Just a Daisy in the Meadow

God is worthy to be praised!

Oh, the beauty and joy he provides!!!  It’s unequaled!

Love those Texas wildflowers!

Bluebonnets.

. . . and wild roses

Love how God created us to be “two by two” or two blended together to make one!

. . . Though sometimes the process is a bit painful.  God uses us to file off some of the rough edges of each other

But He also uses marriage to show me more of how I can be one with Him . . .

The weather was absolutely gorgeous!  . . . Perfect in my book.

And the fresh morning air with the heavenly scent of flowers everywhere . . . Well, that’s hard to beat!!!

We’d be missin’ somethin’ if God left out the color and shades of pink. I’m tellin’ ya!!!

I was expecting this Arboretum to be more staunchly perfect, if you know what I mean,  not sure the right words to describe some of the flower gardens I’ve seen, but I LOVED this place!  All the roses were the old-fashioned kind that smell outa this world.

Cascading down over trellises . . .

and over arbors . . .

and benches . . .

A special day . . . with a very special guy!

What a joy to travel through life with your best friend on earth!

. . . and be soul mates . . t o be able to share in walking with God, and share about the things He’s doing in your own heart and in the heart of family and loved ones.

With open faces . . . keeping nothing back . . . comfortable and happy, totally satisfied in each others presence.

Purple tulips, pansies, and cream tulips, stone wall, singing birds, fresh air . . .

All some of the best physical gifts in this world!

But the best is . . . being together!

God, I don’t deserve all these wondrous gifts . . . A faithful loving husband, friend to hold my hand through thick and thin,  a great father to all my little people, one who delights them by love and attention, a father who is by far more patient and tender  in love and discipline,  all the heavenly scents and fragrances that delight my heart, the beauty and loveliness of  a soft, velvety petal, the 3-Dness of life, the freshness of each morning, with dewdrops and mistiness, with twitterings  and twills of songbirds, watching the butterflies hover over a blossom, the expanse of water rippling in the sun, and I could go on . . . but I haven’t the time right now.

But God you’ve blessed me beyond measure . . . and I know you are good, even when I don’t feel blessed and when despair and hard times hit . . . You are good nonetheless!!!

But today, I just want to say, thank-YOU!

And today THANK-YOU for this guy you brought into my life,

for the almost ten years that I’ve known him,

For the times good and hard, we’ve had together.

For creating the ability to feel love

. . . and sorrow

For sharing Yourself, creating us in Your image,

Showing you Great Love, by sending your precious love, your Son,

Loving us enough to let Him suffer for us . . .

Such love . . . No other love,

God,

can be compared

to

the

love

with what

You

love

us!!!

Okay . . . we look kinda old and tired, but . . . this is us.

And loving it . . .  and Lord willing many more before the Lord calls one or both of us home . . . There’s something so beautiful of an aged, white-haired couple still walking hand-n-hand after many, many years . . . Keeping their promise . . . and loving it . . .

“This is the LORD’S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.”  Psa 118:23

You know there really is something to this thing of becoming one when you say those marriage vows . . .I just don’t like going places without my husband, especially to church. Wednesday evening Japheth and some of the little ones were feeling under the weather so we were going to stay home from cell group, but he said I could go if I liked . . . As much as I want to take a break from my responsibilities at times, I declined. If I go alone, it just doesn’t seem right . . . like some thing’s missing . . . like I’m only half there.

This morning Loraine and I headed off bright and early for the hour and a quarter drive to get my lab work done and get back before Japheth needs to head into work( it seems I’m always running out of pills – Synthroid – And they only give me a refill or two at a time) Thankfully I can be there as early as seven. AND THANKFULLY with this doctor, I don’t have to have an official visit, I can just go get my blood drawn! I guess my body keeps changing cause several times a year my dosage needs adjusting Anyway, I didn’t want to go alone . . .maybe I am finally getting used to chatter . . . I had the chance of two and a half hours of silence . . . and instead I chose to answer all the “why” questions . . . Though the Lord gave me much silence anyway, (she was tired and sleepy).

But I love it when we can go together . . . to the doctor, getting groceries, whatever . . . I just love being with him!!!

. . . And we are the bride of Christ . . . just being with Him is all that matters . . .

. . .we got married for life!

“Wherefore they are no more twain,
but one flesh.
What God hath joined together,
let not man put asunder.”
- Matthew 19:6

“He brought me to the banqueting house,
and his banner over me was love.”
- Song of Solomon 2:1b

I love being Japheth’s wife!

Thank-you, Honey, for choosing me!

Being married makes me anticipate even more The Marriage in heaven . . . and to think that we are chosen by God! And, oh, His great love for us . . .

” . . . But chosen of God,
and precious.”
- I Peter 2:4b