ANOTHER JENNIFER WRITES ABOUT KRISTY

Milton, here for Kristy:

Love as lived out by humans will always require forgiveness. We're all human and not perfect and fail. This certainly is true between husbands and wives.

Kristy and I have never proclaimed to have a perfect marriage even when we taught marriage seminars and wrote articles to help couples. In fact, sometimes it was hard to write and speak on marriage because we aren't the perfect couple.

We are faithful to each other.

We are committed.

We work through our troubles.

That's what true love, God's love, helps you to do--to work through the issues, forgive each other, and go forward. Having made an honest confession I can tell you, "We have a wonderful, wonderful marriage."

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Yesterday Jennifer Johnson wrote the following that I wanted to highlight. Maybe it will help someone today!

Jennifer wrote:

You don't know me...ha! I don't know you either. Anyway, I'm one of Kristy's fellow Heartsong writers and ACFW (originally ACRW)friends. I want to share a remembrance with you. Several years ago, Kristy wrote a response to something on our loop.

She wrote about how you two had a miserable fight and she cried out to God to make you see the light of day and come running, apologizing all the way, to her. As she was praying, she felt the Holy Spirit nudge her that she needed to go to you...not just for a hug, not just for a kiss, but to give herself completely to you.

After several moments of arguing with the Lord, she succumbed to his instruction. After your cleansing time of forgiving one another, Kristy told you what God had instructed. Your response was "Praise God!"

Her post was so much more descriptive then my above summation, but I remember that so vividly. At the time I was a young wife and a mom with young kids, and there were often times that little and big squabbles bubbled up between my husband and me. Touch was (and still is) a balm to begin the forgiveness and healing process.

When I told my husband that story, he admitted he liked God's way of handling the situation as well. We still laugh and bring up the times God's instructed the same of me. I don't remember how many years ago she wrote that, but it left such a sweet impact.

Jennifer Johnson

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How is Kristy?

She had another good day. We have music playing throughout the day in her room. I caught her singing along in a small whisper several times. It was incredible.

I kissed her forehead today and she said, "Come closer let me smell you. I want to smell your scent." This woman is something.

We had two ministers come by and pray with her. She lifted both her hands in praise and worship saying, "God is so good." She wept tears of faith and trust asking God to give her life.

Kristy is in God's loving hands. We are all in God's loving hands if we trust in Him.