On a hot August afternoon this girl married a boy. And we were goofy in-love, he♥rts in our eyes.
We met nine months prior. The autumn after graduating high school. I was in full rebellion. Trying my wings, testing my limits, bucking what I knew was right. My heart had been broken and the scars were still tender. He was finding a way in the world, out from under his father's roof.
We were introduced. For me, this introduced a crossroads. Looking back, I can see that it was my deliverance. I'm not sure that I would ever share, except in the closest confidence, where I was at this point, where I was headed. But now, with the wisdom I have gained, the possibilities terrify me.
This man that would become my husband was God's plan. God's protection of me. God putting into motion what has led us to where we are, who we are.
On the day we were married I knew nothing. NOTHING about marriage. Of course, knowing nothing at the time, I didn't even know how little I knew.
In the years since that day, I cannot even describe adequately, cannot put to words, the mercy we've received. Only God's hand guiding, leading, pushing, wiping tears, protecting, and withholding could have brought us this far.
Never would I say that we've arrived at knowing all there is to know about this union of souls called marriage. But if you could see within that nineteen year-old girl's heart and compare it to this thirty-four year-old woman's heart you'd see wisdom gained, hard-earned wisdom. The kind of wisdom that comes from bruised pride.
We met nine months prior. The autumn after graduating high school. I was in full rebellion. Trying my wings, testing my limits, bucking what I knew was right. My heart had been broken and the scars were still tender. He was finding a way in the world, out from under his father's roof.
We were introduced. For me, this introduced a crossroads. Looking back, I can see that it was my deliverance. I'm not sure that I would ever share, except in the closest confidence, where I was at this point, where I was headed. But now, with the wisdom I have gained, the possibilities terrify me.
This man that would become my husband was God's plan. God's protection of me. God putting into motion what has led us to where we are, who we are.
On the day we were married I knew nothing. NOTHING about marriage. Of course, knowing nothing at the time, I didn't even know how little I knew.
In the years since that day, I cannot even describe adequately, cannot put to words, the mercy we've received. Only God's hand guiding, leading, pushing, wiping tears, protecting, and withholding could have brought us this far.
Never would I say that we've arrived at knowing all there is to know about this union of souls called marriage. But if you could see within that nineteen year-old girl's heart and compare it to this thirty-four year-old woman's heart you'd see wisdom gained, hard-earned wisdom. The kind of wisdom that comes from bruised pride.