tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post8715448788488817021..comments2024-03-27T05:20:57.996-04:00Comments on Monica Wilkinson: How'd 'ya meet? Part FiveMonica Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17235919587298518908noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-44810083849220260932010-04-16T19:49:05.850-04:002010-04-16T19:49:05.850-04:00You two have a wonderful story, and obviously a wo...You two have a wonderful story, and obviously a wonderful God-filled love for each other, and most importantly, Him. Regarding your post after this one (I noticed you didn't leave a spot for comments) - relationships built across borders is hard, on everyone in the family. My husband is from Australia. We met in Beijing in 2000, married in Los Angeles in 2001, promptly went back to Perth, Australia after our honeymoon and lived there - literally the furthest point from my family in WI - until 2008. We are now in the States for a few short years (we're being sent back in March 2011) - so I totally feel your pain.<br /><br />I met my mother at the Perth airport with my 3-week-old daughter in the Baby Bjorn - tears running down my cheeks and my mom was like "what's wrong" and I answered "I'm so sorry you had to fly half-way around the world to meet your first grandchild". <br /><br />I can't say that it gets any easier, especially after kids arrive, but all things are possible through the Grace of God, and its obvious from your story, your blog, and your mother's comment above that there is love and support in your family - and that is wonderful.Just Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01865508104456948852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-85650011251627454382010-04-13T20:48:07.274-04:002010-04-13T20:48:07.274-04:00I absolutely enjoyed this! What a brave adventure ...I absolutely enjoyed this! What a brave adventure indeed! I too know what a blessing it is to wait until God puts His Mr. Right into your life. He was worth waiting for! :)Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-2864718507481554322010-04-12T14:29:19.311-04:002010-04-12T14:29:19.311-04:00I just realized that I sent the wrong link for geo...I just realized that I sent the wrong link for geocaching. Here's the correct one: http://www.geocaching.com/default.aspxDavonnehttp://www.PierceMyHeart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-76661035510944286332010-04-12T07:51:18.342-04:002010-04-12T07:51:18.342-04:00Thanks for sharing your story. I've enjoyed f...Thanks for sharing your story. I've enjoyed following along.Amy @ Keep'n The SunnySidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04819254988051322026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-5655388684784533142010-04-11T10:36:42.933-04:002010-04-11T10:36:42.933-04:00Thank you for sharing your story! It's great ...Thank you for sharing your story! It's great to read and wonderful to share the way the Lord worked in tour life to bring you to a godly husband. Thank you especially for sharing about the challenges of adjusting to life in a new place!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943787563074930543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-35294285682576881632010-04-11T08:20:56.421-04:002010-04-11T08:20:56.421-04:00I have so enjoyed reading your and David's cou...I have so enjoyed reading your and David's courtship and marriage story...it has been such a blessing to me....and I also had a great laugh when I read about what you did to the bug....I still do that to spiders....the placing a bag on the end of the vacuum just in case the spider decides to crawl out of the end....Thanks Heaps and Bless you...Lisarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860306958282324313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-69649105225019333502010-04-10T21:22:41.091-04:002010-04-10T21:22:41.091-04:00Thank you for sharing your story with us. I love c...Thank you for sharing your story with us. I love coming to read this blog! You are such an encouragement to me. God bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-66857812563267508962010-04-10T16:12:37.296-04:002010-04-10T16:12:37.296-04:00Thank you for sharing your story, Monica. I had of...Thank you for sharing your story, Monica. I had often wondered how you had ended up in South Carolina. It was wonderful to see how the Lord has directed your life and blessed you with a wonderful husband and three lovely children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-30985409944209016052010-04-10T15:08:39.158-04:002010-04-10T15:08:39.158-04:00Thanks for sharing. You have a most lovely story....Thanks for sharing. You have a most lovely story. I met my husband on-line, not thru a match-up agency, but still... it's nice to hear of the success stories such as ours!Jthemilkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143689663495191241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-50321696965266209562010-04-09T22:19:47.135-04:002010-04-09T22:19:47.135-04:00Monica, I have been reading your blog for about a ...Monica, I have been reading your blog for about a year now, and I just realized today that I am the friend who took you to Albuquerque to meet.... from E...Y. I visited your yellow apartment and ended up living in the same complex the next year... you generously lent me your folding table and chairs and... I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE BEEN READING YOUR BLOG AND I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU! This is so fun!!! So much has happened since then... WOW... You are beautiful and I LOVE your blog! RebeccaRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480833119322553867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-13855043161944914542010-04-09T17:03:53.335-04:002010-04-09T17:03:53.335-04:00Thank you for sharing your story and what a gift i...Thank you for sharing your story and what a gift it will be for your children to know when they're looking for their (much in the future) spouses!Cindy in PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158975527204830171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-83349586743139099892010-04-09T16:58:37.739-04:002010-04-09T16:58:37.739-04:00Your story is Beautiful. I always love reading a ...Your story is Beautiful. I always love reading a good romance.<br /><br />Wishing you many more happy years together.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159344554439875899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-27968677287719583812010-04-09T16:06:38.565-04:002010-04-09T16:06:38.565-04:00I love that you waited and your first KISS was wit...I love that you waited and your first KISS was with YOUR HUSBAND!!! That is so very precious. This is what we are teaching our girls. Thanks for a great story!!!!tammypAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-54872035191645523622010-04-09T10:45:00.097-04:002010-04-09T10:45:00.097-04:00Walking God's path is an exciting novel. I lov...Walking God's path is an exciting novel. I loved reading a Chapter of yours that were footsteps to the beauty we all see and read today. As Sarah's story inspires us so do these. Your blog is light that should not be hidden. You are brave to share as you do and I know with your tender heart it is probably even hard at times. I am glad you do it anyways in God's strength. There are seeds I need and pick up here. I will be blessed to meet you in the clouds one day, when our Lord Returns. Angelia in TXAngelia in TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-48181772176299650512010-04-09T10:42:14.183-04:002010-04-09T10:42:14.183-04:00All great love stories have a happy ending! Thank...All great love stories have a happy ending! Thanks for sharing yours with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-27496809290815588842010-04-09T10:33:56.554-04:002010-04-09T10:33:56.554-04:00The problem I had with your story was that every t...The problem I had with your story was that every time you wrote to be continued. I kept thinking "Monica, your killing me." <br /><br />I love your story.<br /><br />AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-68741272338268463072010-04-09T10:30:46.851-04:002010-04-09T10:30:46.851-04:00LOVED reading your story! Thanks for sharing!LOVED reading your story! Thanks for sharing!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-75465344397783261632010-04-09T09:25:31.068-04:002010-04-09T09:25:31.068-04:00Loved reading your story! Such a great testiment ...Loved reading your story! Such a great testiment to letting go and letting God be in control. Wishing you many, many more years of happiness!Wendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547001714523524390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-47843067692457293772010-04-09T09:04:24.308-04:002010-04-09T09:04:24.308-04:00Dearest Monica, you have told this story in a hear...Dearest Monica, you have told this story in a heartfelt and engaging way -- but it got harder for me to read as it went along. While we did not feel we should stand in the way of the path you and David so strongly felt God was leading you on, we were not as happy and brave at the idea of you moving so far from home to marry a man we barely knew. <br /><br />Of course, in the intervening years, we have grown to love and appreciate David. We are thankful you have a happy and full life together, for your lovely home, and especially for your three precious children! But we still hate every one of the 1,734 miles between our house and yours. <br /><br />With love, MomMomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-15616151443618033232010-04-09T08:16:34.237-04:002010-04-09T08:16:34.237-04:00Amen! to Katie's comment.
(and, I've been...Amen! to Katie's comment.<br /><br />(and, I've been thinking of something else I wanted to add...)<br /><br />And although you and I (we) don't endorse this site any longer... that doesn't mean we should be afraid to share of God's Sovereign hand (which was PERFECT at that exact time for our lives). I felt, you seemed apprehensive to share that part of the story.<br /><br />I would say be real... and honest with your convictions. Don't be ashamed to share the gospel... and yes! even the gospel can be shared through answering a question like this, that was posed. <br /><br />I know the association to this site is now disheartening... but it was the avenue that God used to unite the two of you. And that is something to grateful for. <br /><br />I always think - "what if?" What if I had never reopened my account back up? and on and on...Bevy @ Treasured Up and Ponderedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821971923515558110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-68921360649112656252010-04-09T08:16:34.238-04:002010-04-09T08:16:34.238-04:00Thanks for sharing this! Beautiful!Thanks for sharing this! Beautiful!Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-64735818007051187472010-04-09T08:06:00.512-04:002010-04-09T08:06:00.512-04:00"and, now I'm living out the answers to t..."and, now I'm living out the answers to those prayers".<br /><br />I would have to say the same thing - for myself. I have to remind myself of this statement whenever life gets hard as a wife and a mother. Especially as a mother. <br />I prayed (hard) for this, and now I'm living it out. So, with this I need to relax and let God perfect all that concerns me. ** Psalm 138:8 **<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this wonderful story.Bevy @ Treasured Up and Ponderedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821971923515558110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-27703972457416419182010-04-09T07:07:35.026-04:002010-04-09T07:07:35.026-04:00I loved reading it! thanks for sharing!I loved reading it! thanks for sharing!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976256840483823480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-25407398486760837852010-04-09T06:48:32.903-04:002010-04-09T06:48:32.903-04:00I was going to say "lovely ending to a lovely...I was going to say "lovely ending to a lovely story", but obviously the story hasn't ended so let me say this instead.."lovely beginning to a lovely life together"!! :-) <br /><br />I so enjoyed reading this, Monica. What a true testament of trusting in the Lord and following His will. I love how you said being in the center of God's will is the best place to be ~ Amen!! <br /><br />Also, regarding the bugs...I so would've done the same thing but not sure I would've been able to get much sleep ~ you brave woman!!<br /><br />I'm trying to understand why you mentioned a few days ago that this was a question you seriously try to avoid answering (of how you met)...you tell it with such grace!<br /><br />I think this story could help a lot of young ladies out there waiting for that special someone to share their life with, especially in regards to how to approach the matter...you could seriously write a book on the subject!! Thanks so much for sharing your experience with all of us.<br /><br />Colossians 4:6 ~ Great answer to a fun question!!~katie~https://www.blogger.com/profile/03098817313603747451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-39793210826776940792010-04-09T06:38:16.065-04:002010-04-09T06:38:16.065-04:00since i've been busy helping w/ taxes, time on...since i've been busy helping w/ taxes, time on the computer is limited. i have been reading your story, though, and it's so exciting to read this ending! your comment is so true about being in the center of God's will...we've been asked to move to ME with a church plant, and right now we're continuing to wait on Him to work out some of those details....housing, jobs, etc. :-)<br />blessings to you, monica!<br />~eunice b<br />rsmile2u @dejazzd .comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com