I am often asked about my signature and why I sign my name as I do. Here is a post I did regarding the subject several months ago. Have a wonderful weekend friends!
Mrs. Joseph Wood
Hello dear friends!
Today, I was thinking that perhaps there are some that do not know the story of how I decided on such a curious signature (Mrs. Joseph Wood). There may be some that think I do so as a sign of "Spirituality" or maybe to hide my true identity. There are some that have questioned if I have lost my "self" and do not know who I am. Oh! Dear friend, it is none of these things! Let me share with you why I really sign my name as Mrs. Joseph Wood; may this testimony be a blessing to you.
It was the fall of 1999, I had a sweet friend that moved to Michigan (Christine) who would take time to write to me almost every day and share what the Lord was doing in her heart and home. I enjoyed those precious chats. We had serious talks through email, educational chats- spurring each other on in well doing and simply fun chats as we grew together in His grace. One thing we use to do often was sign our letters with different signatures that represented the "mood" of the day. For example, one day I might sign my name as: A Handmaiden Hiding in Him. Another day I might sign as: A Thankful Servant and so forth. Well, one day I was finishing up a letter to Christine as my Joe walked into the room and read my note to her over my shoulder. In a teasing jester I signed my name as: Mrs. Joseph Wood. My Joe's face just lit up! He then began to tell me how he use to love seeing his Momma get mail. He shared how he remembered seeing her with magazines that would always read: Mrs. Bernard Wood. Even as a young boy he was blessed by his mothers devotion and love for his daddy and that she would want to use his daddy's name in correspondence. "Oh how happy I am that you would want to use my name." were Joe's words to me. I will never forget his joy. The way he hugged me and the smile that remained on his face for such a long time. All because of my signature? Lord, could such a small act really mean so much? At that moment, I decided that I would forever change my signature. In honor of my Joe I have been Mrs. Joseph Wood ever since that day. At times, I start to feel nervous and worry about what people must think however, the Father graciously reminds me that it is not for me to worry about. I should only concern myself with what He thinks. And somehow, in some way, the Lord sees my heart desire to bless my Joe and is blessed by it as well.
So there you have it friend, that is how my signature forever became Mrs. Joseph Wood. May you be blessed as you too desire to please your husband!
With much love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood
Your blog is beautiful. LOVE the photo at the top. Thank you so much for sharing your heart so openly on here. You are a blessing <3
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Thank you for this explanation - I did think you were trying to hide your "identity" on the web - but I LOVE this explanation- fascinating! I'm gonna have to try this on my husband and see if it effects him the same way...very curious!
ReplyDelete:-) I would love to hear... you just never know what little gestures we can do that would mean so much to our men.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful and loving story. I guess the saying "It's the little things that count" is completely true here. How I loved reading it so. I will definitely have to test it out. Thanks again!!!
ReplyDeleteHow very sweet! I knew your birth name because we share a mutual friend, Tandy Sue. Thank you so very much for sharing the story behind your signature! I am currently in a ladies bible study about marriage and understanding our husbands so I am going to give this try and see what my Chris thinks! Once again thank you very much for sharing....
ReplyDeleteThis was such a blessing to me! Thank you for sharing the story of how your name came to be. I do not have a husband, but I think I would want to do the same thing to show honor. Again, thank you for this testimony!
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