Victorious Journey
The last week of her life changed me forever.
We said our final I love you and goodbye while holding out for a miracle that
would change the tragedy into one of great triumph. Her transition was peaceful
and the thought of her rejoicing in heaven brings great joy to my heart. What
was left here was family, friends, and a father with three handsome boys. I did
not realize the road that awaited the boys and I. I was only certain of one
thing, God's faithfulness! My enemy was not God and would never be. There is an
enemy but it is not our loving Father! Through the prayers and support of many
the boys and I began the new life that was thrust upon us with full faith and
reliance upon God. Quitting was not an option. As heaven cheered us on we
determined to create stepping stones out of each new obstacle we faced. There
have been too many to mention. There was no single book to explain the process
required for us to heal but I believe the many lessons learned over the course
of these last months would be sufficient enough to fill one. Heaven and three
boys motivated me to press through the adversity and see the hand of the Lord
work on our behalf. That He has done, time and time again. The appropriate
wisdom, grace and peace have always been on time for us and very sufficient.
After following the steps of healing that the Lord led me through I received a
peace to begin the process of finding a needed helpmate. In full agreement with
my sons the journey began with great caution and optimisem. We would not settle
for anything less than Heaven's best for us. I stood on the promise of PS
146.9. In the Hebrew the word relieve means restore within this text. My heart
lept for joy because I knew that His word is true and never fails. The search
began after a three month period of fasting, prayer and healing. Although not
easy I knew, as I told the boys, the process would have to begin at some point.
I did not want to date and was not willing to settle for anyone who was
settling for me. They had to know the Lord and be able to hear His voice in
response to our prayers to the Lord. She would be a gift from heaven in
response to many prayers and that meant she would be very very special. She
would deserve the utmost respect and adoration from her four men and those
connected to them for answering the call of God's restoration plan.
That brings me to this time and place. I decided, with good council, to place a very descriptive profile on a good Christian website in order to find the right one for our lives. I wanted to someone ministry minded, single without children, and one who loved the Lord more than anything else. I also wanted to make sure that this person realized what a blessing awaited them because of the impact that our Lady had left upon our lives. She left fingerprints of greatness wherever she went. Only God could pick someone to fulfill the required role of raising and nurturing three boys as her very own. Only God could pick someone who would love a man who had once enjoyed many moments of heaven on earth during his first marriage. Her heart would have to be sweet and sincere. God is faithful and His grace is sufficient. We believe that He has answered our prayers. I have met our answer from heaven. I felt the leading of the Lord from the very beginning of this relationship. Not relying on my own understanding, which has been a great lesson learned during the course of this journey, has allowed me to fall in love with a lovely Christian woman from Nebraska. The boys and I are overjoyed concerning the preciousness that God has displayed towards us in His answer to our prayers. Her name is Eden, like the garden! The garden that should remind us of the restoration that Jesus has paid for through His precious blood. She is beautiful. She is a children's minister and has saved herself for only one man whom she believes is me. I am humbled and blessed to know such a Lady. It has been a great story of restoration and healing. Knowing Mandy is completely restored and watching from heaven has helped us move forward and allow God to lead us to this place of salvation. I hope God's hand in bringing someone this special into our lives inspires those who have been praying for the boys and I. Know that we are excited and look forward to your love and acceptance of Eden. She has walked with the Lord and made so many impacts for Christ. She has been a huge blessing to her church, family and many friends. In their eyes and mine, she is an angel. God has been so faithful to answer the prayers spoken over us, to include Mandy's, Eden's, the Boys, and mine. She is from Norfolk NE which at one time I believed was in Virginia. So know that NE stands for Nebraska. My trips to Nebraska have been marked with many blessings and been well worth it. I never planned to go to Nebraska in my life but am very very excited that I took the steps of faith to go after what God had given the boys and I peace about, Eden. In an effort to shorten this letter I will cut to the chase... I have proposed to Eden and she accepted. We will marry in September of this year! I hope this excites you as much as it does Benjamin, age five... and me. We are ready to see the next chapter in our lives written for the glory of the Lord. We know that the road has had many challenges but God has been faithful as we knew He would. His wisdom that we all can freely ask for is needed for the fulfillment of His restoration plan for us. We look forward to seeing the continued salvation of the Lord and His grace and mercy upon our lives.
In His Care,
Nathaniel
ps I thank you all in advance for your love, acceptance and wisdom towards our answer from heaven, Eden. We are believing for great strength, courage, and decernment from the Lord, our families and our friends. We serve a God who masters in turning trajedies into triumphs, impossibilities into possibilities and insurmountable obstacles into paths of greatness and victory. This is the great liberty that we have through the finished work of our wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ. Blessings!
That brings me to this time and place. I decided, with good council, to place a very descriptive profile on a good Christian website in order to find the right one for our lives. I wanted to someone ministry minded, single without children, and one who loved the Lord more than anything else. I also wanted to make sure that this person realized what a blessing awaited them because of the impact that our Lady had left upon our lives. She left fingerprints of greatness wherever she went. Only God could pick someone to fulfill the required role of raising and nurturing three boys as her very own. Only God could pick someone who would love a man who had once enjoyed many moments of heaven on earth during his first marriage. Her heart would have to be sweet and sincere. God is faithful and His grace is sufficient. We believe that He has answered our prayers. I have met our answer from heaven. I felt the leading of the Lord from the very beginning of this relationship. Not relying on my own understanding, which has been a great lesson learned during the course of this journey, has allowed me to fall in love with a lovely Christian woman from Nebraska. The boys and I are overjoyed concerning the preciousness that God has displayed towards us in His answer to our prayers. Her name is Eden, like the garden! The garden that should remind us of the restoration that Jesus has paid for through His precious blood. She is beautiful. She is a children's minister and has saved herself for only one man whom she believes is me. I am humbled and blessed to know such a Lady. It has been a great story of restoration and healing. Knowing Mandy is completely restored and watching from heaven has helped us move forward and allow God to lead us to this place of salvation. I hope God's hand in bringing someone this special into our lives inspires those who have been praying for the boys and I. Know that we are excited and look forward to your love and acceptance of Eden. She has walked with the Lord and made so many impacts for Christ. She has been a huge blessing to her church, family and many friends. In their eyes and mine, she is an angel. God has been so faithful to answer the prayers spoken over us, to include Mandy's, Eden's, the Boys, and mine. She is from Norfolk NE which at one time I believed was in Virginia. So know that NE stands for Nebraska. My trips to Nebraska have been marked with many blessings and been well worth it. I never planned to go to Nebraska in my life but am very very excited that I took the steps of faith to go after what God had given the boys and I peace about, Eden. In an effort to shorten this letter I will cut to the chase... I have proposed to Eden and she accepted. We will marry in September of this year! I hope this excites you as much as it does Benjamin, age five... and me. We are ready to see the next chapter in our lives written for the glory of the Lord. We know that the road has had many challenges but God has been faithful as we knew He would. His wisdom that we all can freely ask for is needed for the fulfillment of His restoration plan for us. We look forward to seeing the continued salvation of the Lord and His grace and mercy upon our lives.
In His Care,
Nathaniel
ps I thank you all in advance for your love, acceptance and wisdom towards our answer from heaven, Eden. We are believing for great strength, courage, and decernment from the Lord, our families and our friends. We serve a God who masters in turning trajedies into triumphs, impossibilities into possibilities and insurmountable obstacles into paths of greatness and victory. This is the great liberty that we have through the finished work of our wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ. Blessings!
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