Uhhh...2 years


Today is the two year anniversary of my marriage to Janet

Three years ago today I was a lonely bachelor. I had no prospects and was beginning to wonder if I would ever meet anyone. I doubted if God had someone for me, and I worried if He did she might recoil in horror upon finding out. Some like to glamorize their bachelor days, as though they were part of some great freedom now lost to married life. I am definitely not among those few - never was, even when I was a bachelor - but now being married I simply fail to understand how one could glorify loneliness.

Two years ago today, God changed all of that by joining me to my wife, Janet, in marriage. Little did I know three years ago that God had the most wonderful woman waiting just a few months in the future. It was February that I met Janet and in a quick 8 months we were married. I simply can't say enough about how much my wife has changed my life and how grateful I am for her. God does something amazing in marriage; a miracle in which, as He promises, two become one. My wife is such a part of me and my identity that I don't know how I could exist apart from her, and I know she feels the same.

I remember clearly our wedding ceremony, right before Janet walked down the aisle, singing Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee about 5 times louder than I should. I couldn't help it - I was incredibly nervous, but more than that I was simply joyful and couldn't praise God enough that He had given me such a wonderful wife. Now looking back, after two years of marriage, perhaps it was still not loud enough. There is simply no words or even hymn to express how thankful I am for my wife.

A year ago today I posted that Janet "is the most wonderful blessing that God has placed in my life - intelligent, loving, kind, a wonderful companion, fun to be around, and by far the most beautiful woman on earth." To that I must also add that she is getting even better. My wife has grown in God's grace a lot this year, and seeing your wife mature spiritually is the most wonderful thing for which a husband could ask.

Today is a day of thanks, a day to remember God's wonderful blessing in giving me such an amazing woman to be my wife. Soon, Janet will not only be a blessing to me, but also to our daughter. I am so excited to be a dad, and to work alongside my wife in raising the blessings that God gives us. God's work in my life is truly amazing, and I'm thankful for days like today when I can take a step back and look at all that He has done to bless me in such a short time. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!





(and lest any of you think that the title of this post isn't as sappy as the body - that title is an inside joke between me and my wife, and I know she'll laugh when she reads it)

Posted: Tue - October 11, 2005 at 08:08 AM | | | | | | |

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