“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” Vs 12

This verse holds a special place in my heart as it spoke to me a long time ago while my best friend who is now my husband was still my boyfriend and deployed to Afghanistan.

I wrote this poem back then as I waited for him stateside.

And it is absolutely lovely to see it fulfilled. He came home. In less than a year, we were engaged. A year later, we were married. And after several years of sharing life together, we share a little home together with our little growing family which makes our hearts smile. As I reflect on my current joy, my heart delights in the joy that comes as my life and paths moves closer and closer to God.

Proverbs 13:12

Gently, softly

My heart aches
Tenderly, quietly
My heart weeps

For in missing the one
Who makes my heart smile,
Makes me more aware of my longing
For He who first loved me.

On my heart when I first rise
On my mind when I find rest
My lips lift up heartfelt prayers

My imagination cannot grasp the day
When we shall be face to face
Wrapped up in each other’s hugs.

Will my heart stop in pure joy?
Will my energy be renewed?
Will I run and jump, laugh and cry?

Patient and hopeful
I wait for those days
Eager and jubilant
I wait for those days

For in missing the one
Who makes my heart smile,
Makes me more aware of my longing
For He who first loved me.