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The Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail

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        Dear friends,          I am still somewhat in a state of diffidence regarding whether I ought to share this story. It is, in fact, an ongoing story, and I don't have all the answers. I don't want to give the forces of evil more attention than they ought to have, but I also realise that this story could serve as an encouragement to many who, perhaps, have dealt with a similar situation and still struggle with fear and a doubt of God's goodness as a result.          I pray that this story serves to bless and encourage you, and strengthen you for the fight, however that may manifest in your life. If something like this is only going to increase fear of the demonic or stoke an unhealthy curiosity in the spiritual realm, then this post is not for you, and I would advise moving along. I am going to share my brief and rather routine, at this point, brush with those things on the other side of the veil.     ...

The Best is Yet to Be

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  "Grow old along with me, The best is yet to be." I tried to type up some sort of   blog post about the wedding. I thought that might be the thing to do. However, I discovered that I hated everything I wrote. It simply wasn't capturing the fullness of all I wanted to say. Thus, I have put it out in poetry rather than prose. After all, sometimes I think my life is a poem; sometimes idyllic, sometimes tragic, and sometimes a steady mix of both along with something else inexplicable, but all the same, I think it rhymes...and it definitely has metre. Beyond that, I'll let these beautiful pictures do their work. After all, it is true that in many cases a picture is worth a thousand words.   ~~~~~            You asked me if I'd marry you---I hesitated, Not because I wasn't sure, but for the years I'd waited... Waited for you, prayed for you, Longed for you and wondered why--- You delayed so long.   I knew then it was God who was prepa...