Twenty-One Years

Tonight marks the completion of the first twenty-one years of my marriage to Margo; tomorrow we will celebrate our anniversary and begin another year of adventure together. It's been an incredible experience, and I am so grateful that God has blessed me with such a great woman.

There have been times along the way when it was really, really hard. God brought together two stubborn, opinionated people with strong personalities because he wanted us to grind against each other and file off the rough edges. He wanted us to learn about our own shortcomings by seeing his grace reflected in each other's strengths. He wanted to stretch us and make us something better together than either of us was apart.

And there have been so many times when it's been just incredible. We share so much in common, and have had so much fun together. I totally understand what God was saying to Adam when he talked about creating woman to complete him. I marvel at the gifts God has given Margo and how she accomplishes things I could never do. She has blessed me with her creativity, her discipline, her compassion, her organizational skills, her passion for worship and music, her fierce love for our children, and her sincere desire to bless the people around her.

I have no idea what the future holds; I'm just glad that the Lord has it all under control. And I'm so very grateful for twenty-one years of learning, memories, laughter, and love.