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The Best Day (Happy 16 Years Cindy!)

Jul 24

metalman777Life, family anniversary, marriage 1 Comment

Sixteen years ago today was one of the best days of my life.  I got married.

I was but twenty years old, Cindy eighteen.  We were a young couple in love, bound and determined to make our relationship work.  Too young to know what we were signing up for, truthfully.

I remember our wedding day…the giddy anticipation of it all -  waking up early, helping decorate the reception hall, bumbling around most of the day quite useless.  Finally the moment arrived.  There was my bride walking down the aisle.  My breath still catches when I think about it!   With two blinks of an eye, the ceremony was over and we were on our way to the reception to party until the wee hours of the night.  Did I say party?  We couldn’t get even drink  a toast of champagne as we were under the legal drinking age!

Two more blinks of an eye and now it is sixteen years later.   Where have all the years gone?  There are so many sweet memories: the birth of our three awesome kids, going on family vacations, late night chats, lots of swimming and bar-b-q’s, and Cindy always there with a smile.

I can see why God compares our relationship with Him to marriage.  It’s a lot of work, but totally worth it!  When He talked of the two becoming one, He was talking about one of the greatest miracles in the known world.  Learning to serve and relinquish wants and supposed needs for Cindy and my kids has been a beautiful (sometimes very difficult) lesson to learn.  Seeing her serve me and give up her rights and wants for the betterment of our family has taught me much too.

These sixteen years have been full of ups and downs, but they have been the best sixteen years of my life.  Thanks Cindy, for saying “I do”.  You’ve made me a richer and better man for it.

15 Years and Still Going Strong

Jul 24

metalman777Life, family anniversary No Comments

Fifteen years ago today, I made the best decision of my life…I got married.

Cindy and I were pretty young – me almost 21 and she almost 19.  Sure we were younger than most, but we had each other and that was all we needed.

These fifteen years have been an amazing journey.  There are so many wonderful memories and blessings that it would take too long to list them all.  Our 3 amazing kids would have to top the list of course.

So, here’s to Cindy, my beautiful bride of 15 years!  I love you and hope the next 15 are even better!