LOVE NEVER FAILS

Last but definately not least...

as we are coming to an end of 1 Cor. 13:4 - 8a this statement of "Love Never Fails"

ties all the rest of the words describing love together

(Love is.... patient, kind, does not envy, does not boast, is not proud, is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not easily angered, keeps no records of wrongs, does not delight in evil, it rejoices with the truth, always protects, always trusts always hopes, and always perseveres)

this statement brings all of the words together to the full impact of what love is stating that when you truly love your spouse in these ways your love for them will never fail and will always come through for that person...they know they can always count on you.

"Love Never Fails" !!!

I started this journey out with Love and what I believe love really is, because most of our Marriages start out with us falling in love with our spouses...that's why we married them. We have hopes and dreams we share together and desire to share our lives with that other person for a life time.

That's why Tommy and I got married...we had hopes and dreams we desired to share together living them out together for a lifetime... I'm sad to say I haven't always loved Tommy fully in the ways 1 corinthians describes love. After 5 years of marriage I have really taken a look at this passage of scripture and tried to love Tommy in each of these 15 ways. It's not easy but the results are definately worth it. I figured, Lord willing I have another good 40 + years I get to keep on loving Tommy in (patience, kindness, not being envious, not boasting, not being proud, not being rude, not self-seeking, not easily angered, keeping no record of wrongs, not delighting in evil, but rejoices with the truth, always protecting, always trusting, always hoping for the best, and always persevering).

Baby, I'm looking forward to kissing you & loving you for another 40 + years. ;} you are the love of my life, and a dream come true. Thank you for loving me, for me!!!

(I'm the luckiest woman on earth to have such a great husband like you)!!!

Love Always Perseveres

Oh, this is a good one!!! It's not always easy to persevere through

hard times. I love running, and I hope to run a marathon someday.

I trained back in 2003 with Team in Training

(which is an organization that raises funds for children and adults who have leukemia) they train people to run marathons and triathlons.

My first marathon was going to be in Anchorage, Alaska but 3 weeks before we were to fly up there to run I got in a car accident and sad to say, was unable to run the marathon. Although I did complete a 20 mile run before the week of the car accident, so when I say I know what it means to persevere through long runs (I know what that truly means.) Through our long runs I really experienced what physical perseverance was. You keep pushing yourself to keep running to reach your goal. This only makes you grow and strive for so much more, you learn so much about yourself and life in general along the way. When you push through the hurt and pain and keep striving and persevering you become a better you and you reach more of you potential then you could have ever imagined.

My amazing husband running the Long Beach, CA marathon....I'm so proud of him!!!
(you can ask him what it means to persevere physically

and he can tell you 26.2 miles is not a cake walk).

The same is true when we persevere through the hardships that life brings us. They are difficult to go through but the end result is oh so worth it. You become a better person and in marriage a better spouse and your marriage grows from your willingness to persevere. Keep holding onto the hope and truth that you are becoming a better person and better spouse that is going to reap the reward of your perseverance through the hard times.