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You Make Beautiful Things

June 24, 2013 //  by Rachel Brown

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I’m about to get married…like in 5 days. So many thoughts run through a bride’s mind at this point in the game. Will my cake be perfect, will the flowers hold, will people have fun, will my bridesmaids like their gifts? But…alas…I am anything but the typical bride and really I could care less about any of those things. Many circumstances and water under bridges would quantify this as my third walk down the aisle but in my head and my heart it is the first walk down a new aisle, a new road..albeit broken getting here..it’s new and beautiful.

 

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My daughter will be my flower girl and my son will be my ring bearer…pretty sure that is not typical. Widowed twice and walking down an aisle in a white gown…it’s crazy right?

 

I’ve learned a lot over the last 15 years about marriage…typical and atypical kinds.

 

 

You ready for this…it’s really simple. Regardless of the situation you find yourself in…this is the choice…we CHOOSE to LOVE and we CHOOSE to serve.

 

Divorced, widowed, kids, no kids, normal cookie cutter marriage with white picket and 2.5 kids….you CHOOSE. When he doesn’t meet your expectations….serve him his favorite meal. When he is sucking the ever living life out of you…love and respect more. When he works late for the 100th day in a row, put on your lingerie.  When he snores and keeps you awake, pray for him while you are awake.

 

I know that seems totally contrary to what the world would tell us to do. I am by no means saying be a doormat…I’m saying choose THE WAY. HIS way is the most freeing…sweetest…most life giving and bounty filled WAY. He planned it that way.  HE knew before you were born that if we CHOOSE to LOVE and SERVE out of KNOWING OUR WORTH IN THE KINGDOM plan…we would win. We would live abundantly…we would enjoy the richness of life.

 

How do you CHOOSE TO LOVE and SERVE your spouse? Your kids?

 

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‘You make beautiful things

You make beautiful things out of the dust

You make beautiful things

You make beautiful things out of us

All around

Hope is springing up from this old ground

Out of chaos life is being found in You’

        Gungor

Congrats to you and Rod! God is amazing. Prayers around the world literally for you two to find your mates and what a match! This is a storybook match. Celebrating with you – Courtney

Category: A Better Me, Loss and Grief, Marriage

About Rachel Brown

Rachel Brown is a newlywed and carpool mom with a story of heartbreak and healing. Her heart’s desire is to impart His love to women and children and through that love teach others that He still works miracles in our lives. She shares her story of freedom for women's events and the Folds of Honor Foundation and is blessed beyond measure to be a pastor's wife and full-time mom to her two children. Rachel's journey to healing led her to begin Be Still Ministries where women encounter the love of Jesus through the blood of the Lamb AND the power of women's stories! Connect with Rachel here: Instagram • Blog • Video

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