A fireproof marriage doesn’t mean that fire will never come. It means that when the fire comes, you will be able to withstand it. – One of my favorite quotes int he movie.

A few days ago, my husband bought a DVD of the Christian movie Fireproof. We’ve always wanted to watch this movie together because we knew it would bless our marriage. And true enough, it did! I couldn’t stop crying the whole time as Caleb, the lead male character in this movie, go through The 40-day Love Dare Challenge that will save his marriage.

My husband and I have been married for 6 years now. Our marriage, I believe, has always been stable. But just like any other marriages, I know that ours needs major improvement. And this life-changing movie opened both our eyes to every aspect of our marriage that needs to be worked on. I love my husband and I know he loves me just as much. But we need to learn how to love each other more unconditionally, just like how God loves us even if we don’t deserve it.

After watching Fireproof, my husband has started showing me little acts of kindness and sweetness again. Just like the old times. *wink*. He recently gave me a card and posted “I Love you” notes on my office computer. My friend, Jaq, saw it and said: “Yuck! Feeling teenager?!” Haha.

Anyway, with no further ado, here’s the trailer of the movie.

If you want your marriage to be blessed, I highly encourage you to watch this film with your spouse. Surely, it will hit you big time.

It’s been six weeks since I last posted an entry on this blog. SIX WEEKS. I didn’t mean to be silent for a long time, but my offline life had been more demanding than ever.

Anyway, allow me to share with you the highlights of my long hiatus.

- Had my much-awaited trip to Caramoan, Camarines Sur with my friends in the office last June 17-19.

- I dropped our precious Nikon D40 camera (DSLR) on the way to church on Father’s Day. It’s only 3 months old! We haven’t had it fixed until now. *sad, sad, sad* We’re back to using our old Samsung S630 digicam temporarily.

- As usual, our workload in the office seemed to double-up. And what’s sad is, the attrition rate went up. Almost every one I talk to wants to resign and find an account or company that would give them the work-life balance they deserve. *sigh*

- Attended the “Raising Godly Kids” seminar conducted by our church for two Saturdays. I learned a lot! I’ll be sharing with you the details of this life-changing seminar on my parenting blog when I have enough time. I look forward to attending more seminars in the future!

- Finally, my husband and I now belong to a small group in church that meets every Tuesday morning after work. Since we both work in a call center (same company), it was very hard for us to join a group that usually meets in the afternoon or evening. Thank God for the countless answered prayers!

- Had the outside of our house re-painted. Guess what the color is? Violet! Hehe. Nice one!

- On July 10, we officially dedicated our baby Ayesha to Jesus Christ. We only had two weeks to prepare for this special event, but I’m so glad it turned out fine. Click here to view the photos.

- I recently attended the 2nd PTA meeting at my son’s new school. For some weird reason, one mother nominated me to be the President. My opponent and I initially had the same number of votes. So to break the tie, I voted for my opponent. Haha! *big grin* I thought I was free from the responsibility, but the same person who nominated me as President nominated me again for the Vice-President post. And this time, I won! Waaaaaaaa!!!!

I think I have more to include in the list, but I can’t remember them all now. (sign of aging?)

Okay, there ‘ya go. It’s time to hit the sack. God bless you!

Our EN2010 World Conference IDs finally arrived a few days ago. We are so excited to join in this three-day event next month.

For those who may not know, EN2010 is an event wherein pastors, missionaries, church planters, members from all around the world gather together for a time of powerful worship and fellowship! And it only happens once every three years.

The package (I deleted my address)

Package contents: Our conference IDs and a folder that contains the SMX map and details of the event.

These three conference IDs are for me, my husband and my mother-in-law

The map

Since we were able to get the ticket on the first Philippine Registration Day on March 1st, we got good seats! Thank God for this wonderful privilege! Darlene Zschech (Hillsong Music, Australia) and Efren Peñaflorida (2009 CNN Hero of the Year) will be our guest speakers on this much-awaited event.

Today marks our 6th Wedding Anniversary. As I am writing this entry, my dear husband is sleeping peacefully on our bed with his arms draped over our little boy’s body. What a blessing to see them that way!

My husband possesses many admirable traits. I’ve seen those traits since we started dating in 2001. I used to call him “Mr. Eligible Bachelor” because of his faith in God, perseverance, intelligence, wisdom and eloquence. He’s the kind of man you would want to bring home and introduce to your family.

When I was single, I told myself that I would never introduce a man to my parents — unless he’s THE ONE. And true enough, he was the only boyfriend I brought to our home and three years later, we got married.

Some friends once asked me why I decided to get married at an early age (23). I told them, “When you’ve found the one that God made for you, why would you want to let him go?”

It didn’t take me a long time to realize that Leo was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. He is the kind of man that every woman would pray for; God-fearing, loving, family-oriented, responsible and faithful. I am not saying that my husband is a perfect man. Of course, no man was created perfect. When you go out every single day looking for a perfect man, then it will be a never ending search. What’s important is that someone, despite his imperfection, was made perfect for you by our Heavenly Father.

My husband may not be a perfect man, but he is MY PERFECT MATCH. It is my prayer that you find your perfect match too. One piece of advice though, marry the man you love talking to and be observant enough as to how he treats his mom. Chances are, he’ll treat you the same way.

P.S: I wish I could share more about us, but it’s almost 5am. I need to get some sleep so I can cook something special for lunch later. Have a blessed Sunday!