I don't know what it is, but I am anticipating fall more than ever before. It has been in the seventies the past few days and all I want to do is pin cute fall outfits (on Pinterest) while sipping coffee and eating pumpkin pie. It was just yesterday that I discovered Cinnamon Swirl Body Smoothies from Ulta. It is a three-in-one body wash, shampoo, and bubble bath and on sale for $6 at Ulta. It's like being able to enjoy the comfort foods of fall without the calories. It is spicy and sweet and I am crazy about it!
Pictured above would be my new favorite body wash and an idea of what all my "style" pins are about to look like.
Love is in the air:
As most of you know I am getting married in about 5 weeks now! I can't believe how quickly it is approaching and all of the prep work that must still go into it! One of the most important parts of preparing for marriage is counseling. We just had our second counseling session and are learning a lot, so I thought I'd share. The scripture we looked at during our first session was in Ephesians...
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. (Ephesians 5:25-33 ESV)
Pastor Drew explained what he thinks this passage really means for us and I will share it with you. Basically husbands are supposed to love their wives. This means sacrifice and do what is best for her. Show her through your daily actions that you love her (not just by words) and will do anything in your power to show her this love and encourage her in God's word. As for the wives, you should submit to your husbands. This means that you should trust and, ultimately, respect your husband. It also means that you should should show love in your attitude and life. It means that you should pray for one another and encourage each other. If either roles do not carry out their role a relationship will suffer. If a husband does not make decisions that are best for his wife and love her daily through his actions his wife will not want to submit. If a wife does not submit and does not honor the decisions of her husband it will be hard for her husband to love. It must be a continual cycle for a marriage to really be what God intended!
