promises

for the last few hours I have been reading the letters and cards sent between me and my husband while we spent months apart before we got married. The first time I did this a few months ago---it made me furious--so angry I wanted to smack him with a frying pan and spit in his face--not that I would--but it sure sounded like a good "movie" type of way to get out aggression. But today is made me sad.  Heartbroken and sad.  Lost dreams.  This is what I was promised---this is the love I was promised---this was the man I married.

(I have my letters back--and my own set of broken promises---maybe I'll wade through those after breakfast.)

Promises and Prayers: 

I love you.

I want to get married.

My prayer is that we always have the love that trusts, perseveres, and never fails.

I am so grateful for you.

I love you with a love that transcends anything that could happen to you or by you.

I dream about our lives together.

I will build my world around you and make my decisions with you in mind. 

The best is yet to come.

I trust you with everything I have.

I pray for the capacity to love and serve her the way that Christ loved and served the church.

If we ever stop making You our no. 1 focus, then stop us and bring us back to You. 







How I See You:

You are real, personal, affectionate, deep, and thoughtful.

You are never boring.

You are patient.

You will always be the best thing that ever happened to me (besides Jesus).

You are so beautiful in my eyes.

You are sweet.

God paired me with someone with so many awesome traits: forgiving, patient, loving, fun, cute, intelligent, creative, impulsive, and most importantly spiritual.

I believe God designed you with genuine beauty, character, and creativity.

I have so much faith in you and what God is going to accomplish through you.

I know your faith and strong-will will carry us through times that I would normally fall apart.

I thank God for matching me with the MOST creative, intelligent, loving, faithful, trusting, caring, beautiful, talented, hard-working, patient, and real girl that I could have.

What amazes me the most about you, more than anything else, is your perseverance and unwillingness to settle for one ounce less than what God has for you.

You love me.

You are a good wife.

I think you are cute and fun to be around.

My wife, the object of my affection, a sweet person, a thoughtful girl, a beautiful woman.  You are special and unique.