Friday, February 15th, 2002...
We both said "I do." In a church full of friends and families... Little did we know what was in store for us down the road.
We have been through our fair, and unfair share, of struggles and troubles, ups and downs, highs and lows... We have been to the point of throwing the towel in for a number of reasons...
Six years later... We have two beautiful little girls and are expecting our third. I would choose him all over again. If I could do things differently I would in a heartbeat to take away the hurts and pain caused, the trauma endured, the trust broken and loss of love and innocence in a relationship thought to have been made in heaven... I would take away the skeletons in the closets, the lies told and covered for years, the broken promises, the hurtful words said...
BUT...
I would not trade anything in this world for: my children, knowing that every morning I will wake up beside my husband, knowing that when I am scared he will be there to protect me to his best ability, when I am sick he takes care of me, his silly little antics that drive me crazy but secretly I would miss if they went away, the kisses that he sneaks when no one is looking, kisses in the car, having his arms around me to hold me for no reason, the three hand squeezes and four back that our special - only to us. I love him with all my heart and I am grateful for all the fun times that we have had together, all the special moments... All the God-given moments that we have had together and I am thankful that despite our past that he loves me and I love him. I'm grateful for the Daddy and husband that he is and for the man that he is allowing God to constantly change and mold him into who he is now and who God wants him to be now and forever. I'm thankful that we took the vows "til death do us part" and I'm thankful that we have chosen to make that our daily vow to each other... Spoken out loud or not.
I'm glad that we have celebrated our 6th anniversary of marriage and I look forward to a hundred more... Well... If we live to have that many :o). You get the point!
I love you Baby! I love you so much! You are my S.A.B.... Hand squeeze to the third power times infinity! All of my love for all of my life...
Ash
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Am I My Brother's Keeper?
Funny that that was the title of Friday's devotional seeing how Marlee and I are doing the same one's everyday for accountability, etc.
Am I my brother's keeper? Romans 14:7 says that "None of us lives to himself alone..."
That says it all doesn't it? Have you ever read the passage that says if we cause a brother or sister to stumble we will be held accountable? It's all pretty much summed up right there. We are to live in a way that others can see Jesus IN US, not just by us talking about it... Talk means nothing unless you live it, on purpose. You've heard the saying walk the walk talk the talk... Well I think we need to walk the talk... not just talk the talk. Anyone can talk it... It takes someone worth their salt to live it. I've been so guilty of just talking the talk and not living it and I'm tired of looking back at the times that I have done that - I'm sure it's something we have all been guilty of but it's something I'm striving to be more aware of and to stay away from. By living the way I should I am being a good keeper of my brother by setting the right examples...No I am not perfect but I DO have a perfect example that was set before me to follow. I can't force anyone to live how Jesus wants them to but I can love my brothers and sisters and live like Jesus in front of them and "love them like Jesus"(to quote a friend)... Jesus was with the least of us and died for all of us... He is and was our keeper and lived such a sinless and perfect life that He was the only perfect sacrifice and example EVER!
I choose to be my brother's keeper... So to speak. I choose to live like Jesus wants me to live... What does this mean? Well - it just means that it's not going to be easy and no I'm not perfect so I will make mistakes along the way but I will continue to give each day to Him and live according to the example that He so lovingly set before us... He lived it because He loved us and if I love him and love my brothers and sisters in Him than I need to follow the example that He set.
That's all for now... I'm sure I'll be writing more later...
Ashley
Am I my brother's keeper? Romans 14:7 says that "None of us lives to himself alone..."
That says it all doesn't it? Have you ever read the passage that says if we cause a brother or sister to stumble we will be held accountable? It's all pretty much summed up right there. We are to live in a way that others can see Jesus IN US, not just by us talking about it... Talk means nothing unless you live it, on purpose. You've heard the saying walk the walk talk the talk... Well I think we need to walk the talk... not just talk the talk. Anyone can talk it... It takes someone worth their salt to live it. I've been so guilty of just talking the talk and not living it and I'm tired of looking back at the times that I have done that - I'm sure it's something we have all been guilty of but it's something I'm striving to be more aware of and to stay away from. By living the way I should I am being a good keeper of my brother by setting the right examples...No I am not perfect but I DO have a perfect example that was set before me to follow. I can't force anyone to live how Jesus wants them to but I can love my brothers and sisters and live like Jesus in front of them and "love them like Jesus"(to quote a friend)... Jesus was with the least of us and died for all of us... He is and was our keeper and lived such a sinless and perfect life that He was the only perfect sacrifice and example EVER!
I choose to be my brother's keeper... So to speak. I choose to live like Jesus wants me to live... What does this mean? Well - it just means that it's not going to be easy and no I'm not perfect so I will make mistakes along the way but I will continue to give each day to Him and live according to the example that He so lovingly set before us... He lived it because He loved us and if I love him and love my brothers and sisters in Him than I need to follow the example that He set.
That's all for now... I'm sure I'll be writing more later...
Ashley
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