No Guts, No Glory! - sassysoutherngal's posterous

26th August 2012

No Guts, No Glory!

In what sometimes seems like a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I met Jonathan Mast.? I had returned to my beloved University of Arkansas to work on my master's degree and returned to University Baptist Church (UBC). I? knew Jesus before UBC, but I fell in love with Jesus at UBC. ?I was offered the opportunity to assist with the college women's ministry and was happy to be able to be a part.? We had a good core group of students, and we spent a lot of time together outside of church. One of our favorite things to do was to go to people's houses or apartments and play games to all hours of the night.? Specifically, we played Nertz and it got pretty competitive.?The term "no guts, no glory" ?became a common line during bidding and the rounds.? Jonathan and I quickly became good friends and he wanted to date a Christian girl. Since I had worked for three years out of college, I was a little older than he was and tried to "fix him up" with some of the freshman Christian babes.? None of them worked out for one reason or another.?Jonathan and I both spent a lot of time at the home of Scott and?Becky Bull.? We both babysat for them. They taught college classes in our ministry and opened their home for card games, dinners, pool parties, and more. Pretty much, their home was an open and revolving door for us.? Being sort of the leaders of the group, Jonathan I would frequently hang out later than the others. Unbeknownst to me, Becky was lobbying Jonathan on the side that he should ask me out.? In fact, she tried to foster the relationship. She and Scott would go to bed and say - "Set the alarm when you leave." We'd watch television or movies and eat their food for a few hours and go. I think Becky had about given up on Jonathan. Finally, one August night he told me he was going to follow me home?to be sure I made it safely. I thought this was odd because he'd never done that before.? I parked in my spot by my house and saw that Jonathan, in his banana-mobile (he had this horrid yellow car that drove sideways down the road), had pulled in as well.? I got out and reached toward the back to get the dishes in my car when all of sudden Jonathan appeared.? He grabbed me and kissed me and said "No guts, no glory."? He jumped back in his card and took off.? There I stood.

Well, from there life has been an adventure.?We were married 23 years ago today at University Baptist Church with my pastor, H. D. McCarty and Jonathan's dad officiating.? Some of our favorite people sang. I'm all about the music at a wedding. Our best friends and closest family members were there and most of my favorite people on planet earth were with us for the Worship Celebration uniting Jawanda Barnett and Jonathan Mast in marriage.? Jonathan told me a few months ago that we had had for better and worse, in sickness and health and the poorer but he didn't know if we would get the richer. We've had some undesirable things happen to each of us and both of us. We've also been blessed. We have?great?family and friends.? We have a beautiful daughter.?We get to travel some. We get to go to Razorback games.?We've been a part of helping to build some organizations. We've been a part of young people's lives through 4-H, church and Down syndrome outreach.??Even with all the issues our country faces, we have the great privilege and responsibility of living in the United States of America.? We've had good jobs and churches. We've had good mentors and role models. We are told our house feels like a home. That's the way we want it. We have put our faith in God and we are reminded that we are blessed far beyond what we deserve.

I love the movie "Up". Hence, Jonathan's card this year.? It makes me sad.? In the movie, he loves her so much and his life is incomplete without her. He devoted his life to her. That is the same reason I love the movie and it makes me happy.??I think they have a true love.? And I think that Jonathan and I have that same kind of true love.?

Jonathan, I would say we have had plenty of riches.?? Happy anniversary!?

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