Debra J.M
Smith -- Informing
ChristiansCrafter - Journalist - Lover of God "Marvel not that I said, Ye must be born again."
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"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and
not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the
inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ." Col 3:23-24"And
therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and
therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the
LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him." Isaiah
30:18 "But they that wait upon the LORD shall
renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall
run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah
40:31
We've Only Just
Begun
We were in our early twenties in 1983, when we married on the
first day of Spring, at 3:00, in a little upstate New York church. I
remember it all well. I was a princess. He was my prince. We even
sang together at our reception. Our honeymoon was
perfect.But when the honeymoon was over, the fighting began.
We were like most every other couple. We would love like crazy, but
we would also fight like crazy. Things did,
however, change. They had to change. We became old people,
seniors, over-the-hill, next in line to
go. We enjoyed raising two kids. Then came
the empty-nest and letting go, him first, then me. Once I too,
fully let go, it was like a door opened, and it was a beautiful
sunny day outside. And my husband was out there waiting for me. It
was just the two of us again.He still gets up, goes to work every day, and comes home
to me and a clean home, etc. He likes to pitter,
garden, and watch TV. I like my hobbies, music, and many
cookbooks. Together, we like a nice dinner and a couple
games of backgammon and catching up a bit. Our sweetest times
can be watching an old sitcom on the couch with our
dog, Coti there. We were two individuals who came together
to be one entity. We did not lose our identities, nor did either of
us morph into the other. We stumbled till we learned
to respect our other half. Our marriage is not
perfect, as we are not perfect. But we
certainly can say, we made it.
We aim to enjoy today and dream of
tomorrow, and in so many ways we've only just
begun.
Debra J.M
Smith -- Informing
ChristiansCrafter - Journalist - Lover of God "Marvel not that I said, Ye must be born again."
--JesusMy Activism Story: Click
Here
Debra J.M
Smith -- Informing
ChristiansCrafter - Journalist - Lover of God "Marvel not that I said, Ye must be born again."
--JesusMy Activism Story: Click
Here
Finding Happiness -- It's This Simple: Click
Here
"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and
not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the
inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ." Col 3:23-24"And
therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and
therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the
LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him." Isaiah
30:18 "But they that wait upon the LORD shall
renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall
run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah
40:31
We've Only Just
Begun
We were in our early twenties in 1983, when we married on the
first day of Spring, at 3:00, in a little upstate New York church. I
remember it all well. I was a princess. He was my prince. We even
sang together at our reception. Our honeymoon was
perfect.But when the honeymoon was over, the fighting began.
We were like most every other couple. We would love like crazy, but
we would also fight like crazy. Things did,
however, change. They had to change. We became old people,
seniors, over-the-hill, next in line to
go. We enjoyed raising two kids. Then came
the empty-nest and letting go, him first, then me. Once I too,
fully let go, it was like a door opened, and it was a beautiful
sunny day outside. And my husband was out there waiting for me. It
was just the two of us again.He still gets up, goes to work every day, and comes home
to me and a clean home, etc. He likes to pitter,
garden, and watch TV. I like my hobbies, music, and many
cookbooks. Together, we like a nice dinner and a couple
games of backgammon and catching up a bit. Our sweetest times
can be watching an old sitcom on the couch with our
dog, Coti there. We were two individuals who came together
to be one entity. We did not lose our identities, nor did either of
us morph into the other. We stumbled till we learned
to respect our other half. Our marriage is not
perfect, as we are not perfect. But we
certainly can say, we made it.
We aim to enjoy today and dream of
tomorrow, and in so many ways we've only just
begun.
Joshua
1:9 (KJV) �Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good
courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD
thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.� --God
Psalms
31:24 KJV �Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen
your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.�