Last week my husband and I celebrated 25 years of marriage. 25 years!

I remember vividly helping to throw a party in my late teen years to celebrate my parents 25th anniversary.

A few weeks before our anniversary, two guys from Best Buy’s Geek squad were here helping to install some tv’s and internet stuff for our house.

One of the young technicians looked on the mantle at a family portrait and said, “Ma’am, how long have you and your husband been married?”

My mind quickly raced to wise things I could say….

But, ultimately, before I could think of a wise saying, I just blurted out…

“Jesus!”

This post was written in April of 2021. My son was a sophomore in college. God has nudged my heart for several days about reposting this.

When I first drafted this back in 2021, I remember hitting the “publish” button and immediately regretting it. I was worried that it was too personal to share. I was worried it was just too fresh and too much.

What I didn’t know, was that God was planning something. He always uses our hardest stories to bring Glory to Himself. Nothing is ever wasted.

As I type, I am praying for you, yes you. I am praying for your children, your spouses, your grandchildren…anyone that may be in a valley of darkness. I pray in Jesus Name for light to shine through the dark and Truth will pierce hearts.

There are certain scriptures in the Bible that I have avoided.

Not what you were expecting to here from someone who’s been encouraging you to read the Bible since 2012, right?

Well, it is true.

For years, any scripture on suffering I would skim right past.

It was almost if I read it, then God would bring suffering into my life.

I know, I know. It sounds crazy.

Those scriptures I would avoid like the plague .