Marielle Ignacio DeTorres

I write healing words for the heartbroken.

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Almost Sunset is now available at @_fullybooked 💕Grab your copies now in Fort BGC, MOA 2, Alabang Town Center, Cebu Ayala, & Central Bloc Cebu. ❤️✨💕 I've never loved my body more than when I became a mom because I learned that God has ordained me for the holy vocation of motherhood: He has written it on my very body. When I get my heart broken by the world, Lord I thank you for staying close to me. I glorify You in the closed doors most of all. Knowing that Your will supercedes my little plans and my human brokenness, I stay secure in Your kingly dominion in my life. You are sovereign, Lord, please grow my faith in Your embrace. Teach me to recognize Your voice when You call out for me, as You are my Good Shepherd. I used to just see the babies. How cute they are. How tiny their cries. How precious their smiles. Because I love. This is what Jesus whispered to me in prayer today. "My yoke is easy and my burden is light...because I love." What they don’t tell you about motherhood is that it’s going to take all that you’ve got. It will magnify your heart in every possible way, and you have to decide who you are. If I were to subscribe to culture’s version of love, I mostly find tropes on striking first glances, short-lived passions, and destructive affairs, and romanticized divorces. Sunsets are glorious in that it captures our awe. In its stunning colors, there is a gentleness that wraps us in a warm embrace of light. And for a moment, we remember what it’s like to be free. One day, our children will know exactly who we are. When that day comes, I hope they find us honest, humble, and working on ourselves. They deserve parents that they can embrace and know that they are safe in our arms. It is healthy to recognize your own limits. It is a part of growing up and a sure sign of maturity to know that you are worthy even when you think that you're not doing enough. Oftentimes, we can't celebrate our own milestones and we are critical of our own success because it is never enough for some people. Denial is a poison that eats into the quality of our relationships. Why so? Denial seeks to bring everyone onboard with it. It’s not content on its own, but it seeks to convince everyone around us that it exists. The thing about denial is that it robs us of a full life. It keeps us on the sidelines of our own stories, unable to act on things that matter. Denial feeds on fear, and vice versa. The more we indulge in denial, the more we find our fears growing. Now this is not an excuse to not hold people accountable for what they do and have done to you. What it means is being able to separate what is their responsibility apart from what is yours. Your job is not to protect them from consequences of their own action or inaction. It means to recognize that you have room to change how it’s affecting you and what you’re going to do about it - whether it be setting clear boundaries, stepping away from an unhealthy relationship, or finally leaving that job that constrains your well-being. Home is not always physically accessible to us at all times. Often, it’s a privilege to live closer to home where it’s safe and comfortable. But we do not grow there, we are given a mission to fulfill. My heart is full from reading this wonderful review of my book Almost Sunset from Ms. Pou-Pou Balmes. ❤️