"I had no idea it would be this hard--
To serve you, especially when I don't feel like it
To say, 'I'm sorry', when I think you should say it first
To appreciate our differences when they seem to be pulling us apart
To work through a conflict day after day after day..until we find a solution
To tell you what I need, when I think it should be obvious
To care for you, encourage and support you, when I am busy, tired and empty
I had no idea it would be this hard, but I always hoped it would be this good--
To have actually found someone that I feel totally safe with
To tackle a problem and emerge on the other side--closer than before
To laugh with you, dream with you, enjoy you
To be thankful for our oneness, yet value our individuality
To walk with Christ...together, and marvel at how he works in us
To be there for you as you are for me...in everything
I had no idea it would be this hard, but I always hoped it would be this good...
To spend my life with you."
--May 1998
Juanita
Eucharisteo, gratitude, blessed, content, privileged, deepest thanksgiving. All words to describe how I feel on this "moment" of a day. Twenty years is a long time and yet how those days and months quickly add up to years is still something of a surprise. And so here we are...my husband and I celebrating twenty years of oneness, of a love that blossomed from those early years of learning how to love, to something deep and strong and rich and beautiful.
Juanita
2 comments:
Twenty years! What a beautiful thing to celebrate :) Praying many blessings on you both, and so grateful for the example you've set of faithful devotion to each other.
My dear wife. Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. Hard but really, really good!!! We have something so special! An awesome gift from God. Thank you for all your love, patience and service in making our marriage the best it can be.
I love you!! Brian
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