But at the beginning of creation God made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one. Mark 10:6-8 (NIV)
In November, 1933, Hank Wayland and Rebecca Carr were married. They had met at the university and wed soon after their graduation. The Great Depression was still in progress, but Hank was able to find a job and provide for his wife. They were very much in love, but it was almost four years before their first child was born…me. A couple of years later Hank opened his own business, a Ford dealership, in a small Missouri town. Later a second son, my brother Al, was born.
Both Hank and “Becky” had strong Christian heritages, and they lived that way. There was honesty, faithfulness, integrity and unity in the home. In that atmosphere, wisdom also flourished. And it rubbed off on us two boys as we grew and developed our own lives and character. Christ became our guiding light with all the confidence, guidance and blessings that He promises. Certainly there were the challenges and threats common to everyone’s life, but God’s blessing was on us as we faced them all.
Fast forward, Hank passed away in 1986. By 2007, Mother was in a nursing home. When I visited her, she was fond of reminiscing about her life with Dad. She would burst forth, “Happy, Happy, Happy!” Truly they had become one flesh. In doing so, they had become one that God could bless. And He did so in many wonderful ways.
That’s how it works, folks.
Lord, show me the way to Your blessing!
© 2020 Parker Wayland
1 comment:
Parker,
what a beautiful story. I was so touched...happy,happy,happy!
Kimberly Clayton (former blogger)
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