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LOVE month

by Karmen |

commitment

& marriage

are work

 

last week had a a heart-to-heart

with a recently divorced friend

who is a NEW BELIEVER & FOLLOWER of Christ

 

during our conversation

 

I reflected upon

and shared my GRATITUDE

for my parent’s steadfast relationship

 

by GOD’s grace they will be married

42 YEARS on Feb 1

 

I’m more grateful today

than ever before

to have had

COMMITMENT

modeled for me

 

I’ve said it before

and I’ll say it again

 

my parents aren’t perfect

they’re committed

 

they rarely ever argued in front of the sisters & me

best I can recall

as tones would change

or brows begin to rise

one or the other would say

“we’ll discuss this later”

 

they have both been very open to share

with the sisters, me and our hubs

their joys

as well as their frustrations

and at times

have been brutally honest

with their advice

 

I am grateful

 

some things I’ve noted & shared with my friend:

people will

disappoint us

lie

be ugly

selfish

and proud

 

Our Savior

is none of the above

 

in fact

He is the exact opposite

 

He never fails

Is TRUTH

and is completely selfless

 

and by His grace

we too

can be transformed

and REMAIN COMMITTED

 

LOVE month (WOOHOO)

is just a few days away &

I’m more excited than EVER

 

why?

 

the

#PrayerDare

 

 

What is #PrayerDare?

#PrayerDare is: an online community initiative with the goal of equipping, encouraging, and holding women accountable to practice the daily discipline of prayer. Each month, the #PrayerDare community will dedicate the entire month to praying for a specific topic. #PrayerDare will launch on February 1, and we’ll be spending the “month of love” praying for our husbands*.

 

I challenge you to join me

as I join AMANDA,  a royal daughter (this is HER GREAT IDEA!)

 

to pray our husbands

 

because marriage

is tough

throw in a couple kids

demanding schedules

job stresses

parenting demands

a big ol’ dash of LIFE

and it can be really TOUGH

 

but God is faithful

 

and

prayer matters

and more times than not

makes all the difference

so

if you tweet

are on instagram

or are a techno geek (like me)

and want to JOIN IN

FEB 1

look for hashtags #PrayerDare

as we hold one another accountable

to pray

 

and if you ARE NOT a techno geek

and don’t want to join the online community

 

no worries.

 

in your quiet time

pray for your LOVE

YOUR special one

 

photo credit

 

ps.

to give you fair warning

LOVE month makes me mushy!

sooo

you can look for and expect

relationship (mushy-gushy) related post

throughout the month

 

from the country girl

COMMITTED to Cowboy Dan

 

:O)K

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