You have stolen my heart with one glance of
your eyes...
Song of Songs 4:9b
Would you move more than fourteen thousand kilometers away from your home? What if it was in a different hemisphere? You have lived your whole life in a certain culture, life style, and standard of living. Would you do it for a job? A change of pace and see something different of the world? Maybe an opportunity to make a difference in someones life? Now would you do it if it meant possibly never going back to what you have always known? This move I'm talking about is going to change your life forever.
I met Shelley in such a unique way. No we weren't high school sweethearts, we didn't meet at a sports club or at church.
Of seven billion people living on earth today. More than the majority have computers or access to computers and the internet.
I had just been in a car accident only a week prior and I was at the library working on accessing things on my relatively new iphone. An advertisement came up on the computer offering to meet new Christian friends. It was a free trial offer for a week, all they wanted was my email and some information that I might like to share about myself for others to read and choose if they would like to talk. Of the other seven billion people in the world there was a woman in South Africa that somehow ended up seeing that same advertisement at the same time. We both took a chance and answered the invitation. Three days later I was going through my morning routine and was checking my computer and saw that someone in S.A. had looked at my online profile in Canada...little did I know that clicking on her profile was going to change my life forever. Because when I did and saw Shelley's picture...You have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes
At first I thought she must have clicked my picture by accident. I didn't care, I had to speak to her, even if we were a world apart. I had to draw her attention to this fact but it didn't seem to be an issue with her. I love that about my wife Shelley, there is no mountain to big, no ocean wide enough, if God is in it then anything is possible...she stole my heart.
We would write to eachother every day. Then we took the big step of talking on the phone and the sound of her voice would just drew me in to her even more. The things we would talk about resonated with me. To this day her voice is the sexiest I have ever heard and ever want to hear for the rest of my life. Not long after we took another big step and began to skype, I noticed she has the most dainty hands and fingers, her eyes are hazel and framed with by her beautiful long dark brown hair...she stole my heart.
About three months after we first made contact I flew to meet her in S.A. and it was during that three week visit I asked Shelley to marry me. I want to live the rest of my life with her. My heart belongs to her. I felt like God has ordained us to be together and...she stole my heart.
Well, this blog is for the glory of God. I want people to read His words and be inspired to live for Him, be devoted to Him and love Him more. If I can do that by telling you a very short version of my story, how Shelley and I came to be married, then I'm happy to do that. Also I can't help but tell everyone how much I love her. I don't take her for granted and I know I have so much to work on myself but I'm willing to do it because she is worth it and ...Shelley has stolen my heart.
Please pray for us.
Please pray for this blog to go out and accomplish what God wants to do with it.
Please pray for your own marriages, your own husband or wife, and let them exclusively own your heart. I'm praying for you, Jesus and Jeff.
Song of Songs 4:9b
Would you move more than fourteen thousand kilometers away from your home? What if it was in a different hemisphere? You have lived your whole life in a certain culture, life style, and standard of living. Would you do it for a job? A change of pace and see something different of the world? Maybe an opportunity to make a difference in someones life? Now would you do it if it meant possibly never going back to what you have always known? This move I'm talking about is going to change your life forever.
I met Shelley in such a unique way. No we weren't high school sweethearts, we didn't meet at a sports club or at church.
Of seven billion people living on earth today. More than the majority have computers or access to computers and the internet.
I had just been in a car accident only a week prior and I was at the library working on accessing things on my relatively new iphone. An advertisement came up on the computer offering to meet new Christian friends. It was a free trial offer for a week, all they wanted was my email and some information that I might like to share about myself for others to read and choose if they would like to talk. Of the other seven billion people in the world there was a woman in South Africa that somehow ended up seeing that same advertisement at the same time. We both took a chance and answered the invitation. Three days later I was going through my morning routine and was checking my computer and saw that someone in S.A. had looked at my online profile in Canada...little did I know that clicking on her profile was going to change my life forever. Because when I did and saw Shelley's picture...You have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes
At first I thought she must have clicked my picture by accident. I didn't care, I had to speak to her, even if we were a world apart. I had to draw her attention to this fact but it didn't seem to be an issue with her. I love that about my wife Shelley, there is no mountain to big, no ocean wide enough, if God is in it then anything is possible...she stole my heart.
We would write to eachother every day. Then we took the big step of talking on the phone and the sound of her voice would just drew me in to her even more. The things we would talk about resonated with me. To this day her voice is the sexiest I have ever heard and ever want to hear for the rest of my life. Not long after we took another big step and began to skype, I noticed she has the most dainty hands and fingers, her eyes are hazel and framed with by her beautiful long dark brown hair...she stole my heart.
About three months after we first made contact I flew to meet her in S.A. and it was during that three week visit I asked Shelley to marry me. I want to live the rest of my life with her. My heart belongs to her. I felt like God has ordained us to be together and...she stole my heart.
Well, this blog is for the glory of God. I want people to read His words and be inspired to live for Him, be devoted to Him and love Him more. If I can do that by telling you a very short version of my story, how Shelley and I came to be married, then I'm happy to do that. Also I can't help but tell everyone how much I love her. I don't take her for granted and I know I have so much to work on myself but I'm willing to do it because she is worth it and ...Shelley has stolen my heart.
Please pray for us.
Please pray for this blog to go out and accomplish what God wants to do with it.
Please pray for your own marriages, your own husband or wife, and let them exclusively own your heart. I'm praying for you, Jesus and Jeff.
Interesting story.
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