Everytime I say I've been married 23 years….I feel really old. Mainly because I turned 23 less than a month after we got married. So double that dude and you get the big 4 6 !!! Wow! That seems old!
This girl, was young.
To say I had no idea what 23 years would be like with Mr. Kissing in the prayer garden guy…is an understatement.
I mean, really. I married a policeman who left the armpit of crime fighting jobs to attend seminary. I moved place to place dragging along our 3 babies for ministry life. And now, here I sit in some town in Indiana (that is far far from home) married to an IT dude. Huh?
How did all of that happen in 23 years?
The coolest thing happened today. The sermon was a kick-off into to a series based on the family. The pastor's first stop? Marriage. As soon as he started preaching, I felt something really special in my heart for my own marriage. It hasn't been easy to live as one for the last 23 years. There have been rough times and crummy moments that I know both of us wish we could change. Maybe those experiences are what glues us together. Both of us are pretty stubborn. But more than that…..we see our marriage much like the pastor spoke today.
We have a HIGH VIEW of marriage.
Proverbs 18:22 "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord."
Our marriage is HERE TO STAY.
Our marriage is PERMANENT.
And WE PROMISE to deny ourselves (this can be hard sometimes) and love one another because that's what we vowed to do until death do us part.
Gracious Lord,
My marriage wouldn't mean a thing without you. Thank you for the covenant love that I have with my husband. I'm forever grateful that YOUR guiding hand led me to the man who loves me just like I am, so long ago.
Amen
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