Six years ago at this moment, my mom and several of my dear friends were helping me put the finishing touches on my make up, make sure each little hair was in place, and tie the bow on the back of my wedding gown just perfectly. My dad was pacing and getting ready to tear up as he saw his daughter, the bride, for the first time. Most importantly, I was just a few minutes away from walking down the aisle and standing face to face with the man who I had longed for, prayed for, waited for, and trusted that God would bring into my life for so many years.
To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part...
Looking back, we've chuckled at how quickly those words rolled out of our mouths eagerly waiting to become Mr. and Mrs. and get on with you know...our HONEYMOON!
Well, in six short years we've had "better." We've had "worse!" We've had "richer." We've had "poorer." We've had "sickness," and we've had "health."
I can sit here this morning with such a heart of gratitude. God has been so faithful, and for that I am thankful.
He was faithful when a single man and a single woman in their twenties (then thirties) were walking, trusting, longing, hoping for that one to share the journey with. He has been faithful when two very different people began to walk the road of covenanting together and discovering the reality of their own brokeness. He has been faithful and beyond extravagant to bring two amazing little humans into being and into our family.
He has been faithful in our faithlessness and in our efforts to trust Him. He has been faithful in our fearfulness and in our exhilirating moments. He's been faithful in unrelenting sickness and vulnerability. He's been faithful in showing up and lighting up our darkness. He's been faithful in bringing the "better" that we could never have imagined, and for this and so much more I am thankful.
To Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine...
Thank you Lord, for a man who loves you with such a reckless abandonment. Thank you for a man who chose to fight for a heart that was so difficult to get to - shrouded in fears and insecurities. He's a warrior. He's my hero. Thank you Lord, for a man who loves me the way you do, who allows me to taste of glimpse of your love for me. A man who didn't just pursue my heart to win it, but makes it his aim to pursue my heart continually. You give good gifts!
To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part...
I LOVE YOU TYSON!!
