This cake-topper (or rather cake stopper) is me and my husband 18 years ago on our wedding day. Don't ask him if that's how things are now. But nevertheless, my husband married a woman who was on fire! Know why? I was flipping through Travel & Leisure magazine last Friday morning at the tire store while I waited for my new set of wheels to be put on my SUV before I left for Orange Beach. This image made me laugh out loud as I flipped the pages to see it, and wasn't I embarrassed taking a picture of it? I just had to! I related it to it!
This day and age, one might assume this bride had been around the block with her now husband a few times. We would assume that for many reasons. Why? Not just because of "society." But what other reason would we assume that people today are not saving themselves until marriage? Are there any singles out there who are still "waiting?" Are they practicing abstinence? Are we as parents teaching the idea that abstinence is possible? If not, then why not?
Yes, it takes talking to your child about sex. It takes talking to your child about respecting the body that God gave them and treating their guy/girl with respect. It takes teaching them that the gift of sex is a sacred act between 2 people who love each other. Are you teaching your child that living within these boundaries is possible? My parents taught it to me, and I sure am teaching it to my children. It takes sending your daughter back upstairs to change out of the "too short" skirt. And it takes, confronting your son that his porn addiction is teaching him to disrespect women. Hard stuff. Hard times. But aren't our children worth it?? They are the next generation. They ARE worth it.
Hey, if I can do it--anyone can. Just wait! As I had heard before: "Why buy the cow if you can get milk for free?" I sure didn't want to be that cow. So that is one thing I'll never regret--having waited. Why was I on fire on my wedding day? Because we had waited....
Carole
