Christ in the Clouds

26 years ago, on January 31st, 1987 at 6:00 p.m., I married the man of my dreams! The events of that day are still pretty clear to my heart and in my memory for many reasons.  First, the setbacks. Yes, just about every wedding day has them and ours was no exception. He was an extremely nervous groom. In the stress of remembering what to bring to the church, he forgot my wedding band and there wasn't time to go back to his house, 40 minutes away, and get it before the ceremony. So we ended up borrowing his friends' wife's ring until after the ceremony. I wasn't a happy camper. On top of that, his brother, who was a groomsman did not show up for the wedding, and could not be reached anywhere. Thank goodness, a friend of Ken's who was at the wedding was the same size and fit into the tux and was able to stand up in place of his brother. Thank goodness, both of the issues we were able to resolve without a lot of hoop-la and chaos. There were also some a...

No, this post isn't about the T.V. show.  That actually is called, "How I Met Your Mother."  But you might say it is the story of how my hubby and I met.( I never have written our story out before, so I decided this is a great time to do it, with Valentines Day around the corner . Plus our 2 6th wedding anniversa ry is Jan. 31st. Maybe our son or daughter will keep this story to tell their kids someday. I think our story is a little bit unconventional, at least for someone like me. Today, it's a little bit less exciting, with the internet and how technology has come so far. But for the 80's, it was unique. I also believe there were some events that made it obvious that God had His hand in bringing us together.    ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ It was my last semester of senior year of college.(Around March of 1984, I think.) My little sister, who at the time was working in our hometown, was living at home, as was I, to save money. We shared a lot wi...

http://www.365promises.com/promise-photo-gallery/ I've been atten ding a Bible study at my church for several weeks. We have been studying the ba sics of the Old Testament ~ many storie s of people of that time that have reve aled how God has worked in their lives, and how He still works today. Most recently , we have been stud ying the life of Joseph. Several statements in our study guide remind s me just h ow much God works in and through our l ives each day. This story also brings up the fact once again that how we look at our c ircu mstances in life affects everything else.  The story of Joseph: Genesis 37 ,  39 ,  40-45 Joseph's faith in God and what He communicated allowed him to see beyond his circumstances and serve the Lord. God is t he Promise-Giver and Promise-Keeper . Joseph trusted that God was still with him, despite the apparent hopelessness of his situation.                    So...