There was a very special gift I was able to give my husband on our wedding night.  When I was a young, teenage girl (with hopes and dreams of falling in love, getting married, and having a family one day) I reached out to my youth leader’s wife for some wisdom.  She encouraged me to start a prayer/dream journal of sorts.  She expressed to me the importance of beginning to journal specific prayers about what qualities I wanted in my future spouse.

I took her advice.  Weekly, and most times daily, I’d would jot down my thoughts on paper.  I made lists, and fervently prayed for my future husband.  It was exciting to think that, even though I hadn’t met him yet, the Lord saw him and was tenderly watching over him.

I prayed for his purity.  I prayed he’d be a man of integrity and honor.  I prayed he would be a mixture of compassionate and discerning.  Oh, and the tall, dark and handsome part got woven in there too!  Finish post over here