Upon your wedding day
So the day is finally here when the babies of our two families take their steps to the altar and become their own family. There is much to say, much to remember on this holy and blessed day, a day I must confess I have been dreading for over a decade.
Refining my role as a wife: Bearing it well
[Love] bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthian 13:7 Reading Darlene Schacht’s Messy Beautiful Love has turned out to be a jaw-dropping and hopefully life- and marriage-altering experience. After sufficiently licking my wounds uncovered by last week’s post, I stumbled across another familiar phrase in 1 Corinthians 13: [Love] bears all things. Stop. We’re not talking about the Genesis 16:11 bear: Now you have conceived and shall bear a son. Darn it, because I have done that, even if it was with much difficulty. But that’s not what this bear means. The Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary explains that beareth all things means to do…
Song of Joy
A Song of Joy Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more. On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands grow weak. The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing as…
How’s your foxhole?
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 Bill Guarnere: Once we get into combat, the only people you can trust is yourself and the fella next to you. HBO’s Band of Brothers, quotes Jack and I have lived much of our marriage in the wilderness, much of our marriage in doctor’s offices and hospitals, much of our marriage broke due to extraordinary medical expenses and the costs of coping, much of our marriage either grieving or recovering, much of our marriage wondering if God had forgotten us. With our history in mind, it may not surprise you…
I Keep Saying Thank You (for my marriage)
For you, Jack… I will love you for a thousand years A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 I haven’t written much about my marriage because, even after over 14 years, I am still mystified. Of all the blessings I have been given, Jack’s love stands alone as the greatest miracle of my life. He has loved me back from the brink of insanity, honoring his commitment to our marriage when he had every excuse to leave. (For our full story, see Our Story.) He believed in me when there was barely a Me to salvage. When I refused to receive love from God, God loved…
