Tomorrow is our 26th wedding Anniversary. I won’t be online but wanted to share something about beauty. I am married to a beautiful woman and I had no idea 26 years ago what a gift God had given me. Still feeling very blessed today. Even knowing that I probably have picked the wrong photo for this post is a part of appreciating the beautiful person that I am married to.
Beautiful love
Beautiful is the loyalty found,
In the shared years,
Of trusted friendship,
Knowing that laughter
Is waiting in every conversation,
Seeing the small crinkle at the corner of her mouth,
Her eyes start smiling
I know first what’s about to happen,
and, then hearing
the familiar melody of her laughter
Lighting every heart in the room
Beautiful is the place in my heart
that knows this laugher is ours,
Shared and inviting others to join.
Beauty has shared sadness,
Again and again,
Tears flowing together when disappointment,
Has overwhelmed our hearts,
Beauty is when it’s not just me
that feels this loss,
It’s seeing her love seek out my heart,
Sharing the ache,
Walking together through the shadows,
Knowing her tears are about
my sadness,
As well as hers,
Even my darkest moment is never alone,
The scars of our relationship
Are signs of healing,
That belong only to each other’s soft touch.
Beauty is the gift that was given in my youth,
Love’s first tentative steps taken,
Together in vows that promised forever,
The certainty of youthful enthusiasm,
Knowing exuberant hope,
Beauty is faithful not chasing other loves,
She hasn’t faded,
Beauty is finding the awe,
One extraordinary life
In two lives joined together,
Everyday shared a notch of trust in our belts,
The years adding a wrinkle here and there,
Grey hairs gathering momentum,
Testimonies to the awe that belongs,
To perseverance in what is true and right and lovely,
Beauty is never fully captured in a few words,
But they give a glimpse into the possibility
and the beauty that I live with every day.
