Dear God, I prayed, all unafraid,
(as we’re inclined to do)
I do not need a handsome man
But let him be like You;
I do not need one big and tall
Nor need he be some genius
Or wealthy, Lord, at all;
But let his head be high, dear God,
And let his eye be clear,
His shoulders straight,
Whate’er his state
Whate’er his earthly [...]
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We often speak of things such as being a wife or mother as God’s calling. “This is my highest and noblest calling,” we might declare. I beg to differ. God’s calling to a life is the thing that will never, under any circumstance, change in that life. Throughout scripture [...]
I believe strongly and wholeheartedly in solid, godly marriages. Marriage is an awe-inspiring, truly blissful thing and something to be lauded and heralded as the God-ordained institution it is. We are people created for marriage and, once married, we should strive daily, at every possible opportunity to encourage each other toward even stronger, even holier marriages.
But marriage is not [...]
In a patriotic theme, we’ll wrap up our ‘Bride’ series with a gem from the Courtship Stories archive: Gretchen’s grandparents’ love story, now 50 years and counting!
Instead of a wedding ceremony on a sunny Saturday in June, ours was on a rainy Wednesday night in January; but it was not lacking in love and joy…
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My parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this year, and in honor of the occasion my brother and sister and I threw them a party. My sister and I sought to re-create some of the special details of their wedding day, from the yellow roses and Queen Anne’s lace to the sugared flowers on the [...]
