Love Letters of Encouragement

 I am so excited to share one of the single greatest acts of love my husband has ever shown me!  The holiday's are often very difficult in my home...  Because my parents and Jason's parents have been married several times and there are lots of bad memories tied to some of those relationships we find that the Thanksgiving and Christmas season can be very difficult.  So many people write about what they are Thankful for and I always just feel blessed to have survived the holidays and for my children to not feel the pressure that Jason and I feel to conform to our families ideals.

Jason and I have spent several years breaking some of the generational curses that are deep rooted in our family.  I say it has taken some time not because God didn't want provide healing sooner but, because it took time for Jason and I to realize at times what the root of our struggle was from and to really take it to God.

This week has been tough.  I have been working on my Christmas plans for our children, a few of my siblings and close friends I received a call from back home about a family matter.  The matter was really of no importance however the way in which it was handled nearly shook me to my core!  I was so hurt!  Flor lorn that one of the people who has has always been so dear to my heart could say such hurtful things about me and without me being able to form any kind of response on my own behalf...... This was one of those things I was going to have to choose to forgive without her ever knowing how deep her comment had wounded me!  To hold her accountable would most surely create a war.....

This was a place where I cried out, "Jesus it's for you"

¹ I cry aloud to the Lord;
    I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
² I pour out before him my complaint;
    before him I tell my trouble.

³ When my spirit grows faint within me,
    it is you who watch over my way.
In the path where I walk
    people have hidden a snare for me.

Psalm 142:1-3(NIV)

It wasn't an hour later my lovin' man sent me the message below...........

.... Hear that sound??  

It is the sound of a family tree, it roots are breaking. 
It breaks Seeking the good soil God intended it to have. 
It chooses to break, chooses not to feed on the crap the generations before feed off of, 

chooses to manage resources in order to bear its best fruit ever in the very next season. 
Yes this tree is forever changed when it's roots break, 

and the fruit it produces is even better than good fruits produced in the past.... 
Yes this family tree's future is quite bright for choosing to break

~ Love Jason