May My Heart See...

I am attending a Bible study where we paraphrase scripture.   This doesn’t sound fun, does it?   Actually, I went into this with a little “kicking and screaming” but have ended up liking the whole idea.   Once the scripture is paraphrased, we dissect it – that part I happen to enjoy wholeheartedly!     (I know, I’m weird!) This last week one of the assignments was Psalm 23.   This psalm is a favorite of many.   But favorites don’t make for easy paraphrasing – just sayin.   The more I read and re-read this psalm, the more it “said”.   Do you know what I mean? Let’s look at it: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures: He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul: He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His Name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. Yo...

Its my 35 th wedding anniversary this week - YEAH!!!!    To some people, that’s not a big deal, but to me, it’s a miracle!   A testament of God’s grace – a destiny I had only hoped would be mine someday.   I don’t know if its because I am from a “broken” family – my parents divorced when I was five – or because there is so much divorce out there, but seriously, this is a HUGE DEAL to me.   So hang on as I go back to memory lane (or exit, whichever you prefer J ). I didn’t have a clue on how to “be” married or “stay” married.   My mother certainly hadn’t taught me and we didn’t have classes back then about “staying married” or even “getting married”.   The only class I could remember that maybe helped me out was my “American Problems” class – LOL!   All I knew was I wanted to get married.   Period.   Poor Timm. Standing before God, at the altar, all those years ago, I vowed to “love and obey, in sickness and in health, for b...