Floodgates of Heaven

We had such a storm in these parts last night! It was the longest most spectacular lightening storm I have ever seen. Put to shame the best display of fireworks! Then, as the saying goes, God opened the floodgates of heaven. It poured so hard, that it made me think of how powerful God is AND how awesome His creation of the water cycle.

Have you ever really contemplated how awesome water is? It can be used to soothe or destroy. It can exist in multiple states (solid, liquid, or gas) and it can be used to cool or to heat. How many other things do you know of that are so valuable and so diverse in attributes? Most importantly, water sustains our lives since we are made up of more than 60% water!

As I considered all of this, I prayed for my husband's safe travels as he made his 41/2 hour drive back to work in that storm! It made me fondly remember a recent trip we made and the wonderful time we had at the Tahquamenon Falls. Images like this one make me appreciate God's creation. If not for the wonderful cycle of water that He created, we would never behold such a beautiful site.

The Eyes Have It

I started off this week feeling very alone. It all started Monday morning when I woke up only to the reality that Yep, today is Monday and my hubby is gone off to work out of town for the next 5 days. You would think that after 2 years, I would have adjusted to this situation. I thought about all of the things that I miss about him: his kind and loving eyes, his goofy sense of humor, his commitment to trying to improve our family life, his warm and loving embrace. Then, a thought came to me.

Well yeah.... of course you miss him that much and more.... you miss him cuz he is part of you.... you two were meant to be.

Then I began to think about the first couple that God so divinely matched. The book of Genesis not only tells the story of creation, but it tells of the significance of the first couple's relationship,  "and they become one flesh".

Wow, what an eye opener for me.... you see this is not the first time that my beloved and I have been forced to live apart. Funny though, the separation early in our relationship caused more emotional distance between us than the actual miles that separated us. Now, after more than 20 years, the distance has made us realize all the more how much we love each other.

I finally see us for who we are and (even more important) why God brought the two of us together. The road we have taken through life has had many twists and turns, quite a few potholes, and even some construction detours. The difference now is that we have become one. It doesn't matter whether we travel together or temporarily apart, we are heading to the same place. 

When we met, one of the first things that drew me toward my hubby was the kindness in his eyes. Now when I look into my hubby's eyes, I see all of the laughter and tears, joy and sorrow, love and understanding that we have shared over the years. When I look into his eyes, I can see that we see each other for who and what we are. We are one and that's what God wanted.

I thank God for my hubby. I will never grow tired of gazing into his loving eyes.