Dear Newlywed,
If I could tell you anything, it would be hold on, don't be afraid, embrace your life! Embrace your together. Because things are about to get even better than they are today. You're going to spend the best of your life looking into the face of this very man you joined with today. Today, you are filled with incredible joy and thanksgiving for this one God has made just for you. You can't imagine a thing will every go wrong...it will. You can't imagine every losing...you will. You can't imagine the joy that's coming...it will. And more than that you can't imagine loving this young man more than you do today...YOU WILL! This life is amazing, incredible, unexpected and FULL. And here you are, looking into the face of the one you will share it all with. This person knows you better than anyone else does or ever will. In the years to come, things may not go just as planned, because believe it or not, there's a better one, you just don't know it yet. In the years to come, you will get to know each other so fully and intimately that not even the greatest loss or deepest valley lacks sunshine. He will provide you with a rock to stand on, a safe place to fall, and heart to love, celebrate, mourn, and grow with. The seasons will come and go and change will accompany. You will celebrate several moves (Yes! You will move out of that small little perfect mill house yall just bought), countless holidays and events. You will welcome 4 beautiful children, God will so graciously give you both, and you will love each other through the loss of one and through all the ups and downs of life for the next 12 years. There's so much in between. You'll have fun reminiscing and celebrating the milestones, the highlights, but it will be in the in between time when yall become less separate and more together...more one. That's when I becomes "we". The times you will sit and chat about nothing, the days you will walk side by side just making life work, random acts of love you will do for one another, there will be times you just sit and enjoy the stillness together and that, that is when the work is done. That's when you become an "us". You are individual and you should always value that, but face each day with a joint effort, joint calendar, and a joint plan. You will face joys and triumphs, hurts and fears, accomplishments and ordinary days together. And without a doubt, when the world fails and there's no one else to be found, this man you're standing in front of church full of witnesses and saying "I do" to, he will be there. He will be there loving you, cheering for you, holding you and lifting you up along the way...and he can bet you will do the same! 12 years from now, you will be looking back with a full heart on the years past and forward to the amazing adventure still left to have! All of this seems like a lot to think about on your wedding day, but trust me! God has written an incredibly beautiful love story for the two of you, just follow His lead and embrace it. Enjoy the ride, count the years together and love one another hard. And each year look forward to the next. Each day look forward to tomorrow. Lean in and enjoy each and every minute! (and during the not so enjoyable ones, remember the ones that are! ;) ) Today is just the beginning!
Love,
Me
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