Dreams for Love

After hearing Dr. Prince Parker announce that he and his lovely wife are celebrating their 35th anniversary tomorrow (and that not once in those years have they raised their voices with each other) and then reading Mr. Smith by Eric and Leslie Ludy, I must say that I am even more inspired to continue pursue God's best in my marriage. I never want it to be mediocre or "good enough"; I want to be able to say when my race ends that I gave my God and my husband the absolute best. There are too many married couples in the world that are one in name but not in heart, or those who are simply "making it work" or "getting by", or even those who are about to throw it all away.

You may laugh and tell me I'm fired up only because I'm newly married and I'll get over it. And I'm here to tell you that I WON'T. I may not be experienced in matters of marriage, but my heart has been lit on fire by God's dreams for my life and I will do everything in my ability to see those come to pass.

I never want my marriage to be stagnant, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, routine, rehearsed, same old same old--I want us to be able to constantly be growing together, discovering and learning together, finding new and beautiful things about romance and love. I want to wake up more in love with my husband every single day. I want us to go deeper in God together. I want us to be able to tell our kids we've never raised our voices at each other and continue to live that out in front of them. I want to be an example, to show that marriage is not the end of the fun or the romance. I want people to want the kind of marriage I have. I want people to know that it's worth it to wait for the one God created just for you, and also that it's worth it to persevere through the hard times. And most of all, I want God's absolute best in my marriage and I don't care how much I have to humble myself or change to have that.

I'm definitely not one to be giving wisdom when it comes to marital matters, so please don't think I'm trying to do that. I've only just begun and I know I have a LOT of learning, growing, and experiencing to do. I just know the raw, desperate desires God has placed on my soul and wanted to share them. And there are so many more than even that, but I just had to get some of those out there. You may think I'm mushy or a hopeless romantic, but there's nothing wrong with being mushy about my love and romance is CERTAINLY not hopeless. I just intend to have more fun and life in my marriage than a lot of people do. I do NOT want to miss out on the stuff Eric and Leslie write about!

And lastly, to my love: this is you and me, baby. and I want us to be able to have such an amazing marriage and beautiful romance. I want so much more than just the status quo. I already believe that fairytales can be real life too, so that includes a happily ever after, which I only want with you. I promise to do my very best to always be looking for new things to bring to our story and to show you my love. I want to do more than just "make it" for the next 60 or how-ever-many-years we have left on this earth, I want us to have an enjoyable marriage, full of life and laughter, and being best friends with each other. I know we have people cheering us on and telling us we can do this thing, so I'm right next to you, holding your hand, and I'm ready to run the whole way with you. I love you, sweetheart.