He gave me a Marriage

" All I wanted was a man that loved God and a home of my own", I cried.

A place to be safe, to learn who I am.
A place to belong and to grow and help another the same.

A mission to gain through mutual growth and sacrifice. 

Now seeing 28 years to the day I said yes that God heard me.

God answered my call.

For two weeks later set to wed a man who had asked the same of Him.

He said "all I want is a wife, a woman to love, a place to be safe, a woman to belong.

One who would accept me and mutually grow into life for all of our years".

He married us only a month into our meeting. 

Although this man saw me a thousand pews aside. 

Watching weekly for a chance to say hello.

It was God who set time into HIS plan.

Now some 28 years later we roll over asleep and clasp each others hand.

Our toes touch under the covers and night by night 365 times 28.

We raise two wonderful children not bone of our bone.
They have grown under our hearts. 

"A Man that Loved God not a religious man" was my plea.

With mercy my dear precious Lord heard and supplied this for me.

Religion has stumbled us throughout the years here and there.

Those zealous new years when emotion was high and passion ran wild.

Mellowed us into friendship with our God and each other.

He loves God just like I had asked for.

I tried to belong in so many a congregation, yet I always did, to our Lord and our God.

This man who loved God was so patient and pulled me into "being".
Setting the generational familial and religious "doing" aside.

He freed me in so many ways.
Yet I have drawn him like honey to friendship
a vibrant place to live and abide.

Now many a year later, battles struggles trials aside.

I am  treasured as his ageless bride.

He is still handsome, I have always love that sparkle when he looks into my eyes.

Reflecting to me how perhaps God sees me through my darlings eyes.

A wonderful Anniversary to you my Beloved Husband and Friend.