We have had a beautiful fall, in fact I have said that the sky is bluer than I've ever remembered in my entire life now that I am retired.
It was quite a 'honeymoon' period these last few months starting on this retirement journey. All of the silly celebrations that marked the calendar where I used to be swept away to work and now do not have to go ~~ feeling free. Now that the newness has worn off, a few ugly, shriveled plants from 'the freeze' have appeared.
I knew that we were going to get a hard freeze, so I picked what was left in the garden and made a bouquet. This bouquet is made from okra and herbs. The blooms lasted just a day, then fell off.
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From Gary Thomas, Sacred Marriage; God hates
dissension and treasures unity (Psalm 133:1--A song of ascents. Of David. How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity!)
“It is easy to get along with people if you never get close
to them."
The idea that we can avoid people does not work in
marriage. Your husband and you live
together every day. You are going to
disagree and you are unquestionably obligated to maintain intimacy with him.
When we face unrealized expectations, disappoint each other,
or even maliciously wound each other, will we allow dissension—which God
hates—to predominate, or will we do the necessary relational work to press
ahead to unity?
Dissension is a major prayer killer.
The institution of marriage is designed to force us to become reconcilers.
(This is the only way we’ll survive spiritually.)
Please join with me and pray for our marriages, learn with me how to reconcile; prepare for the change in weather.
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