My Man...

My Man is: 

Protector

Defender

Provider

Lover

Spiritual Leader

Father

Friend

This man is beyond amazing, but there is one quality that most men do not have, and that is the ability to love boys that are not his own. It takes so much more grace and patience, love and endurance. I have seen him correct and guide in love, a deep love that does not come from Jonathan Werner, but from Christ alone. This ministry out on the ranch may or may not bear much fruit, but there is NO doubt that these boys have seen Christ! Jon is and continues to be the example of what Christ was all about. I am brought to tears even now as I sit here and see him interact with love. This love has been present throughout our marriage, but it has manifested itself in a whole new way. I see him spend hours of the day with these boys and even through all that, he still manages to take time to ask me how I'm doing. 

"Jon, there is no way anyone can tell you that you don't love these boys, or that you aren't loving your wife as Christ loves the church, because I see it and feel it everyday. I love you so much! Like I said in our vows, I will gladly follow you to whatever ministry God has called is to." YOU ARE LEADING OUR FAMILY WELL!

In Christ Always, 

Whitney

Home

This last month I've done a lot of thinking... Mostly about what it means to have a home. 

So many times growing up I would get home sick when I stayed with other people. I am such a stay at home person, be with the people that mean the most to me, and be in a comfortable place. Even when I got married and moved to my new home I was very uncomfortable for quite sometime. It was a hard adjustment, so hard in fact I remember waking up just thinking I want to go "home". 

It wasn't until our house flooded and we moved to the ranch that it all started to click. Our move as some of you know was hastened due to the flooding. Because of this I felt I didn't have adequate time to say goodbye to my first house with my hubby. We made so many memories together there it was hard to leave it behind. As everything was changing the Lord kept reminding me that this world is not my home, and through the transition I found myself desiring to be in my permanent place of residence; heaven. I realized that "home" is not a place, but it's where the Lord has called us with the ones we love. 

I am so grateful to be here on the ranch, serving the Lord alongside my husband, waiting to go "home". 

The move to the ranch was hard, but it was much easier than I thought it would be. I now think of this as my comfortable spot, it's where I feel at home. I desire to be here now more than anywhere, of course not so more than heaven. 

Until that day, I will wait here patiently enjoying where He has placed me. 

In Christ Always, 

Whitney