two kinds of hope
Paula Hendricks & Trevor Marsteller
We’d never even talked on the phone before—just written back and forth on Facebook for the past four months, but it was as comfortable as could be from the get-go. He was sitting at a table when I walked in—not holding a rose like in romance novels—but reading a book in true Trevor-fashion.
read their story at Paula Writes:
- Hope Greater Than a Diamond Ring
- How I Met My Future Husband
- Trevor Declares His Undying Love . . . Sorta
- 3 Reasons I Said “Yes!” to Marrying Him
When we are reading love stories, we need to focus on what God has done—not on what the people did—because our very best “rightness” is still worth nothing in the Kingdom of God. It doesn’t guarantee us a single thing. Love stories are about how God moved, even when people didn’t have any idea that He was there.
(Natasha Metzler in "How to Read Love Stories")