So Soon Another Year

How time flies. In a few days we will be celebrating again. Our special event together. Our 31st wedding anniversary. How wonderful to be married to this man. I see the Lord in Him. 

From the start he accepted me as I was. That taught me how wonderful our Saviour is. 

He loved me even as I revealed my ugly flaws. I learned how forgiving our Maker is.

How he encouraged me as I expressed my fears and weaknesses. I discovered how affirming our Master is.

Through my mistakes and failures he was always there. And I tasted the encouragement and motivation of the Holy Spirit.

Through the good times and the bad, making each year better than the last, I am so very blessed. 

Thank YOU Lord.

Photo of flowers taken during Alpha Marriage Course 2011.

The Flip Side of Criticism

I am thinking ahead to my parent's wedding anniversary in a few months' time. They would have been married for half a century!

This reminds me of a story.

A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praise you for a successful marriage. Please share your secret"

The father-in-law answered with a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you."

If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.

Not to Take Forgranted

Yesterday towards the end of the sermon, I slipped my hand into Hubby's hand.

This is not an unusual thing - holding hands, I mean. But this time, it was slightly different.

The preacher had shared from his heart from Mark 10. His topic was Jesus" Sex, Money and Power." He covered the latter two swiftly and easily. Then he tackled the first one - a difficult topic - on marriage, divorce and re-marriage. It was done very well. (You'd have to get the CD to fully appreciate it. If you want it, let me know and I'll see what can be done)

Listening to the message, I felt very thankful for the twenty-six and more years that Hubby and I have had together. In this day and age, where so many marriages have been broken, ours is fast becoming a minority.

So I slipped my hand into his, and as he grabbed mine back, we signaled our love and commitment towards one another, intent on not taking it or one another forgranted.