God created Mikail’s ‘gentle giant’ personality for a reason. He has a plan for her and I can’t wait to see it unfold.

God created Olivia’s strong personality for a reason. Uniqueness of Individuals ~ I love looking at my two children and seeing how different they are from each other. I am also very aware that for me to be a good Mama to our kids, I do better if I take some of that time away from the kids. God is teaching me and I am learning: Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Being a person who ‘needs’ her alone time, I have found this to be a challenge for me, but I’m learning that I have to die to myself and put my children’s needs ahead of my own. As a spirited child she is much more intense and this has meant a whole new level of selflessness on my part. Olivia is more outgoing and doesn’t need any alone time (or so she thinks-ha). Mikail is content having time on his own a couple of times a day. When Mikail came along we learned a whole new realm of selflessness and that just multiplied after Olivia was born. Although we love each other and love being married, that first year was a bit of a challenge having someone around. Selflessness ~ I got married when I was in my early thirties and independence was something I had gotten used to out of necessity.

Minute by minute and sometimes second by second. Even though I mess up and lose my patience a lot I am getting better and when it comes down to it, I love my children unconditionally and am getting better at this patience bit of the deal. Love is patient…and kind…1 Corinthians 13:4a God chose to describe agape love with the word patient. But I am also learning that God has a lot to teach me about patience. Patience ~ Someone once said to me ‘Never pray for patience, because the only way you can receive patience is through trials’. So I am thankful for the things parenting a spirited child is teaching me: But amidst hard work of it all there is so much to be thankful for. Why you ask? Because in changing as a person, I am also changing for the better as a parent and as a wife to my husband. Having a spirited child has definitely changed me. And this is not just learning about parenting, this is learning about who I am and who God is shaping me to be as His daughter as well as the mother of these precious children and a wife to my dear husband. If you need someone to come along side you and gently lead you as a wife – this book will do just that for you.I completely believe that I have learned more in these first three years of being a Mama then I ever learned in the thirty something years before our children’s arrival. I love this devotional and her style of writing –it is so warm, comforting and inspiring. It is the message of His love story and how it relates to marriage! Each chapter is brief, yet powerful, containing focus verses as well as daily challenges. Wife After God is a new 30-day devotional for wives. Jennifer is also the mother of one adorable son! By God’s grace it has grown into much more than she could ever have imagined, reaching women from all around the world joined together in our community of over 100,000. Her passion for missions, writing, and marriage led her to create Unveiled Wife. They jumped straight into missions living in three different states and three different countries during their first two years of marriage. Jennifer married her best friend Aaron in January of 2007. Jennifer Smith at has just released her first book titled: Wife After God.

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