Marriage So Far.... Warning! Mushy!

Marriage is fun. After two months I am hardly an expert, but I do know that since I married my best friend it's been fun. Has it been easy? Even after two months I have to give out a big HECK NO! Do I sometimes make a growling sound because I'm trying to hold in my frustration? HECK YES. Do I get annoyed at the way he eats? Sleeps? Has different ideas than me? Doesn't think like me? Sure I do!!! But are there good times? You Bet! I get to hang out with my best friend ALL the TIME!!! Yes, that can get old after a while, even friends can get old and annoying, but like my dad told me, even one good moment makes you forget all those bad moments ( not exact quote).

Do I miss him when he's not around? Ya, I do. Do I love the way he holds my hand, or kisses me? How he cares about my opinion even when I don't have one? How he washes clothes BY HAND for me, even though he's just has tired as I am? Yes, I do love those things about him. 

Before you get married EVERYONE and THEIR MOTHER feels the need to give advice, and of course you take it with a smile. Some of it you keep, some of you chew around for a while, and some of it you through away immediately. But if I were to give advice, I wouldn't. Yes there are basic principles for marriage, but I can't tell you how your marriage will be, or what you should and shouldn't do, but I can say that marriage is fun. Enjoy it. Is God at the center? Than you're good to go. Singles? Don't be in a rush, I know you've heard it all before, but when it's God's timing it's perfect and work out your junk without someone else to distract you, it's the best thing you can give to your spouse and marriage. 

His-story

There are always many hard stories to hear from a missions field, but sometimes life is a little hard to hear and we need to share their stories. So here is another hard life story, (with a happy ending.) 

We marched behind him like soldiers. We knew we were headed into battle. "Mom" holding one hand and "Dad" had the other. The one who we defended, the one whom we stood for, was only about ten years old. 

Earlier than this moment we had had a service for the children of San Pablo, Guatemala. Not just a time to entertain them but to teach them to hear and respond to the voice of God. One little boy, Douglas, began to cry his heart out; he sobbed without stopping as Jacob held him, praying and encouraging him. We later found out that his dad was a drunk who beat his mom. We knew we could not let this boy go home without going with him to bring the church to his dad who refused to go to church. 

After lots of talking, prayer and persistence, the dad repented before God, received Jesus as his Lord, repented to his family and a rededication    of vows, we were able to leave the family with peace in our hearts and the glory of God resting on their home.