One year ago today I got to marry the man of my dreams and it has been an incredible year! One year has taught me that marriage is hard and wonderful and eye opening. Sometimes in the middle of a fight (gasp, yes we fight sometimes) I think how is he so unselfish and how am i so selfish? How is he so Christlike and how did i get so lucky. One year has taught me what forgiveness and compromise and love looks like.
One year has taught me that The Lord really does use marriage to make us more Holy. I watch Garrett wake up at 6am on Sundays to play the drums for 3 services at our church and then a day of practice for the next week and then mid week play for 2 more services. I watch as he loves it and looks forward to it, even when he's sick or tired or didn't get much sleep and my love for him grows and my love for the Lord grows too. I listen as he talks about other ways he wants to serve in church on the days he isn't playing the drums and sometimes I think he's crazy but I learn from his servants heart. I am surprised how much i want to keep our home cozy and comfortable for him and even more surprised when I come home with grand plans to clean and cook a great dinner only to find that Garrett has done it all, taking care to do the chores I dislike the most.
One year has taught me that I want to be more servant hearted. One year has taught me that love is so much more than I realized it was. Love is forgiving and forgetting, Love is adventure, Love is choosing to love when times are hard and rejoicing in Love when times are easy. Love is Holy and cleansing and inspires you to be better, work harder, love is choosing to relax even when there's a lot to do and Love is looking out for the needs of another over those of yourself.
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