When it was Over by Sara Groves
When it was over and they could talk about it
She said there's just one thing I have got to know
What in that moment when you were running so hard and fast
Made you stop and turn for home
He said I always knew you loved me even though I'd broken your heart
I always knew there'd be a place for me to make a brand new start
Oh love wash over a multitude of things
Love wash over a multitude of things
Love wash over a multitude of things
Make us whole
When it was over and they could talk about it
They were sitting on the couch
She said what on earth made you stay here
When you finally figured out what I was all about
He said I always knew you'd do the right thing
Even though it might take some time
She said, Yeah, I felt that and that's probably what saved my life
Oh love wash over a multitude of things
Love wash over a multitude of things
Love wash over a multitude of things
Make us whole
There is a love that never fails
There is a healing that always prevails
There is a hope that whispers a vow
A promise to stay while we're working it out
So come with your love and wash over us
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A friend sent me this CD & this is the first song. She said it reminded her of my situation. I'd have to say I agree.
I am blessed by the idea that my DH felt this way (the first stanza), knowing somewhere in his heart, that he could come back. The idea that THAT is the unconditional love Christ has for us & that I was able to convey @ least a portion of that to my DH....blesses & encourages me.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Someone should have told ME!
You don't realize when you get married...that you marry a person w/ all kinds of {hidden} junk!
Sure, they are cute & loving & all that. Sure, you know that once you actually have to share air, space & a closet, things might feel a bit cramped @ points & you will learn that they may not ever put the cap on the toothpaste!
I'm referring to deeper issues. There are parts of people, every person, I believe, that may not show itself until that crisis moment.
Perhaps not until they have a lot of money does something deep stir within them. Or maybe under times of deep stress.
No one tells you that not only are you marrying a person AND all their extended family BUT you are committing yourself to thier JUNK! & they to yours!
Young hopeful-weds need to be told that there may come a time when you may encounter a situation w/ your spouse that is WORTH throwing & losing your favorite pink suede shoes in the bushes, because lucky for your DH, you have bad aim! kwim?
That's when you ask yourself...did 'for better or for worse' REALLY mean THIS?
You wonder: just how serious is this vow & covenant thing?
The {married} life you imagined may not look anything like the {married} life you end up w/.
The person you choose to marry may not & probably will NOT be the same person you are married to 10 years or 15 years later. & I don't mean because you got divorced & remarried. I mean because people DO change & develop. You don't really know what kind of parent they will be or choose to be. You don't really know what kind of expectations they may have deep inside. Or what familial patterns have been established within thier being.
How many times do we see people who swear they will NEVER end up like thier parents (or something else) only to become the very thing they swore they would not.
People grow & they do change or develop unexpected habits or patterns.
My point is: you have to be prepared for this. Marriage is definitely a test of love. Sacrificial, unconditional, undying love.
Can you think of someone else you may know that loves like that? ;-)
Sure, they are cute & loving & all that. Sure, you know that once you actually have to share air, space & a closet, things might feel a bit cramped @ points & you will learn that they may not ever put the cap on the toothpaste!
I'm referring to deeper issues. There are parts of people, every person, I believe, that may not show itself until that crisis moment.
Perhaps not until they have a lot of money does something deep stir within them. Or maybe under times of deep stress.
No one tells you that not only are you marrying a person AND all their extended family BUT you are committing yourself to thier JUNK! & they to yours!
Young hopeful-weds need to be told that there may come a time when you may encounter a situation w/ your spouse that is WORTH throwing & losing your favorite pink suede shoes in the bushes, because lucky for your DH, you have bad aim! kwim?
That's when you ask yourself...did 'for better or for worse' REALLY mean THIS?
You wonder: just how serious is this vow & covenant thing?
The {married} life you imagined may not look anything like the {married} life you end up w/.
The person you choose to marry may not & probably will NOT be the same person you are married to 10 years or 15 years later. & I don't mean because you got divorced & remarried. I mean because people DO change & develop. You don't really know what kind of parent they will be or choose to be. You don't really know what kind of expectations they may have deep inside. Or what familial patterns have been established within thier being.
How many times do we see people who swear they will NEVER end up like thier parents (or something else) only to become the very thing they swore they would not.
People grow & they do change or develop unexpected habits or patterns.
My point is: you have to be prepared for this. Marriage is definitely a test of love. Sacrificial, unconditional, undying love.
Can you think of someone else you may know that loves like that? ;-)
Saturday, March 15, 2008
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