Thursday, 04 December 2008
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My Parents' Real-Life Fairy Tale Inspires Me To Wait For the Right Man
by miss iris I want to tell a tale ... the tale of how my parents became my parents
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When my dad gave his life to Christ he immediately became involved in the church and was, after awhile, in charge of the young people. He was a very serious person and he didn't take slacking from his youths when they had events that they were hosting or things they were responsible for. He was one scary dude (or so I've heard), and while he's mellowed out quite a LOT, I am pretty certain that I can see him as one... after all, he IS my dad and in his younger days he was pretty scary!
My dad and his male friends would usually spend nights praying, as they were just on fire for Jesus and their prayers weren't stuck on just selfish things, but for their church and their communities and family. They were very strong in the Word - always sharing and showing God's love.
My dad at some point started developing feelings for my mom, so one night after their outreach crusade he called her aside to talk to her. She thought she was in trouble and told her friend that if he was going to be telling her that she did anything "wrong" she would fight back because she did nothing wrong! (Spunky woman).So my dad took my mom aside and told her that he has feelings for her as more than friends and he doesn't want them but God is not taking them away and if she does not feel the same way then she should tell him now so that he can deal with his feelings. My mom responded with, "The feeling is mutual".
They had their troubles, my dad's mom was against the marriage because of the race of my mom (she is mixed with black), however, my dad stood up for my mom and wrote a note to his mother telling her that while he knows that he should honor his parents, he realizes that he needs to honour God first and so, regardless of what she said he was going to marry my mother.
I'm happy that my dad stood up to his family like that, if he didn't I won't be alive today to witness God's goodness and his glory!
Of course, because of God's love there is no conflict anymore between my mom and grandma and my grandma loves my mom a whole lot.
This story of my parents has inspired my own convictions. Right now, I want only someone who is seeking God with all his heart and I only want someone who will stand by me through thick and thin ... I know that kind of Christian man is out there and I am waiting.
How did your parents meet? Are you still waiting for the right person?
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Comments (13)
Wait... so how exactly did God bring them together? Sounds like they initiated the relationship on their own. -scratches head-
what a great story to have! It is beautiful when you canlook back and see God's guiding hand. I can't really tell you the story of how my parents met - although it was probably through church, but the story of how my hubby and I got together is a good one! Long story short - when we were in our teens - 17/18 we went on a date that was a disaster. It went too long, we got lost in Vancouver and he took me to a Mexican food restaurant - and I hated mexican food at the time. I vowed not to go out with him ever again. However, a couple years later, things clicked (we sort of ran with the same crowd) and a couple years later we were married .......now, if that wasn't God's hand, I don't know what was! Still haven't figured out the purpose of that first disastrous date ---- any ideas?
We've been married for 13 years, have 4 kids between the ages of 4and 12 and we're still madly in love - and every year it gets better. He IS the one God had picked out for me and I'm thankful that He guided us together. Hang tight miss iris! The right man is definitely out there and you will meet him in God's timing, God willing.
My parents met because my dad was working security at my mom's dorms, and my mom and her friends would harass my dad, and they became friends, and dated, and dad wanted to go to California, and mom told him that she couldn't unless they got married because she promised her mom she wouldn't run off with some guy without letting her know (my Aunt Sheila wandered off with my Uncle Wayne, or somethingsomething) so my parents got married, went to California in a VW van, left California, dad joined the air force to dodge the draft, got out and went to Michigan, and they've been married for 38 years last Friday.
What a wonderful story! I love stories like that, being the hopeless romantic that I am. My parents met when they were seventeen. My dad was working at a gas station, and saw my mom (who had been on the front page of their towns newspaper as 'Sexiest Woman On the Beach') and just fell in love right then and there...well as much as any 17 year old boy can I suppose. Anyway...they dated, married, and have been together ever since. They have been together for 36 years! While they may have had their share of down times, they are still remarkable to me!
Aww sweet story! My parents were introduced to each other by grandfather (my mom's dad). I definitely believe God sparked their love for each other, b/c they are complete opposites, really the only thing they had in common was their faith.
Thanks for sharing your story!
My parent's meeting is not a very interesting story nor is it Godly. I don't know the details either other than that they were both limo drivers and met at Sherlocks Pub. I'm not sure if they were both driving limos at the time or not. My parents are kind of vague about that. Anyhow, they divorced 5 years later.
However, the next story is cute, but I don't know about Godly. My mother met her current husband when they were 11 years old. He's loved her since. He chased her for years. He tried everything. She did not like him back. They went their separate ways after High School. She married my father. He married someone else. They both divorced. After my mom married and divorced again there "just happened" to be a house for rent right next door to his. She jumped on it. A year and a half later they were dating, a year after that they were engaged and a year after that they were engaged and a year after that they got married in Kauai, Hawaii. I guess she finally found some true love afterall. *shrugs*
YOU ROCK, MISS IRIS!
My parents met at church camp in 6th grade. They dated until the end of college, and then got married.
I met my boyfriend at church 2 years ago, and we are now engaged, scheduled to be married in 2010 :)
my parents got together through my aunt who invited my dad to the
family home. My dad was really nice to my mom, and they exchanged
letters and talked for two years before getting married because they
lived far away from each other.
They are total opposites in which they compliment each other well.
Well, I am sure glad they got together and had me! lol.
My parents met through mutual friends in university. They started dating, but my dad didn't believe at the time. When he moved away to a different city to find work, my mom would pray that he would find God and that if she didn't end up marrying him, she wouldn't marry anyone. She was getting "old" (not really, but feeling that way).
Apparently, my dad couldn't find work right away, so he had a lot of time on his hands and not much with him. He ended up spending a lot of time reading the Bible and that's how he came to know Christ. So - my mom's prayers were answered. ^^
Great story! My parents met at Christian camp for the handicapped, where they were both counselors.
my parents met in high school but didnt start dating until my dad went to college. they got married when my dad was 20 and mom was 18.
im still waiting on mr right though im not going to base my hopes on my parents relationship because they werent christians when they met although they are now and have been married for almost 35 years. i am still learning a lot from them though and thats probably why i dont know who im going to marry. im still growing.
Wow that was a good story. I'm a Christian too and I married a pastor. When we met he just youth leader and I did not like him one bit. I felt that he was so strict (like your) but when he started to teach me play the piano I got to him better and I fell in love. We became friends for almost a year and I can't remember him courting me, its as if we just got there naturally and I'm happy to say that I'm glad I've waited for the right one.
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