As I come to the close of the My 500 Words challenge, I would consider it a positive experience. I was able to look through many good things in my life. I am thankful for the opportunity to share and I feel supported by my writing community. The issue I'm facing now is feeling directionless …
Month: January 2014
Will Your Marriage Last?
I am happy to introduce you to this wonderful lady, Sharon, who blogs at sharybary.wordpress.com. I thought this post was worth repeating.
If there’s one thing I know about, it is marriage. If there’s one thing I am passionate about, it is marriage. If there is one thing I would give each person in the world, it would be a happy and successful marriage that lasts forever.
What does that look like? It is two people who still light up when they see the other person.
It is two magnets attracted to each other years after that first attraction.
It is going through things and talking through things and knowing that you are going to talk through things and go through things.
It is not using the d-i-v-o-r-c-e word because you know that is not a path you want to consider ever.
It is knowing that love is a choice and love is more than a choice. Love is. Love is a gift given from God and given to each other.
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Seeing the Father
John 5:19-20 (NLT) 19 So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing. In fact, the Father will show him how to …
X, Y, Z is for …
I’ve come to a decision; I only have enough to say if I do all the last three letters together. With X, Y, Z, representing together the end of the alphabet, I come to the end of this particular journey. By all rights X starts very, very few words. On the other hand E-X is …
W is for …
As I’m coming to these last letters I find I am anxious to be done. Let’s face it – the end of the alphabet is full of letters that are not all that impressive. I’ve managed to salvage Q, but what will I do tomorrow with X, and what about Z? W will be hard …
V is for …
Vivacious - exhibiting or characterized by liveliness and high-spiritedness. (Encarta Dictionary) It’s funny, how this letter V has been evading me. I want it to speak of Victory, because victory is such an obvious V word. But the Spirit keeps nudging me with Vivacious! How can that be me? Vivacious can also mean: full of …
U is for …
Understanding, Uncovering, and Under the shadow of His Wings. I needed some help with U, and I knew just where to find it. Ephesians 1:18-20 New Living Translation (NLT) 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy …
T is for …
Okay, now I’m back to positive changes! Yippee! (I still have one more day doing books at the other Safeway, though.) I am Thrilled to start Thinking about good Things. One positive change I’ve made has to do with Touch. I’m pausing here, thinking about when the change was made. My husband and I have …
S is for …
Today, I am going to veer from my positive changes to my current Status. S comes along just in time. Today S stands for being Scared, and Succumbing to Stress. It also stands for my work place: Safeway. As I am writing this I’m thinking I should Skip this and get some Sleep. For the …
R is for …
I am Releasing Regrets and Relinquishing Responsibilities. One day I will get permission from my family to write about all our lives and the experiences we’ve been through; but for now, I will Respect their privacy and suffice it to say: As a mother and a wife there are many times I have tried to …
The Far Reaches of Grace 