As the saying goes. After nine days of being without my beloved and six more to go, I think I can honestly agree with that saying! With Dustin in Honduras, with very little communication possible (except for the occasional e-mail), my heart feels like it will explode for him. We have a saying we tell often tell each other. It goes, "I love you more today than I did yesterday." Well, my dear Dustin..."I love you more today than I did yesterday!" Ready for you to come home, but praying for God to do incredible work in you and the missions team while you're away.
A couple of insights the Lord is teaching me while we are apart. First, I am overflowing with thankfulness for the Christ-centered, sacrificial marriage I am blessed to be in. There is nothing much sweeter on this earth (besides our Savior) than a Godly, vulnerable, trusting, intimate, best friend, marriage. It is a way that we can show the Gospel. how God loves his children...through the sacrificial love and faithfulness of a forever covenant (i.e., Jesus' love for his bride, the Church). Dustin and I get to emulate such love through our marriage. With divorce and cultural marriage "woes" ruining this Gospel proclamation, I am so thankful the Lord has called Dustin and I to the task of fighting for marriages that magnify His love and good news. Secondly, I realize in these times apart (which seldom happen 'cause we love to do things together) just how much Dustin and I are one-flesh. The Lord has woven us together and when he is not with me I truly feel as if part of me is missing. This man--who when he proposed handed me a rose and said, "This rose is a symbol of my heart. I have one heart to give...I give it to you"--has truly stolen, forever, my heart. It is his and his is mine. And finally, a not-so-sentimental insight...I have an insomnia problem when Dustin is not sleeping beside me. Sorry Ike, Daphne, and Baxter (our dogs and cat)...you just aren't as snuggly.
Hurry home my love...I am ready to have my heart back (and I'm ready to sleep again! haha). Please join me in praying for Dustin and the Rowland Springs Church team in Honduras. I did find out that my little bro, Daniel, recorded Dustin's first preaching gig! Oh, I can't wait to hear my hubby...I mean my Preacher Man.
So...it is late, again. I will now try to read until I can't keep my eyes open. Please, Lord...a good night's sleep.
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