Make no mistake about it, relationships are hard work, but I think that love is the most important part of us.  Scripture tells us that, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13)  God’s love is perfect and unending, but we are people and are imperfect by definition.  Understand that at times there will be hurt feelings and disagreements.  Sometimes we’ll even say the wrong thing.  Trust me, I am the queen of saying exactly the wrong thing at exactly the wrong time, just ask my boyfriend.  Even with all of it’s imperfections I believe that real love, the happily ever after kind, should line up with what the scriptures say of love more often than not.  So what does scripture say about what love should look like?

 

Love is patient, love is kind.  It does no envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  Love never fails.

— 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Again I want to stress that no one but God can be all of these things all of the time.  To expect someone to deliver on everything mentioned above all of the time will set you up for a let down.

I’ve heard those who came before me and are much wiser in this area than I, say over and over that you just know when the right one comes along.  I believe that if you let the Holy Spirit and the scriptures be your guide you’ll have no problem “just knowing” when true love does comes along.

Won’t you tell me your love story in the comments below?  I do so love hearing other couples’ stories!

This post is a part of my October write 31 days series.  You can view the rest of the posts from this series here.

Godspeed,

Mollie  <3

 

If I had to paint a picture of home, for me it would be a somewhat rustic scene where the smell of cinnamon candles burning and of warm apple pie fresh from the oven welcome you in to take a seat by the roaring fire.  Comfy couches and chairs stand all around the stone fireplace complete with cast iron tools standing beside it.  There’s always a warm blanket to throw over yourself if need be.   For me it’s a place where the door is always open to welcome friends and family in.  Where your soul is infused with the warmth of love and laughter.  A hot cup of coffee or tea and a comfy seat awaits all who enter in.  It’s the place where your soul can find rest and all who enter leave as family.  That’s what my picture of home feels like.  I’m still working at making my house feel like the picture of home I have in my head.

What does home look like, feel like for you?

 

This post is a part of my October write 31 days series.  You can find the rest of the posts from this series here.

 

Godspeed,

Mollie  <3

 

 

If there is one thing that is for sure it is that you can’t escape change.  Change is simply a fact of life.  It can be scary and overwhelming, like a move across country or a change in job status, but change can also be beautiful; like the changing colors of the autumn leaves, or the first blooms of spring pushing up through the soil.  The way you approach change makes all the difference.  I say embrace it, something I am still working on myself.  But before you embrace the changing world around you I would venture to say you should first embrace the One who makes all change worth embracing.  You do this by putting your trust and faith in the God who is in the business of changing people, and working all things for the good of those who love Him.  Only after you embrace God and surrender all of your life to Him will embracing change be a little easier.  You see, when you’re looking at change through the eyes of a person changed by God’s saving grace, you know that you’ll be secure in Him no matter where the changing world takes you.  That a bring a peace with it and the ability to more easily embrace the change around you.

 

This post is a part of my October write 31 days series.  You can view the rest of the posts in this series here.

 

Godspeed,

Mollie  <3

 

I am joining the write 31 days challenge for the month of October. It’s where we as bloggers are challenged to write and post something every day for the 31 days of October.  In addition to the write 31 days challenge I will also be participating in a challenge within the challenge, where I will be writing each blog post in just five minutes from a one word prompt!  Each blog post will be added to this page once they are published.  I really don’t have a plan for this series.  There will most likely be some videos, photos, and who knows what else.  My hope is that God will take over as He often does when I write and lead us somewhere beautiful!

 

I hope you’ll join me as I see where the road leads in five minute free writes!

 

{Day 1}  Calling

{Day 2}  Family

{Day 3}  Capture

{Day 4}  Embrace

{Day 5}  Home

{Day 6}  Possible

{Day 7}  Love

{Day 8}  Purple

{Day 9}  Trust

{Day 10}  Ready

{Day 11}  Rest

{Day 12}  Storm

{Day 13}  Patience

{Day 14}  Fly

{Day 15}  Laugh

{Day 16}  Green

{Day 17}  Offer

{Day 18}  Worth

{Day 19}  Honor

{Day 20}  Temporary

{Day 21}  Wave

{Day 22}  Value

{Day 23}  Joy

{Day 24}  Silence

{Day 25}  Crash

{Day 26}  Whisper

{Day 27}  Perhaps

{Day 28}  Hope

{Day 29}  Sea

{Day 30}  TBA

{Day 31}  Almost

 

If you’re interested in finding about either of these challenges you can check them out by clicking the links below!

write 31 days

Five Minute Free Writes

 

Godspeed,

Mollie  <3