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"My other Half Monday" - :November 23, 2009:
>> Monday, November 23, 2009
"To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'till death do us part. And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness."
This weekend my husband took time to shoot his bow and arrow. He had an amazing shot with one arrow actually piercing another arrow dead center. The chance of this happening is probably very slim, but the thought of arrows had me thinking about today's post.
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4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Psalm 127: 4-5"My other Half" has blessed me with many arrows. I can remember each time I learned of a pregnancy and his reaction. The first child was literally a shot for joy....similar to probably his excitement when this arrow hit a sharp shot directly inside the other arrow. He was proud and wanted to tell everyone and anyone that he came in contact with about the news of his upcoming little bundle of joy. Just as he grabbed the camera to capture this proud moment, he would pat my belly, talk to the baby, and take pictures of the growing bump each month.
Over the years, this excitement seemed to change. We had horrific trials during pregnancies....a hemorrhage threatened pregnancy leading to many weeks on bedrest, an early miscarriage, the horrific nausea from hyperemesis gravidarum that stole my ability to function coupled with a loss at nearly 5 months, a premature baby, another loss at nearly 5 months and new baby that is actually sleeping peaceful right now in daddy's arms. Quite honestly the announcement of the last pregnancy even had me taking the test several times quivering with the fear of the upcoming trial that we were fairly certain would accompany the blessing.
I've learned that the enemy likes to try and attack where we are most filled with joy. Just as the verse shares "Happy is the man", the enemy wants to steal this happiness and turn our rejoicing into misery and sorrow. Several times we felt the bitter pain of these attacks and quite honestly some battles were even a miserable loss on the human side of things, but the Lord was always the General of the battle and knew His plans. The plans so perfectly laid out and each move strategically played out for His glory and honor.
My husband loves his arrows dearly! We have been incredibly blessed together with beautiful arrows to fill his quiver. My prayer this week is for my husband to be filled with joy in his quiver and give gratitude for his large family. May he be just as proud today or moreso with all the arrows in his quiver, as he was day over 16 years ago that a nurse handed "My other Half" his precious first born.
Over the years, this excitement seemed to change. We had horrific trials during pregnancies....a hemorrhage threatened pregnancy leading to many weeks on bedrest, an early miscarriage, the horrific nausea from hyperemesis gravidarum that stole my ability to function coupled with a loss at nearly 5 months, a premature baby, another loss at nearly 5 months and new baby that is actually sleeping peaceful right now in daddy's arms. Quite honestly the announcement of the last pregnancy even had me taking the test several times quivering with the fear of the upcoming trial that we were fairly certain would accompany the blessing.
I've learned that the enemy likes to try and attack where we are most filled with joy. Just as the verse shares "Happy is the man", the enemy wants to steal this happiness and turn our rejoicing into misery and sorrow. Several times we felt the bitter pain of these attacks and quite honestly some battles were even a miserable loss on the human side of things, but the Lord was always the General of the battle and knew His plans. The plans so perfectly laid out and each move strategically played out for His glory and honor.
My husband loves his arrows dearly! We have been incredibly blessed together with beautiful arrows to fill his quiver. My prayer this week is for my husband to be filled with joy in his quiver and give gratitude for his large family. May he be just as proud today or moreso with all the arrows in his quiver, as he was day over 16 years ago that a nurse handed "My other Half" his precious first born.
