Stressed                    Blessed

Separate                   Together

Bad                             Good

Hard                           Easy

Sad                             Happy

Wanting to run       Willing to stay

Doing it our way     Doing it God’s way

Do you see the pattern? 

Yes, our marriage has seen all of the above but today I am thankful for Andy.

With God’s help and by His grace we have been married 21 years today.

Not a pie in the sky relationship but a down to earth, God given one.

Not always an easy road but a challenging work in progress.

Not a do it yourself but a leaning on God relationship.

So, I want to thank God for Andy and his unconditional love, his acceptance of me no matter what, his constant hard work and provision through the many skills God has blessed him with.  Here are some verse that are special to us.

1 Corinthians 13   New Living Translation (NLT)      Love Is the Greatest

⁴ Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud ⁵ or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. ⁶ It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. ⁷ Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

¹³ Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.

I love you Andy and I thank God for you!