“Marriage is like a song, where the Lord's sweet melody of love comes from two hearts joined as one, husband and wife.” (Author unknown)
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”
Corinthians 13:4-8
This year Elaine and I celebrate our 16th anniversary. Many years have gone by since we first met, many good times and many hard times, laughter and sorrow, and yet here we still stand. Together. Interconnected. One.
The first quote states the reason, the glue, that has kept us together all these years. The Lord’s sweet melody of love. If you know us, then you know our love of music, the sweetest of which comes from God. Its Jesus love for us and our love for Him that unites us, gives us the foundation that has helped us to weather storms and find joy in our moments together. The music that we make together finds its sound, its soul from our united faith in God.
The second quote is the commitment that we have tried to keep, since that day we vowed to always be one. We might not always have been able live up to it, life has a way of pushing you to its edges, yet it’s words have been what has brought us back together again and again and kept us going on, moving forward, growing deeper in love and friendship together.
And after all these years her smile is still inviting, her voice and its laughter still intoxicating. Her patience, compassion and support still overwhelms me. She has always and will always make me a better man because of her commitment to our love and life together.
Happy Anniversary Elaine, my wife, my love, my song. Our love makes beautiful music and I could never be without its sound.
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