One letter that I received this week really tugged at my heart. It was a familiar cry of so many women who move...

“He changed careers, we moved, and he couldn’t be happier. He loves his life now. I do not. I left behind dear friends, a church home, a place I loved. I am still struggling. I have so many blessings and yet I miss my friends. I can’t seem to get past the anger and resentment I feel towards my husband.”

Her words echoed in my mind. So many times I had felt the same thing about Bill and struggled with my feelings and emotions too.

The years have slipped by, the moves have come and gone, and the feelings are long forgotten. Out of the ashes of my anger and resentment over moving has come the beauty of our marriage today. In our 41 years of marriage I’ve learned a lot about love; but it’s what I’ve learned about God’s “unconditional” love that has covered, healed, soothed, restored and renewed my marriage.

You see my friends, God loves us with no strings attached and no “if only’s.” His love for us is not based on our performance and He loves us in spite of our failures and flaws. God’s love is enduring, long-suffering and patient. When I began to grasp, feel and understand God’s awesome love for me, I began to look at Bill through God’s eyes and then I began to love him unconditionally.

I dedicated 'After the Boxes are Unpacked' to Bill and said, “I’d follow you to the ends of the earth.” Would I be happy if we moved again? No! Would I love him anyway? Yes!

Marriage is all about love….unconditional love!