Dancing in the rain.

It's been a while where I could just sit and jot down thoughts, feelings, maybe's and what if's. So today during my quiet time (conference) I've decided to. I've been thinking about seasons a lot here lately. Mainly because of the weather change and the atmosphere. I see a lot of fall colors in stores, I look around and see homes decorated in this current season and well it's all causing me to think about spiritual and personal seasons.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 says "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven" and recently I'm discovering I'm in a season--the season of spring. And on top of that I am spring cleaning. Cleaning my mind, renewing my heart, and making changes. I'm figuring out the older I get things come and go, and really life is just like seasons. They come and go. Something I am learning is when you hit Spring remember on your rainy days to welcome the storm, for we all know that later it brings growth, and you'll blossom. Thank you God for never allowing us to be stagnet, but at all times you bring seasons. Help us all to learn to welcome the seasons that sometimes bring drought and rain. I say, bring on the rain, wash away all you desire, I'll be dancing in the rain thanking you in advance for the growth.

-Your daughter,
Est

The Marriage Story Esther's Version ;)

Once upon a time in May of 1985 God began creating Stephen Daniel Vanover. As Stephen grew into his 20's the Lord saw there was no suitable helper for him and so He said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. Gensis 2:18

When God saw Esther, He knew Stephen would make her so happy and that she would make Stephen so happy as well so in  the summer of 2006 the Lord guided their footsteps and He..."brought her to the man.” Genesis 2:22.
Esther was so overjoyed to meet Stephen she had been praying just for him! She knew immediately in her heart he was the one God had promised her.


The Lord joined them and said, "you two are who I wish to join together to enjoy your lives with one another, to receive blessing together, to create Godly children together and to be a blessing to one another...you can have all the blessings I wish to pour out on you two, but I have a few rules you must agree too.
  #1. Love me your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind-Luke 10:27
#2. Be kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32

#3. Remember that love suffers long, and is kind; love does not envy; love does not promote itself, is not puffed up, does not behave badly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love NEVER fails. 1Corinthians 13:4-8

#4. Stephen, love your wife, as much as I love the church. Ephesians 5:25

#5. Esther, submit yourself unto Stephen, as unto the Lord. Ephesians 5:22

#6. Train your childen in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6

And for my perfect # 7--What I your God has joined together, do NOT let man separate. Mark 10:9


"Deal?"
Deal, that sounds wonderful! And so Stephen and Esther were married on October 5th, 2006 and the Lord showered blessing on them from that day on.



"Oh, and Esther a couple of tiny details I forgot to mention before I head to another wedding" said the Lord.
"You will be recieving a lot of flowers, chocolate, attention, formal dining and love from Stephen this ONE day, but you will work for it all year picking up dirty laundry off the bathroom floor, making breakfast lunch and dinner 7 out of 7 days a week, ironing his clothes, making coffee before he wakes up, not having a say so in what to watch during football season and last but not least ever being right."

HAHA!
Hope it made you smile, because is that not the truth ladies! :)

Happy Anniversary baby, I love you!!