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Jacob and Rachel- Old Testament Love Story

After Jacob ran away from his brother Esau, he went to live with his mother’s family in Haran. While looking for his uncle Laban, Jacob met Rachel, Laban’s daughter. She was caring for her father’s sheep. Rachel took Jacob to Laban who gave Jacob a job and a place to stay.

Jacob negotiated with Laban to work for him for seven years. In return Laban would give his daughter Rachel to Jacob as his wife. The Bible says in Genesis 29:20, “And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.”

At the end of the seven years Laban offered his daughter’s hand in marriage. However, at the wedding Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah, the older sister. Because, he said, it was not right for the younger daughter to marry first. The Bible says that Jacob continued to work for Laban another seven years to be able to have Rachel as his wife.

Jacob originally consented to a seven-year contract to wed the girl he loved. Even after the deception, he continued to work another seven years for the hand of Rachel.

Wow…. Jacob worked for 14 years for Rachel, and I think waiting 1 year for Tom is a long time, but what really is a year? It’s a whole year to get to know him better! I do have to say I we know each other pretty well; he knows how my day is just by how I say “Hello”. When he asked me what’s wrong I never think he is saying that out of habit or because he has too, I truly know its because he really wants to know what wrong with me.

When we were in Agra we went to this little white temple looking building, a very pretty building, but Im not sure if it would be considered a temple or not. Anyways there were only a few people in the whole place and Tom took this picture of me leaning against the wall next to this really pretty picture of some flowers. Its probably one of my favorite pictures of me that was taken the whole time we were in India. I feel like I was genuinely looking at Tom, my smile was real not for show, and I was just so happy right then and there. I can even remember walking into the building and just looking at everything, with amazement in my eyes, thinking how beautiful this building was.

Tom loves to take picture as much as I do, and so in this building he was the main person taking picture pretty much. He took pictures of 2 burial sites of 2 people inside the building, the walls, the pretty ceiling, and pictures of me of course ;) … He captivates me with how kind he is, and how loving he is with me, how when he would take a picture it had to be right on, and always looked great…

Tom never makes me feel like Im not good enough for him, or Im not pretty enough for him, or smart enough for him, he loves me for me. He never took a picture of me and said it was not a good picture, no matter now much I didn’t like that specific picture, he always says positive things to me. The other day he told me I am good exactly how I am, he loves me for who I am not who anyone wants me to be.

I was in my car the other day driving on the express-way and I was think how much I love Tom, how much he means to me, and how grateful I am to have such a wonderful man in my life. I speak with him everyday, from the time I wake up till the time I go to bed he is on my mind. There are no decisions I make that I don’t first think how this will affect him or us, because he is my life, and its important that he is part of my daily life as much as Im part of his daily life.

I often feel as if God put Tom and I on this earth to do something more than just get up and go to work everyday, come home eat dinner, and go to bed. I can’t even imagine the great things Tom and I could do in The US, In India, In Malaysia, In China wherever we choose to go our options are endless. No matter what happens in Our lives we will be in it together and that’s the best feeling in the world!!!