Lessons in 2024
A few months ago, I flipped through journal entries from 2022. I was flat on my back emotionally at the time, having just been crushed by another heartbreak. In my defeat, I ended on a note of trying to be hopeful by saying that I was praying for someone who was truly godly, gentle, honest, and loving - even though I didn't think anyone like that existed. Fast forward to February 19th, 2024 when I walked in a coffee shop to give a first date a try. Guarded and unsure, I sat across from him for a non-stop three hour conversation, but went away stressed at the prospect of getting hurt again. Over the next few weeks and months, my brick wall and pessimism crumbled and as I got to know him, they transformed into love and trust. Now I am marrying this first date in just 54 days. I would not truly appreciate him if I had not waited for him so long. I would not thank the Lord for him as much if I felt entitled to a godly man. Tim Keller, in his book The Meaning of Ma
