An Anniversary Card

Rebekah and I will celebrate our second anniversary on Monday. This is the card my sister sent us...

I won't argue. We love each other; get over it.

Kevin and Jill vs. Jim and Pam

No offense to the folks who thought this up; it's incredibly creative. Personally though, I thought it was really lame.

Then I watched this rendition and I cried.

First Date

This morning I found the message I sent to my wife before working out the details to our first date. I was so excited when she gave me her phone number...

Of course the profile pictures were different and her name was not Rebekah Drahosh...

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10 Reasons Why I Love My Wife

1. She was a cute little girl... and we will have cute little girls.
2. She is real.
3. She likes Frank Sinatra's music.
4. She always tells me how much she loves me... even in a text message.
5. She always encourages me.
6. She is beautiful.
7. She like to snuggle and cuddle and hug.
8. She always wants to spend time with me.
9. Her sins have been atoned for by the precious blood of Jesus, she has been justified by God-given faith, and she has been granted the right to be called a child of God.
10. Christ, not me, is her treasure.

The First Year of Marriage: Nine Month Update

Today marks nine months of marriage to my beautiful bride, Rebekah Sue.

In the days leading up to our union, well-wishers doled out advice: "The first year is really tough. Don't be discouraged; it will get better."

As I reflected on these words this morning, I nearly felt guilty. The reason people gave that warning was because their first year of marriage was tough. And yet I would venture to say that the first nine months of my marriage to Rebekah has been void of toughness. I can attribute this to nothing other than the grace of God and His Spirit making Rebekah aware of my needs before her own and making me aware of Rebekah's needs before my own.

The past nine months have been the best of my life; God has made Rebekah a catalyst in my sanctification to the praise of His glorious grace. And I hope the reciprocal is true as well.