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Ashley Willis

To My Future Daughter-in-Law…

Last updated on: January 16, 2018 at 8:31 am   by Ashley Willis

To My Future Daughter-in-Law… 2018-01-16T08:31:43-04:00 Ashley Willis

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Dear Future Daughter-in-Law,

Wherever you are in the world, I want you to know that I can’t wait to meet you, and you are already loved by our family.
From the moment our son was born, we not only prayed for him, but we prayed specifically for you.  We know that God has amazing plans in store for both of you someday.  As we all patiently wait for that glorious day you two walk down the aisle, your father-in-law and I want you to know a few things:

1. We support you in your autonomy as a couple.

To put this plainly, I want to resist being “all up in your business”.  When you two marry, you become your own family.  Your father-in-law and I want to support you two wholeheartedly in any way we can, but we also want to respect your privacy and have healthy boundaries in place.  I promise we will call before we come over and try to only offer advice when you ask for it.

Genesis 2:24 (NLT)

This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

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