On May 22, 2016 my husband and I celebrated ten years of marriage.  This is reason to celebrate!!  We have not made it this far without a lot of hard work, but there have been so many blessings along the way.  This is a poem/song I wrote for him the day before our anniversary.

Ten years ago tomorrow

I pledged my love and devotion

To you my love, my gift from God

As we stood beside the ocean.

I pledged never to leave or wander

From you

I believe the word I used

Was squander - you.

And in my young 22 years

I knew

I meant it true.

Since then I have squandered

Many moments meant for glory

Tiny portions of our story

I have been less than all I promised

And then sometimes more

And less again

But these pieces that we've woven

Some rough some smooth

Have proven

To be the very fabric 

Of this life our God has given.

Through prayers He has bestowed

A gift on us His chosen

Call it blessing call it curse 

Whatever it is we know to be work

And joy and peace and fullness

And pain and freedom and life

It has been nothing wasted

Nothing lost

Nothing, nothing, nothing but the most abundant ten years of my 32.

Today I pledge to you again

My husband, love and closest friend,

To never squander all we have

The ups the downs the ebbs and flows.

I pray we take the tapestry 

we have begun

And keep on going until our days here on Earth are done.

Jesus help us love you

And each other more fully

And bless the marriage you created

So we may bless our family.

As we’re going along

Sometimes it seems we’re 

Stumbling more than striding

But looking back we realize

It's more like we were flying.