To: My Sister’s Boyfriend

Greetings my dear sisters {and brothers} in Christ! I hope this finds you all well and growing in the peace, power, and love of our Lord Jesus Christ—He is a good and wonderful Lord!

Recently, I found out that I had a male reader. . .but not any male reader. .  .the boyfriend of my beloved and only sister. I could only smile with approval when I found out he read my blog and I could only chuckle when I heard him ask, “SO what’s up with all of this ‘dear sister’ stuff? What about your brethren?!” Hehe! I started Authentic Virtue hoping to find fellowship with like-minded Christian girls and also to be a blessing to my fellow sisters in Christ. I have had experience with delicate and special female topics and I have had experience with being a daughter of the Heavenly King, so why not combine the two? I never thought of having male readers. .  .I know so very little about them! :o) But Tom is right; Christian men are my brothers in Christ and it is my job to also be a blessing to them in a godly way. While I primarily write with girls in mind, I do hope to be a blessing to my brothers.

So, in honor of Tom opening my eyes to the “other side of the isle,” I would like to thank him for the ways he has been blessing our home lately. Perhaps this “thank you” can also encourage my fellow sisters in Christ to seek God’s highest concerning young men? And while seeking God’s highest, let us prepare ourselves and make ourselves worthy of a God-seeking young man. Furthermore, may we be able to accept God’s will, whether that be marriage or not, all the while preparing ourselves for our heavenly groom.  

 

TO: Mr. Tom--

Thank you for making my sister feel like a princess, thank you for making her cry tears of joy instead of tears of pain, thank you for reading your Bible daily, thank you for honoring your father’s wishes, thank you for being a good listener, thank you for seeking good relationships in your family, thank you for seeking a career, thank you for dancing with my sister, thank you for caring for the elderly, thank you for leaving your past and looking to Christ for your future, thank you for patiently dealing with a silly family, thank you for being friendly, thank you for praying for our family, thank you for having an excellent work ethic, thank you for reading my blog :) , thank you for showing my sister that there are men who truly love the Lord, thank you for being good natured, thank you for striving for godliness, thank you for honoring God’s call in my sister’s life, thank you for patiently dealing with a hurt family, thank you for befriending my brother, thank you for being courteous, thank you for praying with my sister.

Finally, thank you for loving and obeying Christ; that alone is the biggest blessing you could ever share with any one.

May the Lord bless your day!

Frannie