U-turn Uno reverse!

 My last blog post, I had posted about facing life's U-turns. I was struggling with the ideas of singleness, and wondering how to glorify God in the midst of being alone. 

Welp, SURPRISE! A little over two years later and I'm happily married to a man who knows and loves the Lord, and who treasures me more than I could have ever imagined! 

It's been a hard road to get here. Many sorrows, and some surprising joys, not the least of which being my dear husband. 

Ok, first updates to bring you all up to speed:

Since I last posted, my mother went through her second round of cancer, and in March she went home to be with the Lord. It was a difficult few years. The cancer had metastasized to her brain and towards the end, she was very childlike. It was a big struggle, but our church helped us immensely, and I'm so grateful to God that they were there! We could not have made it without their help! 

In July, I married the love of my life, Mr. O (♪O is for the only one I seeee ♫). Our courtship was surprisingly fast, but when you know, you know. Everything about us just fit. Apparently, people had been going to our pastor and trying to matchmake us together for months, and my dad had picked him out months before we got together. Even my Love's father asked if we were made for each other! And as for me, I'm so grateful for my dear husband's kindness and graciousness towards me, even when my health issues greatly limit what I can and cannot do. He is so patient and gracious with my pain and disabilities! I could not have imagined a husband better suited for me, and I hope, by the grace of God, I can bless him even a fraction as much as he has blessed me. 

And his family! His dear family is so lovely! His mother is the sweetest lady I've ever met! She's always kind and gracious to me, and so cheerful, no matter what happens. She's like another mother to me, and always full of good, God-centered advice. She's such a treasure! And his father is a kind, good natured gentleman who loves to joke, and is very compassionate. I can see where my Love gets his kindness from! And his siblings and their spouses are so amazingly talented! (I could write all about them, and how amazing they are, but I'm hesitant to say anything about them publicly without their permission.)

At the moment, I'm job hunting, as my last job ended just before Thanksgiving, so I actually have a bit of extra time, which brings me up to the present. See, I've been doing a study on the Life of Christ for the past 2 years, and have filled out almost 4 entire journals in this study. I talked it over with my Love, and I will be posting my studies here for other ladies to read. Maybe it will help with your studies, maybe you can glean something from it, or maybe it'll just be a refresher for me. But it seems like a good way to make good use of my time while I'm unemployed. 

May God bless you all until we talk again. 

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