As my first husband and I ‘waded’ through the first couple years of our relationship, I did everything I thought was “good” and ‘right’ to make him happy. It was my main goal to be the best I could be and that would make him happy. Trouble with that logic, I lost me in the mix and became miserable! I was still longing to hear the words, ‘I love you’, and he was not willing to put those in conversation except when he was drunk. Again, naive girl I  was, I  thought…

Beloved, let us love one another 1 John 4:7 Once upon a time…. The words used to begin many fairytales. The stories told to me during my childhood and those of my friends and family. The ending was usually the same, “lived happily ever after”. Real life, is not usually that way. We face ups and downs, hurt and heartache, pain and suffering. Through all of these things we never walk alone, but God stays with us every portion of the journey! We have to remain vigilant to the strength God freely gives. Life will hand…