The
move has brought such good things, and of course, also many challenges that I
won't go into here.
But
I am thinking of the man I love in this afternoon rain. How we met through our sweet, sweet
kids. And how the Lord constructed a
love story we never could have dreamed of.
I
had made my kids my priority after my divorce, but I missed having someone. And when they got older I really wanted to
remarry. I prayed and prayed. I knew I would not settle, and the first
pre-requisite was that they love the Lord and attend church.
I
met Dave. He sent me love songs,
"Still" by ELP, and "Lady" by Styx, made my heart
stop. You see Dave's not a talker or a
romancer per se, but he gets all the important stuff exactly right.♥ And
right from the get-go, I knew my weight didn't matter to him, other than
health-wise. He tells me often that i'm
beautiful. And we women like that, even
if we don't believe it ourselves. As
long as he sees me that way, that's all that matters.
One of the first things that so
touched my heart was during one of his early visits. We went to Calvary Church, when Ron was
Pastor, Wed. night service when music included Dave Wurst and others, so
sweet. It was communion night, we went
over to have communion, and he got down on the floor and bowed all the way down
till his head touched the floor, remained there for a while in prayer. I knew that he loved the Lord, and he was
with me in church. Dave's prayers are
simple, but heart-felt and I love them.
He does a million things to say he
loves me without the words....though he says those words every day too. If I like something, he will walk in with it
if possible.
At a time in my life when I really
thought it was kinda over, living with the kids, the Lord gave me Dave. It was and is fairy-tale love. I never knew it really existed...it does,
with God. Dave told me right from the
beginning that I was safe, it meant the world to me, because I was scared. He didn't lie, I am.
I watched this man carry himself
with honor and dignity through 7 years unable to obtain steady employment. His heart was breaking, but he took good care
of me and our little pup, always putting himself last. The silver lining that we clearly see now, we
were together 24/7 during that time and that was the gift wrapped up in the
trial. We never turned on one another,
each day together was sweet and we were grateful.
I want to encourage any single gals
out there that think the Lord has forgotten you in this area, that it just
can't or won't happen. No, no! You keep waiting on the Lord, I waited 18
years, and David was worth every one!!!
Only God knows the why of His timing, but He has blessed me abundantly
in my wonderful husband. We have our
moments, but they don't usually last too long.
:)
I will forever give thanks and
praise to God for David, my love.
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