Chen Chronicles

God is Good All the Time.... and ALL the time He is Good Never STOP running the race..... NEVER stop learning!  To say that the last few months have been easy would make me a liar, but I have held on knowing God would heal me, move mountains so that Katie can attend a school, whether online or in person, that fits her special needs (and He has answered every prayer). Since there has been so much sickness with me because of surgeries I had, I pray that I can stay well so that Aaron's stress goes down and we have a peaceful and happy time when his mom comes to visit for Christmas.  I came across something I wrote in January this year when life was tough. I thought I would share it in case anyone else can use these words of wisdom about their marriages.  Choose to understand that love isn't always a feeling. Many days love will be a choice. It's a choice to press through and learn to enjoy the fragile blend of both the bliss and disappointment of two people sustaining a fami...

Song of Solomon: A modern day Harlequin novel At a recent marriage retreat Aaron and I attended, they had separate women's and men's sessions for one of them so that each party could think about issues related to their spouse.  On the Saturday night of the retreat, they discussed "Marriage After Dark." The speaker noted two passages of scripture from Chapters 4 & 5 in Song of Solomon. From Chapter 4: He 4  Behold,  you are beautiful, my love,      behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves      behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats      leaping down  the slopes of Gilead. 2  Your  teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes      that have come up from the washing, all of which bear twins,      and not one among them has lost its young. 3  Your lips are like  a scarlet thread,      and your mouth is...