Forever Beloved

Faith, Love & Truth

i want to know you!

so, let’s face it…i’m nosy

and i can see from my stats that ya’all are reading my blog.  so, i want to know YOU!  who you are, where you’re from, how did you find me and what is your fav part of my blog.

this blog has, over the years, become a part of me.  ya’all know my stories, my heart, my fears…ya’all have laughed with me and cried with me…honestly, i love every single thing about it.  i love having a platform to share my faith, my love, my family and my journey.

today, it’s your turn…tell me all about YOU!

out for now
~kisses

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day full of awesome

*  cutler family road trip {aka…traveling circus}
*  lots..and lots…and lots of laughs
*  yummy food
*  taylor swift concert {just so we all know, i will be a sobbing mess during “the best day” which jade says is our theme song…lyrics below}
*  watching my princess see her fav singer

out for now
~kisses

Im five years old
Its getting cold out, got my big coat on
I hear your laugh and look up smiling at you
I run and run, past the pumpkin patch, and the tractor rides
Look now, the sky is gold
I hug your legs and fall asleep on the way home

I dont know why all the trees change in the fall
I know youre not scared of anything at all
Dont know if Snow Whites house is near or far away
But I know I had the best day with you today

Im thirteen now
And dont know how my friends could be so mean
I come home crying and you hold me tight and grab the keys
And we drive and drive until we found a town far enough away
And we talk and window shop til I forgot all their names

I dont know who Im gonna talk to now at school
But I know Im laughing on the car ride home with you
Dont know how long its gonna take to feel ok
But I know I had the best day with you today

I have an excellent father
His strength is making me stronger
God smiles on my little brother
Inside and out hes better than I am
I grew up in a pretty house
And I had space to run
And I had the best days with you

There is a video I found from back when I was three
You set up a paint set in the kitchen and youre talking to me
Its the age of princesses and pirate ships and the seven dwarfs
And daddys smart and youre the prettiest lady in the whole wide world

Now I know why all the trees change in the fall
I know you were on my side even when I was wrong
And I love you for giving me your eyes
Staying back and watching me shine
And I didnt know if you knew so Im taking this chance to say
That I had the best day with you today
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a proverbs 31 woman

Her children arise and call her blessed; 
her husband also, and he praises her: 
“Many women do noble things, 
but you surpass them all.” 
Proverbs 31:28-29
this beautiful, noble lady poured out her life, her everything, into her family. what does she get in return? true sanctification. she doesn’t ask for praise and she doesn’t do things with the ulterior motive of praise. her hearts desire is to live every day to the glory of God and serve her King.

praise is such a wonderful reward that will never fade like other gifts. wouldn’t you rather have your husband and children’s praise than flowers or chocolate?  some praises might not come until your children are older, looking back and realizing all you’ve done for them. think now, as an adult, to your own mama. don’t we all rise up and call her blessed? all the little things we now realize she sacrificed for us. all the times she disciplined us then went to her room and cried her eyes out because it broke her heart. all the times she put herself second, third or fourth for us. {because i know my mama reads my blog, i want her to know i am definitely calling her blessed}.

in the end of our days, won’t that be worth it all? as a mama, you honored the Lord and your children watched that and soaked it all in. they’ve watched you being gentle, kind, compassionate and generous. they’ve watched you having a servants heart and sacrificing your time for others. they’ve watched you pray, seek and trust while living and walking with God. inside the walls of our own home is where us mama’s will do the most important work of our lives!

remember, He sees all of your hard work, the tears you’ve cried and the tender love you have given His children and He rejoices in you!!! i’m going to tell you, reading this truth warms my heart. i had a little bit of an ouchie mama week, as we all do from time to time. just knowing that He knows my heart motives and that He sees the tears i cry is so so comforting to me.

in my mind, when her husband looks at her he catches his breath. he feels as if he is the luckiest man in the world to have such a noble, loving, caring, kind, compassionate and beautiful wife. i can’t imagine there being any women out there that wouldn’t want their husband to look at them that way. i would much rather have that than flowers!

out for now
~kisses

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