Savor and Cherish
Sometimes Jim and I are asked, "Aren't you afraid of one of you dying since you've both been widowed?"
Sometimes Jim and I are asked, "Aren't you afraid of one of you dying since you've both been widowed?"
When friends ask if they fear losing another spouse, both answer the same. “We don’t borrow tomorrow’s sorrow. We thank God for today.”
"Finding anything interesting?" he asked. Instead of answering kindly, I barked back, "No," in a tone that told him don't talk to me right now. He walked away, sat down in a chair and opened a book and began to read.
We listed eight important items on how to have a charmed marriage.
We can't stop the clock. We can't control the future. But we can lean on and trust the One who holds the future. He knows us. Knows our days. Most of all, loves us and wants a relationship with us.
I want to study more about my future abode in heaven. There are more and more people in heaven now than when I was younger. I look forward to meeting them again, but what honestly sounds the sweetest to me is that God promises to live with us there.
At last, our climb leader shouted in the thin air, absorbing his voice so it sounded like a whisper declared, "Congratulations! You've made it to the top!"
December Bride: A woman who marries when she is significantly older than most brides. I was a December bride, just as the definition above describes.
The ship is fully decorated for Christmas. As we walk the many areas of the ship, we see people laughing and eating. They seem to be enjoying the Christmas season. Yet sometimes, just under the surface is grief. Sadness.
Maybe this year, you feel alone in this world, alienated from a friend or family member. Or are you waiting for an answer--a job--a spouse? Focus here: "You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope"(Psalm 119:114).