STORY ALERT! Today is a special day. And I love to commemorate special occasions with special words. Truth be told, I really dont need much of a reason at all to write... Im pretty inspired to write most of the time. And it seems like everyone in the world knows how I feel about this guy in my life. But Im gonna do it anyway. I cant help it. I am a hopeless romantic. TODAY Brad Hendrix and I have been married 12 years! This makes my insides do a loop! For some reason it feels like we have crossed a threshold of some sorts. How cool is this though...?!... {[{ Ive been in love for 12 years!!}]} Despite tests, trials, and failures on both our parts in our marriage... Ive always been in love with this man. And I have been thinking about that a lot. Even when I despised circumstances and felt every shade of anger, disappointment, and grief... This love I felt for him never wavered. And I remember being infuriated by that! There were times I wanted to feel something -{anything!!!} less than love for him!!! And I feel very confident that I can speak for him here... I PROMISE you there were times he wanted to feel less loving for me. And maybe he did. But there has always been something that gripped my heart when it came to Brad. It was beyond me. Outside of my capacity somehow. Ya know. Supernatural maybe? Yeah. Thats it. I truly believe by the grace of God He planted a love in my heart for this man. And when love is from Him - it endures all things. His love never fails. Want to know something else really cool?! {[{ I remember... the moment it happened... }]} A supernatural transplant direct from heaven to my heart. Brad and I had been married maybe a year. We had a tiny matchbox car house in Oklahoma City - with overwhelming forest green carpet and a bright yellow kitchen. Intense house, right? At the time I was going to college for Nursing and he was my handsome military man. Side note - Ill never get over seeing him in BDUs everyday. Swoon. Anyway, sadly, at the time, reading the word of God was completely out of the norm for me. This particular day I remember being offended by something Brad was doing. I dont know, probably breathing. I am serious. With my maturity level at that time yall - it was stupid what I could get upset about. But standing in that bright yellow kitchen I felt the Holy Spirit speak clearly to me for the first time. I didnt know thats what it was but I just remember having a curious thought to turn to 1st Peter 4:8 (to this day The Lord still speaks specific passages to me to turn to when I need Him the most) I can still see this peculiar expression on my face as I felt completely puzzled at why I would think about reading the Bible and why my feet were walking in the direction to actually obey this curious thought in my head. As I stood in our bedroom the transplant took place. What I read came alive, jumped off the page and into my soul. Above all love one another deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins. ~1 Peter 4:8 I remember thinking that was the most profound thing I had ever read... Because the Spirit was there to make it alive to me. I was so impressed with what I read that I walked into the living room and read it to Brad. He was sitting across the room and I remember getting this blank response from him. He was probably thinking, Ok, crazy lady! Why dont you try doing what it says! lol So from that moment our story of redemption played out, scene by scene, and in every scene I couldnt shake this deep, abiding love for my husband. Which would ultimately teach me many things about Gods love for me. And its truer than ever today, ...love covers all offenses. ~ Proverbs 10:12 Today I thank God for the gift of enduring love. I thank Him for redeeming love. And every other facet of love we will experience together as husband and wife. After 12 years its still true... You steal my breath and still my heart when I feel your hand move to embrace mine. May The Lord continue His grace to teach us to right our wrongs with His deep love. I am excited for what this next year holds. I am certain that while we are building a physical home to live in The Lord will also be building many treasures into our spirit and soul. Over the years our signature line rings true... I love you deeply, ~ K
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:28:51 +0000
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