Hi everyone! I created this layout, entitled "love" specifically for
the June Main Challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles! The June Main Challenge: Love Never Fails focuses
on scrapping about a husband and wife relationship and the love you
see/experience because of it. The challenge topic was really quite special to
me this month of June, as I began dating my husband, John, in this month, 17
years ago! And the Scrap Twist was really quite tricky - only cardstock, NO
Patterned Paper! Whew! So, I got busy and decided I would scrap about my
husband, John and I.
1
Corinthians 13:4-7 " Love
is patient and kind;
love does
not envy or boast; it is
not arrogant or rude. It
does
not insist on its own way; it is
not irritable or resentful; it does
not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices
with the truth. Love bears all things,
believes all things, hopes all things, endures
all things."
This Bible verse keeps me focused in my
marriage on what God designed marriage to be: an earthly example of His love for
us. Being married for 12+ years has come with many trials, much heartache at
times, and yes, lots of joy. My husband and I met 17 years ago, through his
children.. Almost 5 years later, John and I married on a Blue Ridge Parkway
overlook, on a blistering January day, in our ski coats, with my now son's Corey
and Danny as witness and ring bearer. That same year, my 14 year old Corey was
tragically killed in a motorcross accident. We separated for 13 months in the
wake of our monumental grief. Miraculously, we reconciled, under the immense
weight of God's grace and mercy, and grew in our relationship with each other
and in our commitment to love as God commands. In the years following, we faced
years of infertility, our younger son's drug addiction, forced treatment, and
eventual recovery, my mental breakdown and ongoing treatment, and various other
events common to life. The saving grace of our marriage has always been the
Lord, and our promise to never divorce just because it wasn't easy anymore. The
first 12 years of marriage, I think we have been able to "bear" and "endure" the
trials that have come against us with hope and steadfast trust and that inspires
me to keep loving as God instructs throughout His Word. My prayer for our
marriage is that we have many, many more years together, and that we can triumph
through the coming trials while reflecting His Glory.
Now on to the Scrap Twist! To
create some patterns on the cardstock I chose, I used Quick Quotes Powder
Puff Chalking Ink, bubble wrap, the negative shape of a Martha Stewart star
punch, corrugated cardboard, a sheet of rubber alphabet stamps, and a single
round sponge dauber! It was actually quite fun, and I encourage you to give it
a try for this challenge! Hop on over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles!
I trimmed threads close, and taped down the free ends on the back of the black cardstock.
