My 13-year-old daughter recently posted something on her Instagram that I wanted to share. I was blown away by her words. I fixed the spelling but left the punctuation as is.
“You know the perfect fairytale has a prince and a princess, and in the tale, the princess is in danger and the prince comes to rescue her? Well let me tell you one of those fairytales right now.
It’s about a prince, a noble, kind, and truthful prince who loved his princess very much, but his princess was in danger, she was in danger of herself, she was broken.
The prince made it his mission to help her, for even though he loved her, he could not be with her if her shattered parts were never mended.
He sacrificed everything to be with her, fixed her with the power of his blood, and he took her and told her to trust him, he loved her with all of his heart, and he promised her that one day, she would be his bride, and they would live happily ever after in his 
perfect kingdom. The End.”
Sappy teenaged-girl story? Or a truth for the ages?
He loves us. Oh, how He loves us.
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Love this truth! This is the one fairytale that does come true! Grateful for His relentless grace!
Me, too! He loves us in our brokenness, but too much to let us stay that way. Thanks, Cristi.
Wow, Steph – are you sure she’s only 13? Thanks be to God for what is going on in her tender heart – and for the way He has used her parents to guide her in these truths!! xx, andrea
Thank you! She does tend to think in metaphors 😊 To God be the glory.
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