MY BODY BEGINGS TO SHAKE I’m silent as she holds me. Then the strangest thing begins to happen. I feel the room begin to shake. We have never had an earthquake in this section of the country before. Then I realize that it is not the house that is shaking. My body is shaking and I am sobbing. After a few minutes, I begin to regain some control. “I’m sorry,” I say. “If I need proof of God’s love for me, I only have to recognize that God has given me you.” “About 85% of the time I feel the same way,” she says. At first I feel my insecurity rise up. Then I feel my wife’s body shake as … Continue reading
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