You are a
poet. An inventor. A peace giver. A laughter maker. A comic.
A stalwart. An adventurer. A dreamer.
You have made life
together happier than I imagined possible.
In seasons, you have made me happier, sadder, angrier, more passionate,
more joyful, more peaceful, than I’ve ever been before! This is the beauty of marriage. To have a partner who pushes with you through
the sad, angry times, in order to gain more years together of passion, joy, and
peace.
“Difficulties come
and go, but so happy we can work through any thing. I am glad we can compliment each other’s
strength and weaknesses, and become better for it. Thanks for putting up with me during the
difficult times… Because it is through them we become stronger.”
This is what you
wrote in your anniversary card to me. My
poet. It was your way with written words
I first fell in love with, and it wasn’t long before I loved the man behind the
words.
Today, for our
anniversary, Jesus gave us a beautiful gift.
On the way to work the sunrise was like one I had never seen
before. The sky was a pale blue, and the
sun could not yet be seen, but was just below the horizon. It was sending out four thick rays of light
that were pink and purple and yellow and orange; distinct, individual, wide
rays like you would only imagine seeing in someone’s imagination. There were dark bluish purple clouds low and
thick on the horizon, that looked like mountains in the distance. On top of them, the light was a bright golden
pink, like sun spilling over the mountain tops.
I just wanted to pull my car to the shoulder of the highway and soak it
in. In the few minutes I drove past it,
the colors lost their definition, and slowly blended into hazy warmth.
Beta gave us an
anniversary gift too. Today I felt our
child moving inside for the first time.
Soon, in the quick breath of time between our ninth and tenth year, we will
deliver into the world the firstborn of our new family.
Nine years ago you
read your vows to me from your hand held palm pilot. Nine years ago my brother in law yanked the
rope on a giant bell while shooting photos of us laughing our way down the
aisle together. Nine years ago we took a
limousine ride in the rain to a little cabin where we spent our first few days
together as husband and wife.
Nine years ago I made one of the best decisions of my
life.
I am so grateful to the Lord for helping us find each other. For helping us stay together. For another year in a lifetime of loving each other and serving His kingdom together.
