A Very Special Valentine

During the course of my life I’ve had 3 serious relationships. During the first one I tried to handle problems “my way” (as opposed to God’s way). As for the 2nd, well…. I refused to even ask God what He had to say about it, because I knew He’d say, “NO!” For the failure of those relationships I have no one to blame but myself… simply because I refused to let Christ be Lord in my life and to ask for and listen to His direction… then.. I was alone and very lonely for a long time……

I finally got to the place a few years ago where I’d only “go for” something if and only if the Lord indicated it was OK. I was very specific in my prayers… about wanting only what He would allow in my life…. and then one day…. He brought Gordon, my husband… we laid out many proverbial fleeces to be sure we were where the Lord OK’d us to be… and now…. I continually praise my Holy God for allowing me the blessing of this marriage. I certainly don’t deserve His mercies and I’m very grateful for them.

When someone treats one of my kids special, they treat me special… and in that way my husband honors my mother and father; by treating their daughter special. He honors our children too, by treating their Mom special and setting an example.

The Bible tells men to love their wives as they love themselves and it tells women to respect their husbands. For the very first time in my entire life I feel that someone loves me best. That’s how my husband makes me feel, like he loves me best. And, he loves me no matter what! Wow! What a blessing that is to me! His care and consideration of and for me seem to know no bounds. I can never be grateful enough to God for allowing Gordon into my life!

The secret to this success is doing it God’s way!

To my Darling Husband Gordon:

Thank you for yesterday,
today, and always…
For bringing me happiness right from the start
and offering me both your life and your heart –
For being so thoughtful in all that you do,
overlooking my faults, understanding me, too –
For all our tomorrows, whatever they hold,
and for sharing a love that will never grow old –
This brings all my love and a special prayer, too,
that you’ll be as happy as I am with you.

Honey, if I can give you back but only a fraction of the love you’ve given me, you’ll be completely happy; because my cup really does run over! I do respect you Darling, and want more than ever to be a good wife to you.

To my God… Thank you! from the bottom of my heart! May you receive all glory and honor for showing me what it’s like when it’s done your way!!!