Teachable moments.
Sometimes I feel like the little statue in this picture that I took yesterday afternoon. I realized this morning how appropriate it is. For many reasons.
I think the crossing of people’s life paths is an amazing thing and one of the places that I can really see God. And it’s weird how it seems to lead up to a point, an important moment, and then you realize that maybe you really needed that person. To teach you something. To teach them something.
OCF is doing a 5 week series on Song of Solomon taught by Horace from Jersey Church and he is amazing. He is so in love with his wife and it makes me so excited to be getting married. Last night, he was talking about how the standards of beauty change a lot and he said, “The standard of beauty will always change, but I made a vow that my wife will be my standard of beauty. And I will never ever say that another woman is beautiful, because what does that accomplish?” I thought that was really sweet.
Last weekend was Daylight Savings Time, and the next time we have that, in October, will be my wedding night. It will be three days before our two year anniversary of being a couple. The 28th. I wish I could explain how excited, happy, humbled and emotional I have felt lately to be marrying my best friend and someone I never thought I would be lucky enough to be with.
April 8th, 2006 at 9:56 pm
You are a pretty special person, Jen. Hope you are feeling better, and also I hope I see you soon.
April 9th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
Jen,
That is an awesome post. I know how you feel! Isn’t it great that God is stable and faithful and never changing even when we are looking like that little cherub? Have you heard the song…”Praise You in the Storm” by Casting Crowns? It is a perfect description of how I feel in the midst of personal storms, and a very good challenge how we should respond. I miss you! I hope your weekend with that boy of yours was wonderful. Love you! Deb
April 11th, 2006 at 7:26 am
aww jen. i’m such a sap! that post made me cry. i’m so excited for you and funnel and it’s exciting to read and think that someday i know i will be blessed in the same way. . . and that’s pretty happy.
April 11th, 2006 at 7:27 am
aww jen. i’m such a sap! that post made me cry. i’m so excited for you and funnel and it’s exciting to read and think that someday i know i will be blessed in the same way. . . and that’s pretty happy.
your website seems to think that i’ve already said that. . . but i think it’s wrong! (will this make your website angry??)
April 11th, 2006 at 7:28 am
look what happened! 2 comments. o my. i don’t know what happened.
April 12th, 2006 at 6:08 am
Stephen … Thank you… you are too!
Debbie… Thanks you.. I will have to check out that song! Hope you guys are doing well… I will see you this weekend!
Ann… yay for three comments!! I know you will be blessed in that way someday… I hope I can watch it all unfold for you. And seriously, I think waiting will make it that much sweeter.