* Feb. 19, 2009
Long and Long Ago
This is a poem that I found in my American Literature Book (published by Abeka Book)
The poem is "Long and Long Ago" by Martha Snell Nicholson
Long ago the Lord looked down
Through the years to this small town,
This street, this house, and planned that I,
While I was living here, should try
To do His work and will, and so
He started, long and long ago,
To make this person which is I.
He watched and guided from the sky,
Had this one marry that, and He
Sometimes would make one cross the sea
To meet the one he was to wed.
Strangely, strangely they were led,
And strangely mixed, --some Irish, Dutch,
Some Scotch, a little French, not much,
And English blood to some degree,
Till many races met in me
To give me just this mind and face.
And then He saved me, by His grace!
But then while He was making me
He had to make another. He
Knew that my weakness would need strength
And understanding through the length
Of pain-filled days and years. He knew
My coming helplessness. And too,
He knew that other would need me,
Through magic of love’s alchemy.
(For this, dear Lord, I give Thee praise.)
And so He worked His wondrous ways
Just as with me, to make this man,
And finish that which He began,
Until at last we two should stand,
The workmanship of His great hand.
And then in God’s good time we met,
My love and I! We thank Him yet,
With grateful hearts, and love Him so
Because He worked thus, long ago!
This poem blessed me thinking of the way God has planned out our lives, I hope you get the same blessing!
Tabi
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* Nov. 29, 2008
Love Story
"You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess/
It's a love story baby just say yes" Who could have put it better than Taylor Swfit in her new song "Love Story" from her Fearless album. Every little girl dreams of being swept away by her own version of Romeo and living happily ever after a big white wedding.... well at least I do. Of course my happily ever after involves a farmer, a big white house, and absoulutley NO chickens.
Anyway however romantic sweeping sunsest and a brown haired mystery men sounds, love should be a logical emotion to some extent. My philosphy is it is easy to love someone..... until you live with them. There are some very logical things to consider before you pass out your heart to the nearest horse-riding knight. You should think about the things that would make or break a marriage for you. Like relgion is a big thing for me. If he leaves the lid up might be a big thing for you, I don't know.
In summary.... don't give your heart to ANYONE if you couldn't live with them. And every prince charming has his flaws (be it toliet seat or otherwise.) Wait for a guy (or girl) thatyou would be willling to share your space with and then love him with all your heart!!
In my opinion, that is the best Love Story.
Tabi
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* Oct. 3, 2008
Waiting on THE Guy.
My last entry was on purity. This one is a step-backwards looking at what you should find before you give your purity away. So here are some things I will be looking for in my THE guy.
1. Brain before beauty: However much I would love for God to gift wrap my future husband as a tall brown-haired, blue eyed guy..... we need to remeber that the best presents are somtimes wrapped in news-papper (please tell me we are not the only ones that wrap birthday presents in the Sunday Comics!!). It is more important about that the inside be beautiful thatn the outside!!!!
2. R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Oh come on you!! You are sooo humming that song right now!! Humming aside, respect is very I repeat VERY importnant in any relationship, but most ecspecially in marriage! You should be able to count your partner as an equal.. which is part of respect!
3. Agree on the Childrens!! (I did spell it like that on purpose..) If one person wants kids... and the other doesn't this will cause all kinds of problems! For me.. this is a very, very major thing.. I adore children and will be thrilled with however many the Lord sees fit to put in my life. Also, if children can not be had in this mariage how does your future spouse feel about adoption or foster parenting?
4. TRUST!!!!: Marriage is not a spying agency! It's a union of two people that trust each other soo much that they are entertwining their entire being into one. If you don't trust someone to drive your car.... then why trust them with your marriage?
5. Love: I am sure many of you are thinking umm Tabi..... Love is THE SINGLE most important thing in a marriage. Nope it's not! Love is a choice! Each day you choose to love your puppy.. even though she just chewed up your most favorite pair of tennis shoes (don't ask). Once God supplys that special someone.. love is not an issue. Don't marry for emotion.. marry with logic.
6. Relgion: Hummm... this could be a very big problem. People from diffrent relgions or even denominations can run into issues if they don't agree relgiously... ecspecially when children are brought inot the mix.. this is somthing you need to consider.
7. Work Ethic: Your spouse should not be afraid of hard-work.... it is very important!!! if one spouse or both spouses are lazy... well come on, obviously, problems will be had!!
8. GOD: This is by far and away the most important thing in any marriage!! God should be the center of your relationship from day one. If you are wise.. you will wait on God to supply your spouse... in HIS time.... and then seek His will the entire time! From that first meeting to death do you part!
I know there are many other things... but I will include them in a later entry.
Tabi
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* Sep. 30, 2008
Wating on a man....
I am sure many of you have heard the Brad Paisley song "Waiting On a Woman". As Christian teenagers we should all be waiting on a woman, or in the case of me and my female friends a man.
And not just any man/woman but the person you are married to. When the Bible talks about the more intimate side of male/female relationships in Hebrews 13:4 ("Marriage is honorable and the bed undefiled.....") It doesn't say Love is honorable or fun is honorable it says marriage.
Also in Thessalonians 4:3,7 God has this to say about fornication (relations outside of marriage): "For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:" then verse 7 "For God hath not called us unto incleanness, but unto holiness." The whole 4th chapter of Thessaloninas discuss the "model" walk in Christianity, but I just wanted to touch on that particular topic.
So, this leads to the quwstion of what kind of man or woman should you be wating for? This is somthing I hope you will leave me a comment listing the qualities you believe should be found in that mate.
As an ending note I think the most important thing to remember is that the #1 quality of your spouse is that you pray in all things and marry the person that God hath before ordained. But that is a topic for another day! I encourage you in your quest for purity my friend!!
Tabitha Sue
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* Sep. 20, 2008
The Differnece Between Guys and Girls: Communication
Being the keen observer that I am, I have noticed some profound differences in the communication skills of guys and girls. I have noticed that most the time when you put a pair or group of girls together the conversation can go on, and on, and.. well you get the picture! But put a group or pair of guys OR a girl and a guy talking together and only what has to be said is said. [If it's up to the guy anyway ;)]
However there are some exceptions to my therory. For example, a quite girl or a talkative guy. My brother is a VERY talkative guy. Put him in a room with anyone and he will talk your ear off. I can't really think of an example of a un-talkative girl, because I haven't met one! Frankly, non-talkative people do not exsist in my family.
Speaking from experiance guys.... girls love it when you talk to them!!! You can talk to her even if you are not interested in her as more than a friend! I am telling you it will not kill you!!!!! We value your opinions... no matter how much we rag on you!!!
This leads into my next point. Having a friend of the oppisite sex can prove to be a great blessing!!! One of my best friends is a guy, and I greatly enjoy having someone to ask, "Well why did he say that?" or "What do guys think about that?" It can be a tremendous help in your strive for purity to have someone to explain to you the re-action you get when you dress or act a certain way.
You need to be careful that you have a genuine friendship with the person and don't just talk about your problems or constantly ask for advice. That gets old REALLY fast!! Be sure you tell your friend how much you appreciate it when they do share their knowledge with you.
So to wrap it up, here are some basic rules for conversing with anyone.
1) ASK QUESTIONS!!!! This is THE most important rule!!! You have to ask questions to keep the conversation going. Ask questions like "How are you?" "How is school (or work) going?" Ect.
2) If you are just becoming friends with someone or want to further you and a long-time friends knowledge of each other, may I suggest a questions game. You simply take turns asking each other questions. You will find that you will have more to talk about in the future, can encourage your friend in their ambitions, be a better prayer warrior for your friend, and in genrel a better friend, somthing we should ALL strive to be.
Those are just some bascis. Hope it helps!!!
Me
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* Sep. 18, 2008
The First Entry
This is my first entry on this blog. My other blog, is a more light-hearted blog with me being goofy and about 8 BAZILLION icons. =)
This blog is for my wrtting down my deeper ,more mature thoughts. Alot of people don't see the deeper.. more intelligent side of me ,because I am genreally insecure with sharing my inner workings.. who wouldn't be? I am mainly going to be discussing my opinions on dating/courtship how teenager's SHOULD be living in today's world.. and genreally the more serious side of my mind. I am sure we won't be getting very deep (we are talking about me =D) but I hope you enjoy!
