dreaming anymore. He is all mine! And I am faithfully and exclusively all his - mentally, emotionally and physically! We're a team after GOD's own heart! ALL BECAUSE GOD MADE IT HAPPEN!!!

One of my dreams is to have my very first flight with my Cody. Yes I'm zero experience when it comes to flying. Of course, I don't have wings. hehehe! just kidding! With my trip to Naga last February, we were supposed to ride the plane but then it was peak season at that time so it didn't happen. I rejoiced even if I had to endure the long bus ride. hehehe! Amazingly, I've read in the newspaper the other day that the fare to Naga went from 2000 down to 500. Ain't that neat?! GOD is really on our relationship's side! HE wants me to have my first flight with Cody. I'm so amazed! I do believe GOD will make a way for our plans. According to HIS Perfect Will. Just gotta be patient.

GOD has been changing my character lately. Way back then, I refused when Cody asked me about him being a firefighter because it's a dangerous job. I wanted him to be safe. GOD dealt with me right there. HE made me see that with HIM, nothing is impossible and HIS Perfect Will will always prevail whatever we do. So now, I am surrendering it to HIM. So if you've read my other blog, I have stated in there that I have received a revelation about Cody and fire. hehehe! GOD gave me a revelation which is the wildfire. Second one that I just got earlier is a job interview in a fire extinguisher company. Amazing, huh? Well, I have ignored about that before when he told me that he submitted an application letter to that company. When the noble task dawned on me the other morning, I was clearly getting more revelations. All we need to do is wait and pray some more and ears widely open for GOD's Voice. We desire more revelations, thinking and discerning. ALL FROM GOD!

My dear Cody, no pressure...okay? Smile! hehehe!

So there you go...three new things I've exposed! hehehe! I am not too ashamed to share what GOD has done and still doing in my lovelife. ALL THE GLORY IN THIS RELATIONSHIP BELONGS TO GOD ALONE BECAUSE HE ALONE CAN GIVE THE BEST TO HIS CHILDREN!

P.U.S.H.

LOVE AND LOVE SOME MORE, SWEET CHILD OF GOD!

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD IS ALWAYS WITH YOU - NO MATTER WHAT!

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!