Meditations of My Heart

This morning’s “Meditation of My Heart”:

When I was single, I had a vision for my life and the woman I wanted to become and God was at the center.

Now that I am married, we have a JOINT vision for our marriage and the future we desire to build–with God at the center.

Having a vision is KEY–it keeps your motivated and helps you push through those hard days, but without God, that vision won’t work (or will only get you so far)! He causes seed to bear fruit in its season. If He’s not in it–it’s not something you should want.

This morning, I challenge you to ask yourself: “What is my vision?” and “Is God apart of it?”

Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]—blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he.

Leviticus 26:3-4
“If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.

Matthew 6:33
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Married, Approaching 30, Childless and Content

I love kids. Especially young kids (toddlers), but I don’t want ANY….right now.

Still, I have STRUGGLED with this.

Partner that with the conversation I experience almost daily: “Are you married? (Yes). Do you have kids (No). ****Insert confused/shocked/lost puppy/blank stare here****

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Repost: I’m Letting My Wife Go

Great post. Very true for myself and the Husboo. #marriagematters #teamBHenry #GreatBlog #Repost

“Marriage is a union, to be sure, but it’s a union that should liberate, not incarcerate. Real love shouldn’t limit a person’s potential, it should expand it….”

Seth Adam Smith

I’m sure it may come as a shock to some people, but I let my wife go. It was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do, but it was the right thing for the both of us.

No, we’re not getting a divorce and no, we’re not separating. Truth be told, the practice of “letting go” has actually brought us closer together. But in order to understand what I mean by “letting go,” you must first understand that Kim and I are two very different people.

In fact, the differences between us were Kim’s primary concern with us getting married. “Seth, a fish may love a bird,” she said. “But where would they live?”

I smiled at the comparison because it’s fairly accurate.

Kim and I are incredibly different people. She’s the oldest in her family; I’m the youngest in mine. She’s very responsible; I’m…very much not. She…

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What’s in a Name?

Cooking in the Campus Apartments at UNC-Chapel Hill.

As far as I can recall, “Fix-It With Fran” was born in 2008 (The timestamped photo supports that theory).

At some point during my grad school career, my office administrator started calling me “Fix-It Fran.” Every time something happened in the office, particularly with plants, she jokingly said, “It’s time for Fix-It With Fran.”

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