My Love Story

When the Lord brought you into my life, I knew for certain that one day, He would allow me the blessing of calling you my husband. What I did not know, though, was all of the incredibly beautiful and challenging years we had waiting for us ahead. The Lord warms our hearts with promises, but He doesn’t give us the details of how we will get to them. He told me that I needed to learn three very important things, before I could stand here with you today. The first of which is Proverbs 14:1- “The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.” The second, Proverbs 31:11 - “Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life.” And, the third, 1 John 4:18 - “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear." All this time, He has been preparing me to become the wife that you deserve. And there is no one else I’d rather struggle, and overcome with, than you.

Ezekiel 36:26 says, “I will give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you. I will remove your heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh.” Over the last six years, we have watched the transformation of each other’s hearts, grow and develop, through the difficulties, and all of the blessings, and I am undone by the Lord’s goodness.

So, today, in front of God, our family, and our friends, I promise to devote myself to you, forsaking all others. I promise to nurture your zest for life, endlessly- with encouragement and intentionality. I promise to never get used to you, and to always remember there is more to learn about you. While I cannot complete you, I promise to forever point you to the only one who can, and to always do my best to love you with the same love that He does. I vow to always be humbled and grateful, that I get a front row seat in sharing the incredible man that you are. I promise to hold your hand through sickness and in health, richer and poorer, and I promise you will never have to go through anything alone. I promise to always be growing and learning, chipping away at my faults, and the things that hold me back. I promise to put your dreams in front of us, and chase them with you, and I promise to always pursue reconciliation when the days are hard. I promise to become one with you, leaving myself in the past, and embracing my new self as your wife. And I promise to do all of these things until Christ returns, or the Lord calls me home.

My Vows