Jonathan and I celebrated our 10 anniversary this past summer. Amidst a new job, moving, growing children, and adjusting all together, it was my true highlight. Ten years ago, I expected and hoped that accepting his hand would bring many joys and a rich future. I knew that I was receiving an extraordinarily gracious gift from our Father in this great man. But as the Word says in Isaiah 55:8-13 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish the purpose for which I sent it. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lord's renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever." Jesus wants even greater things than I can dream up myself and that is exactly what He gave me in Jonathan....even greater things than I hoped or imagined!! Our life together is beautiful beyond words, our marriage, our children, our future. Thank you, Lord, thank you, Jonathan.
