I have heard many couples express angst when they reflect on their first year of marriage. Conflicts, confusion and crying might take place during the first year, but I would never describe my experience this way. In fact, I will trumpet the opposite. I could not be more thrilled since our wedding day. Our marriage is not perfect, but it is full of pleasure. Our joy is rich in God and our hearts are filled with thankfulness. Each morning I awake with my best friend and each eve I kiss her goodnight. I get the privilege of seeking Christ with my precious bride. She has helped me live life in more ways than I imagined. Marriage has hindered nothing.
This anniversary poem attempts to weave events in our lives with the Scripture we have studied devotionally over the past year. I am only a poet by proxy because I am in love. Here is a toast to Jennifer, marriage, and the God of all grace.
A year has past, hard to believe
More memories than moments
My mind couldn’t conceive
How wonderful a year
It surely has been
Rolling and romping
With my best friend
Lilies and lilacs
Mixed in your hair
Holding you closely
Found in His care
Through the garden we ran
Clothed – naked – near
hand and hand
Nothing was mere
We climbed in our ark
Small, full and warm
Hot tea and lightening
Cuddled through storm
Not this year, but down the road
Abraham’s stars,
may become ours
Moving his sand
into our land
Fostering only for now
We hummed with the Sparrows
And researched our Pharaohs
Juggling a proverb here and there
Singing our Psalms, We frolic on
By faith, we embark on this year
What shall entail?
Starfish and pail
How will the wind
blow through our sail?
A year has past,
better we believe
More faith than before
Our minds couldn’t conceive
How wonderful a year
It surely has been
Serving,
Flourishing
With my best friend
God give us grace for more.
Photo from Perron Wedding by Jessica Rai Photography
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