To Barry…
the love of my life, my soul mate, and my best friend
As we are about to embark on our eleventh year of matrimony,
we may have decided not to do a renewal ceremony,
but in honor of our tenth wedding anniversary
I’d like to tell you why the vows we made mean mean so much to me
and express my appreciation for all the ways you’ve fulfilled every promise you made to me that day.
I take you in sickness because you’ve doctored me through some of my darkest times.
I take you for poorer because you make my life richer than I ever imagined.
I take you for worse because you always make things better.
I take you in bad times because they have only made what we have better than before.
I take you to love, honor, and cherish until the day I die
because my life would be purposeless with you missing from it.
You have taught me the importance of working together as a team.
You’ve brought me to the realization that I don’t know it all.
You have made me feel safe, valued, and whole.
You’ve shown me what courage, strength, and integrity are.
You have stood by me at my worst and you’ve supported me in my dreams.
You’ve encouraged my ambitions and coached me through my weaknesses and insecurities.
You have been there to hold me up when the ground beneath me was shaky
and you’ve protected me when I felt the walls were closing in.
You’ve pulled me further when I was ready to give up
and you’ve prayed me back on course when my path became a winding one.
You’ve apologized when I was wrong,
yet you never complained when I was too proud or stubborn to say “I’m sorry.”
You’ve been my God-sent source of strength for nearly half of my life
and for all the things you’ve given me, I could never put into words how much they mean
– the little things, the ones I can’t touch or taste or see –
the ones that sometimes slip by unnoticed; the ones that often get forgotten by my mind,
but the impact of which could never be erased from my heart.
If ever there was one person made for another, that was you for me.
My soul cries when I think of you, overwhelmed by the way you’ve made such a lasting imprint
– one that has and will continue to stand the test of time.
Our love is one that cannot be explained, only shared.
Thank you… for being my rock for nearly half of my life;
for supporting me and encouraging me,
pressing me to hold on to dreams I thought I could never fully chase.
Thank you for becoming the man you are, and for making me the woman I am.
You’ve given me more than you’ll ever know in the ten years since we said our “I do’s”
and I look forward to the next ten years as your wife.
I love you more than words can say, but I’ll spend a lifetime finding ways to show you.
Awwwww, Happy Anniversary you guys. The love between you two is so clear. Congratulations again and here’s to many, many more :)
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I know I’m several weeks late..but Happy Anniversary! Ten years is a long time to be married, and even though I’ve only been in it for three I can see how difficult it is. We’ve faced issues that were never present in the ten years we were together prior to being married, and I know that it can only be attributed to the fact that when you are trying to live your life according to the will of God, your marriage included, satan DOES NOT want to see you succeed and he will attack from every possible angle. What a blessing it is to see that you guys have reached this milestone and are STILL in love with each other. You guys are definitely a testimony, and I look forward to celebrating the same. What God has brought together….you know the rest!