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March 28th Mercies

March 28, 2013 Posted by Ginger Ciminello Recommendations, Uncategorized
I’m not sure how many years it will take before I stop considering March 28th an anniversary of sorts. I didn’t buy a card and we aren’t going out to dinner, but I’m remembering it just the same.
The tree stump.
The book.
The ring.
THE question.
After just four months of dating, D asked me to marry him.
“A Severe Mercy” has been an important book in our story. I read about David before I actually met him. Talk about a first impression. When D mentioned this book on his eHarmony profile, I was schocked. I couldn’t believe I had found a guy who had not only READ this book, but had enjoyed it as much as I did. I knew there had to be something unique and special about this man.
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That hunch was correct.

 

“A Severe Mercy, by Sheldon Vanauken, is a heart-rending love story described by its author as “the spiritual autobiography of a love rather than of the lovers.” Vanauken chronicles the birth of a powerful love born out of the relationship he shares with his wife, Davy, and describes the growth of their relationship and the dreams that they share.” -Jacque Holthusen

It was only fitting that the story of Sheldon and Davy be present at our engagement and that their words had a place in our ceremony. If you haven’t read the book before, may I suggest you add it to the list this year? It’s one of the most beautiful love stories I’ve ever read.

“She knew without my saying that I was hers, that I was full of happiness that we were deeply together… wherever the road led. And I knew without her saying that she had, somehow, come to a new understanding that God in His ample love embraced our love with, it may be, a sort of tenderness, and we must tread the Way to Him hand in hand. We understood without words that we must hold the co-inherence of lovers and be Companions of the Co-inherence of the Incarnate Lord: she in me and I in her; Christ in us and we in Him.” – A Severe Mercy

 

Dear Sheldon and Davy…
Happy March 28th.
Following,
Ginger
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About Ginger Ciminello

Ginger is a work-from-home mom of two girls, the wife of a good man, as well as a speaker and writer. Her book, Forget the Corsage, was written to mentor the young women she’s met in auditoriums around the country. She has a deep desire to connect with women of all ages and encourage them to laugh, learn from her many mistakes, and connect with the Lord through a rich study of Scripture.

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