Our 30th Wedding Anniversary!
So many of my blogs have alluded to the sorrow of infidelity in my marriage and I admire David’s courage in being so open and supportive in laying the intricacies of this failure before the world. Our soul purpose is the hope it will bring healing into the life of another hurting soul.
In addressing the struggle and pitfalls toward healing I often leave David in a negative light, without mentioning the man he has become. So today I blog with who David is today, at the forefront. I want you to believe in the before and after, the possibility of pain to healing, the hope of a brighter tomorrow.
I will not be blogging for the next two weeks due to a grand celebration. David booked a surprise life long dream trip to Europe for our 30th anniversary. The Lord blessed us with a great deal on a Mediterranean cruise and I joyfully accept.
David has spent copious amounts of time booking everything right down to the last detail, even where we will dine on September 4th (our actual anniversary).
I don’t typically like to brag about where I will travel, or opportunities others may never have, but this time I do it with a purpose. I want you the reader to see a side of David, you would not otherwise see. There is hope that a person can truly repent. There is faith strong enough to turn a person from a life of sin to righteousness. And the greatest of all…there is love.
There were days I believed love was gone for good. I despaired at the mere thought God would ask I stay in my marriage…and then there is today, that place where love once again flows freely. David has worked hard, and I mean really hard, to restore the damage he inflicted…and God has faithfully done the rest, bringing healing into my heart.
Now I know that not all betrayal involves infidelity, nor if it does, a chance for reconciliation, but regardless I am going to paint a brush of hope over all circumstances. I believe if you pursue inner healing in spite of of the pain done to you, you will receive just that and more! God does not pick and chose, but promises healing for all.
He binds up the brokenhearted, proclaims freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, …to comfort all who mourn, And provides for those who grieve — bestows on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor.
Isaiah 61: 1-3 NIV
These words were not just written for me, but for you as well. They are a lifeline in the midst of pain. Choose to believe and cover your spirit daily with the assurance of healing and future splendor, promised here. God is good, even when life is not!
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About the author
Blossom Turner is an award-winning novelist, and a free-lance writer published in Chicken Soup and Kernels of Hope anthologies, and former newspaper columnist on health and fitness. A Word Guild semi-finalist for Anna's Secret, Katherine's Arrangement, Amelia’s Heartsong, and a Word Guild winner for Best Romance for Lucinda’s Defender. She has found her home in the writing of historical fiction but is open to wherever God leads. The many 5-star reviews attest to the power of love and romance authentically woven into the Shenandoah Bride Series about five sisters and their five love stories.
Blossom lives in British Columbia, Canada, with her husband, David, of forty years and their dog Lacey named after Lacey Spring, Virginia, where this series takes place. A former businesswoman, personal trainer, and mother of two grown children she is now pursuing her lifelong dream of writing full-time. A hopeless romantic at heart, she believes all story should give the reader significant entertainment value. However, her writing embodies the struggles of real life. She infuses the reality of suffering with the hope of Christ to give a healthy dose of relatable encouragement to her reader. Her desire is to leave the reader with a yearning to live for Christ on a deeper level, or at the very least, create a hunger to seek for more.
Co-author Suzie Zanewhich
Suzie is a certified life coach, leader of emotional health, and resource specialist. She has found her niche as a soul coach.
Suzie finds purpose in empowering individuals to move towards growth, healing, and alignment with their authentic self. Suzie is driven by a calling to live authentically, as the person God created her to be, to reach her fullest potential and lead others to do the same. Her passion is to help others find meaning through discovering their strengths, gifts, personality, temperament and core values.
Suzie is a life-long learner, continuously immersing herself in new courses to learn more about human behaviour, relationships, psychology, child development, emotions, trauma and healing. Because of her craving to always learn more she has earned the title of resource specialist in the area of self-discovery.
Suzie Zanewich lives with her husband in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has a patchwork family of four grown children, two daughters, two sons and three granddaughters.
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