Your Advice to Taylor Swift

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. (Ephesians 5: 25-27)

Dear Anika,

Blank Space crying scene, photo from Mashable

Just like any other little girl, you adore Taylor Swift. I don't blame you because she is talented and very pretty.

Just like all the other kids, you memorized all her songs.

But what is amazing about your Taylor Swift worship is you did not only memorize her songs but you also wanted to know what her songs meant.

After my long explanation, this is what you said and I quote, "Mama when Taylor Swift comes to the Philippines you have to really tell her to find a man from CYA."

All I could do was laugh because not every 5 year old would think that way and give that advice.

To my non-CYA friends I know this is a jargon to you. Sorry. CYA stands for Christ's Youth in Action, it is a national Catholic movement for college students who worship and love God with all their hearts. They are trained to become leaders with the right values.

Sunset Boulevard, Dipolog City September 27, 2014

So what is a man from CYA like? Based from my own personal experience (ahem ahem yes I married one), he is someone who loves God above all else. He has a missionary spirit - he will go wherever God leads him. He will make sure that his family (that's us) will go to heaven with him. He walks in the ways of the Lord, not perfect but he is guided by the principles of what would Jesus do. Respect and fidelity are up there in his virtues. And he lays down his life for the people he loves.

So my dear Anika, I hope one day you will follow your own advice to Taylor Swift. It does not guarantee a perfect marriage, but you can be sure that he will love you with all his heart and he will help you become holy just as our Heavenly Father is holy.

Happy Valentine's Day my little one.

And to the man from CYA I married, thank you for loving us with all your heart.

With Much Love,
Mama

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