| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Selfcare” Our Bible verse for today: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.” Genesis 2:18 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Our big announcement” The practice of selfcare can be a funny thing. Most of the time, it consists of principles and concepts that apply broadly to all of us all the time. For instance, it is always important to eat well, to exercise, and to get adequate rest. We all also need healthy relationships with God and with other people. We also need to take the steps necessary to eliminate unhealthy amounts of stress and anxiety from our lives. We all need those things all the time. But at other times the practice of selfcare is extremely personal and unique to us as an individual. Sometimes there are things that God wants to work out in our own life that does not apply to everyone else, or to anyone else. In those instances, we must be very aware of and sensitive to how the Holy Spirit is directing and guiding us personally. This is such a time in my own life. After my wife Linda died, I was certain I would be single for the rest of my life. But God had other plans. He introduced me to a wonderful Christian woman (Aimee) whose husband (Tim) had died six months before Linda did. Aimee also expected to be single the rest of her life. But as we got to know each other it became increasingly clear that God intends for us to spend the rest of our lives together as husband and wife. Today is the day we are going public with our announcement and since you, my faithful readers, are very much like family to me, we wanted to share our joyful news with you as well. Let me also say that marriage, or remarriage, is not the right answer for everyone. Jesus was single. So was the Apostle Paul, and Jeremiah, and Anna the woman who welcomed the baby Jesus in the temple, and many others. In my book “Getting Along without Going Along” I wrote an entire chapter about the gift of being single. So, marriage is not God’s answer for everyone, but it is for us and we wanted to share our good news with you. Here is that announcement: Hello family and friends, We, (Jim and Aimee), are happy to announce that we are engaged to be married. (We have been engaged for a while but this is our public announcement.) We will be having two wedding ceremonies. The first will be on Sunday June 29th. It will be a small private ceremony with only immediate family in attendance. The second will be on Saturday October 18th at 2:00 at Oaklawn Farms in Crab Orchard, Tennessee. This one is for our family, church family, and friends. We are getting married on June 29th in a small private ceremony because time is precious and we want every day we can have in this lifetime as husband and wife. Every day that passes without us being married is a day that is lost to us and we can never have it back. But we are having a second wedding on October 18th because we both want an autumn wedding. We love fall (it is our favorite season); we love the fall colors (they are spectacular in Eastern Tennessee); and we both love a beautiful country setting with mountains, valleys, and rolling hills (Oaklawn Farms is exactly that). Also, we are excited about having a big barn-wedding on a crisp autumn afternoon with lots of family, friends, food, music, and dancing. Invitations will be coming soon! Thank you for sharing in our joy. We love you all! Jim and Aimee |
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So happy for both of you. May you know many Godly Blessings.
~Jo
Thank you, Jo.
Congratulations! Wishing you both all the best! May the Lord bless you in this new chapter of life.
Thank you, Donna