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of lights.” James 1:17A
     
    Twenty-six years later
     
    Matthew sat down on his rocking chair on the porch.  Maggie sat in the one next to him as they watched their many blessings.  Their eldest son, Matthew Jr. ran around chasing his three children- Timmy, Ruth and Micah, while his wife Sarah helped shuck corn.  Elizabeth, their second born, waddled towards them, pregnant with her first child.  The youngest children, twins Rachel and Samuel came barreling out of the front door laughing at a joke one of them made.  The only child not present was Luke, who had joined the army and was stationed in Utah at Fort Douglas.  The last letter received from him stated he had fallen in love with a Colonel’s daughter and hoped to soon marry her, prompting Matthew and Maggie to schedule a trip to Utah this autumn.
    “Look at everything our love has grown,” Matthew said quietly to his wife.
    “We have truly been blessed.  And to think had we not listened to God all those years ago, we may never have met,” Maggie replied.
    “I can’t imagine missing out on all these wonderful gifts from God,” he said, nodding to the children and grandchildren. Even after almost thirty years, I still grow more in love with you every day,” he told Maggie.
    “And I with you,” she answered.
    Matthew called his family together and they went inside the house and gathered around the long, rectangular table. The entire family from youngest to oldest joined hands as he prayed a blessing for their food.
    “Dear Lord, thank you for this food you have provided us today. Please bless our bodies with it , and accept our thanks for your bountiful blessings.  Let us always remember the many things you have done for us, and may we constantly grow in love. In your name, amen.”
     
    The End
     
     
     
     
     

About the Author:
    Mandy Wilson is an avid reader who grew up with her nose always in a book. Some of her favorite Christian authors are Tracie Peterson, Janette Oke and Lorraine Snelling.  She often believes she was born in the wrong century and loves to dream of what life was like for the pioneers.