Six years ago, on September 4 2004, I married the man of my dreams. In the years leading up to marrying the man of my dreams, I made many mistakes and wrong choices. I lived quite a few years in total rebellion to God and my parents. A lot of the choices I made in those years hurt many people. My family, my friends. People who loved me. I was running. I was confused. I was selfish. I was lost. I was wrong. The good news is..."our God is the God of second chances"*. And what a second chance He has given me. Not only did I receive the desire of my heart, but our marriage has been blessed beyond measure. We have three beautiful children. That right there is enough! But no, God continues to bless us. He is so faithful. If it weren't for Him, I really have no idea where I would be right now. Even when I didn't think He was there, when I thought I had shut Him out and hidden myself from Him, he was protecting me. He was shielding me as well as allowing certain things to happen that would help me grow and help me come running right back to His arms. Is my life perfect now? Absolutely not. But I have a godly man beside me, there through thick and thin, sickness and health, for better or for worse. And together we have the God of the UNIVERSE on our side. Together we run to Him. Together we praise Him. Together we live for Him.
Speaking of God's blessings, on our anniversary we received an unexpected gift in the mail. We decided to use it to invest in our marriage with a night out and some much-needed ALONE time! :) We went to Granite City (amazing!) and had appetizer, dinner AND dessert!! It was the first time either of us have had fondue! We had a wonderful time together.To my amazing man: I love you, Babe. I can't imagine life without you. I'm sorry for the times I'm stubborn and full of myself. I am so thankful for you. You truly are the desire of my heart. You are a wonderful father to our children. You are the husband I never could have imagined.
To my Abba: Thank you. Thank you for your mercy. For your forgiveness. For giving me a second chance. Thank you for your eternal patience with me and my pride. Thank you for showing me what it means to fully be in love...with a man, and with my Father, my Rock, my Captain.
* Borrowed from Veggie Tales "Jonah".
3 comments:
Beautiful post, Keri. Congrats on 6 years! I am so sorry tho - I spaced it. I'm blaming it on the heat & humidity addling my brain! Love you all.
Aunt Pam stop it! We know you love us and we love you, too! :)
Baby, thank you so much for this post! I can't believe how fast six years has been. But when I think about all the awesome memories it feels like more than six years. I love laughing with you, your the best wife and mother. Everything you do, you do it with all your heart, loving us, off the chart dinners, loving little children halfway around the world with no parents. I'm so proud of you and they way you've been a mother and leader with FCI. I love you so much!!!
Post a Comment