20 and Counting!

My hands are not the same. When I look down at the finger he placed the ring upon, I hardly recognize it. Time changes things and rings. The ring itself is bigger; we upgraded the diamond a few years back. His hands too, are etched with time, the broadness, the roughness, but not the grip. His grip is calloused with strength but tender is his touch when he takes my hand in his. I know he will always hold my hand, just as he holds my heart. Twenty years ago this week we vowed to be together forever. (I’m holding him to it.)

To glance at a photo of our wedding day, is almost like a dream. The white satin and lace, the eager grins, and the innocent unknowingness of the moment captured on film for a lifetime. Someone else was in that picture, not us. Truly, we are different people on so many levels. Praise God for that!! We (Dale and I) have always had a “someday”. Like, someday we will have a house of our own. Or, someday we will have children. Our “somedays” have changed dramatically over the years, but we always have them. Sometimes we failed miserably, but God never failed us. God promises He makes all things new. He took us, dirty, broken sinners and made us new!

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Rev. 21:5

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2Cor.5:17

Time is a strange commodity. We cannot produce it ourselves. We seem to always want to speed it up or slow it down. When we were first planning our lives together it was as if nothing could happen fast enough! For example, our (ahem) wedding night, our first car, first house, first baby etc. Now, with a teenager down to a toddler, we much prefer time to just stand still for a while. It’s been quite a ride! It all really does just fly by. I can’t believe I could maybe, possibly be, do I dare utter it, a grandma in just a few short years!? Okay, that’s a little far-fetched, but she is 15!!!!

This marriage journey we are on is filled with peaks and valleys. I can’t say I’d do it all exactly the same, but given the outcome so far, I’m glad God brought us here together, regardless of past or future mistakes. We are on to our next “someday” honey! So hang on for the ride! Here’s to us, and another 20 years! (At least 20!) Blessings.