claire wedding on beach 1

tony and i were just reminiscing about how he proposed, the conversation triggered by a news segment about over the top proposals. 

his proposal was perfect and simple. 

and it led to us joining our lives together, building something new and organic, forming a family, growing and continuously joining

love is a choice

and every day we choose to love each other

to overlook

to extend grace

to seek the best

to give and serve

 

in our involvement with young adults in our church we often talk about relationships and are often a go-to person at every stage

as they fall in like

as they make decisions about how to move forward or move backwards

as they take the next step

as they join their lives together

its one of our greatest joys, and greatest consternations

we see the heart living and the heart breaking

 

because what is joined must be built for a lifetime, united, strong, grace-filled, forever lasting, life giving

my life and my future is joined with his

our children are a blend of us both
(and oh how they are so like us in so many ways and so alike just one of us in so many ways)

day by day, the choice is to join with each other in this adventure of life

joined by God

for His purpose and glory

 

#FiveMinuteFriday free write time! <—click to tweet this!

Five Minute Friday is a feature over at Lisa-Jo Bakers TALES FROM A GYPSY MAMA blog.  i first read about it on my friend Fee’s blog and thought it sounded fun!

1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community..

OK, are you ready?

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