So, I've had this precious little creature for about 6 weeks, but I haven't mentioned it yet. I named her Samantha Muffy Kruser, after our old kitty, Muffy, who had to be put to slee a couple of months ago. Sammy is enjoying the use of Muffy's litter box, feeder, and cat carrier. She's a lot bigger than she was in these pictures already, but she's still little and cute. She's crazy, actually, but I'm told there's not kitten who isn't. She's a great addition to my home and she likes to sleep on me. Cats can be so cuddly - I love it.
In other news, I'm going to start writing a series of dreams that I've had since I've been walking with the Lord and posting them on here. They are important and they explain a lot about where I am right now and what God is doing. Hopefully they will encourage you, as well.
I should also mention that Ben and I broke up because we we both sense a need to be in a deeper place with Jesus than we have been and we knew we needed to get there apart from one another. We did fall in love and we wanted to get married, but we must lay it aside right now and chose to place Jesus first above all things. For both of us, our hope is that the Lord would bring this around in the time he sees fit and that we will be together one day, but we are laying it down, letting it go. We would rather have Jesus first, whatever it takes. Your prayers for both of us would be much appreciated.
May you be blessed today and find the peace of Christ in your life.
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Um, yeah... A lot of people have been wondering about this.
Our separation was short: a couple weeks or so. I think I was just freaking out and I also think we needed a good heart check to make sure everything was in the right place. Thank you, Lord.
It was difficult and confusing. I didn't feel like God was telling me to break up with him, but it was just something I chose to do. It gave me a little window of time (although at the time I didn't know how long we'd be apart... I was sure we'd be together again, though) to process my feelings about him, the tragedy last fall and the fire, about life in Madison, about ministry and the future, etc. Since then (a couple of months now), our relationship has been so much better. Not perfect of course, but better. We communicate better, we pray together more frequently, etc. A godly relationship is a refining institution, but when it's of God and for God, it's awesome. I am thankful to God for his creative and wonderful ways of transforming us to be more like his son... Praise our God, forever. I thank him for Ben and I thank him for love!
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