spirit" in her romantic tendencies. I don't know if it's daydreaming or plain forgetfulness when I put a dirty dish in the refrigerator instead of the dishwasher, but Anne does silly things like this, too! She was talking to Matthew, one of her guardians, and telling him of a girlfriend at school who said she wanted scores of beaus crazy for her when she grew up, Anne replies, "I'd rather have one man in his right mind for my beau." Well, she gets that eventually in Gilbert Blythe who loved her from the beginning despite all her resistance. A steady, dependable and loyal fellow. I can't help but make a correlation between him and my own dear husband here. The word is grace. Sometimes I know I've been mean and spiteful, but yet he loves me anyway. I know I don't deserve this love, what I deserve is probably a slap! This points even more to our Saviour. "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." I can never prove to Jesus I am worthy of His love for me. It is an acceptance that I have nothing to give and He gives Himself for me. It is humbling to accept love like that. Anne had to admit to Gilbert she was wrong about him all those years. Yet, Gilbert sacrificially gave up a good position to her so that she could work near her Marilla (much later in the books). Again and again he showed her grace. Derick shows me grace. He responds lovingly and with real concern when I say something in anger. Sometimes his kindness causes me to cry because I know I don't deserve it. When I dishonor my Saviour in thoughts, words and actions, knowing He paid for all my sins, gives me His perfect record, prays daily for me at His father's throne, gives His Holy Spirit to live with and counsel me, then is preparing a special place for me in heaven is almost more than I can bear. How awesome and humbling love and grace are. All come with cost, too. To love someone else unconditionally means that even if they hate you for it, you never waver in your love. Love always wins in the end. This perseverance of God in our lives is sometimes unnoticed by us. But when we see it, acknowledge it, then embrace it we find that love begets even more love till we can say with the psalmist, "my cup overflows." Thank you, Anne, for the lesson. Thank you, hubbie for living it, and thank you Jesus for filling my cup to overflowing! I love you!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Anne of Green Gables
I've been watching the Anne of Green Gables series again on youtube.com lately. (If you want to see some of the series, click on this: Anne of Green Gables on YouTube). Youtube is great when you are limited on viewing time, because the movie is divided into 10 minute segments, etc. I've been a fan since I first saw the movie then read every book by L.M. Montgomery I could find. I like Anne's (she really seems the embodiment of all the characters she wrote about...) frank, open nature. She says what she means, etc. Of course she seems a "kindred 
spirit" in her romantic tendencies. I don't know if it's daydreaming or plain forgetfulness when I put a dirty dish in the refrigerator instead of the dishwasher, but Anne does silly things like this, too! She was talking to Matthew, one of her guardians, and telling him of a girlfriend at school who said she wanted scores of beaus crazy for her when she grew up, Anne replies, "I'd rather have one man in his right mind for my beau." Well, she gets that eventually in Gilbert Blythe who loved her from the beginning despite all her resistance. A steady, dependable and loyal fellow. I can't help but make a correlation between him and my own dear husband here. The word is grace. Sometimes I know I've been mean and spiteful, but yet he loves me anyway. I know I don't deserve this love, what I deserve is probably a slap! This points even more to our Saviour. "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." I can never prove to Jesus I am worthy of His love for me. It is an acceptance that I have nothing to give and He gives Himself for me. It is humbling to accept love like that. Anne had to admit to Gilbert she was wrong about him all those years. Yet, Gilbert sacrificially gave up a good position to her so that she could work near her Marilla (much later in the books). Again and again he showed her grace. Derick shows me grace. He responds lovingly and with real concern when I say something in anger. Sometimes his kindness causes me to cry because I know I don't deserve it. When I dishonor my Saviour in thoughts, words and actions, knowing He paid for all my sins, gives me His perfect record, prays daily for me at His father's throne, gives His Holy Spirit to live with and counsel me, then is preparing a special place for me in heaven is almost more than I can bear. How awesome and humbling love and grace are. All come with cost, too. To love someone else unconditionally means that even if they hate you for it, you never waver in your love. Love always wins in the end. This perseverance of God in our lives is sometimes unnoticed by us. But when we see it, acknowledge it, then embrace it we find that love begets even more love till we can say with the psalmist, "my cup overflows." Thank you, Anne, for the lesson. Thank you, hubbie for living it, and thank you Jesus for filling my cup to overflowing! I love you!
spirit" in her romantic tendencies. I don't know if it's daydreaming or plain forgetfulness when I put a dirty dish in the refrigerator instead of the dishwasher, but Anne does silly things like this, too! She was talking to Matthew, one of her guardians, and telling him of a girlfriend at school who said she wanted scores of beaus crazy for her when she grew up, Anne replies, "I'd rather have one man in his right mind for my beau." Well, she gets that eventually in Gilbert Blythe who loved her from the beginning despite all her resistance. A steady, dependable and loyal fellow. I can't help but make a correlation between him and my own dear husband here. The word is grace. Sometimes I know I've been mean and spiteful, but yet he loves me anyway. I know I don't deserve this love, what I deserve is probably a slap! This points even more to our Saviour. "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." I can never prove to Jesus I am worthy of His love for me. It is an acceptance that I have nothing to give and He gives Himself for me. It is humbling to accept love like that. Anne had to admit to Gilbert she was wrong about him all those years. Yet, Gilbert sacrificially gave up a good position to her so that she could work near her Marilla (much later in the books). Again and again he showed her grace. Derick shows me grace. He responds lovingly and with real concern when I say something in anger. Sometimes his kindness causes me to cry because I know I don't deserve it. When I dishonor my Saviour in thoughts, words and actions, knowing He paid for all my sins, gives me His perfect record, prays daily for me at His father's throne, gives His Holy Spirit to live with and counsel me, then is preparing a special place for me in heaven is almost more than I can bear. How awesome and humbling love and grace are. All come with cost, too. To love someone else unconditionally means that even if they hate you for it, you never waver in your love. Love always wins in the end. This perseverance of God in our lives is sometimes unnoticed by us. But when we see it, acknowledge it, then embrace it we find that love begets even more love till we can say with the psalmist, "my cup overflows." Thank you, Anne, for the lesson. Thank you, hubbie for living it, and thank you Jesus for filling my cup to overflowing! I love you!
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