Two years ago today I married my soulmate. I thought I would share our personal vows.
Mike: georgette, it's amazing how fast something like love can overtake a person. Almost a year aog we were nothing more than people who knew each other through a mutual friend. And now, here we stand together to be married. And over the course of that year, my love for you has grown into something that I have never ever felt before. It has consumed me, much like you consume my thoughts every single day. And that love continues to grow even today. every day I can look at you and feel even stronger that you are the one for me, you are the one that God meant for me to be with and to take care of. I love you more today than I did yesterday and I will love you more tomorrow than I today.
You and gabrielle are every thing to me. I will do everything in my power to provide for, care for, and protect both of you. there is nothing that I won't do do to make sure both of you live the lives that you both deserve. I love you more than any thing.
I love you for you beautiful red hair. I love you for your sparkling blue eyes. I love you for your warm, inviting smile. I love for you the large heart you have for others. I love you for ythe amazing freind that you are to me and others. I l ove yo ubecause you are an amazing mother. I love you because you like to cuddle. I love you because you make me feel good about myself. I love you because you keep me grounded. I love you because you make every one around you happy. And I love you because you are you.
So it is because of these reasons that I am marrying you today.
georgette:
I can't promise you everything will be perfect and full of rainbows and butterflies. I can't promise you that our beloved Cubbies will ever win the World Series. I can't eve promise that we will never fight or I will never push again. And I know I can't promise that gabrielle will always listen or ever be potty trained. But what I CAN promise you is that I will never stop loving you. I can promise to never give up or leave. I can promise to to always support your greams and goals. I can promise to always help motivate you in a positive direction. I can promise that no matter what life throws at us, the three of us will get through it together because of our love for each other and our faith in God.
I love so much about you. I love that you never are able to beat me in thumb war. I love that you some day soon will forget about the Bears and become a fan of America's team, the Cowboys. I love that you will not let me push you away. I love that you always look at me with such love and admiration. I love that you pray with me nightly. I love that you can do the impossible and make me believe in myself. I love that you support all my hopes and dreams. I love that you love and treat gabrielle as if she were your own child. I want you to know that I love you simply because you are you. Because of these reasons I am marrying you today.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Marriage
"Marriage is a lifetime commitment to unconditionally loving an imperfect person."
I am obsessed with Moody radio. It is a Christian station that has sermons. I caught one the other day on marriage. The above quote was on there. I love quotes and especially this one. Through out pre-marriage counseling, we discussed what to do when the honeymoon phase is over. How it is about the marriage not the wedding. Let's be honest, there are days that marriage isn't fun. You are fighting with your partner about stupid things like laundry and dishes or important things like family or money. And there may be moments where you (let's be honest) look at your spouse and think I don't like you, but I do love you. I hear all the time about someone who doesn't like their spouses or how they have nothing in common or how they are just staying married for the kids or companionship. That is truly sad. I am crazy about my hubby. I like him 95%, the other 5% he can annoy me but I still love him. We have tons in common but enough different interests to make life fun. And I think it is insane to stay with someone just because of the kids or companionship. I take marriage serious. The above quote says it all. You walked down that aisle and made a commitment to God and your spouse to love them no matter what for all your life. In my wedding vows I told Mike I couldn't promise all rainbows and butterflies, but I could promise that no matter what life threw at the 3 of us we would get through it due to our faith in God. I believe the marriages that fail are the ones that both parties do not have God in the center of the life and their marriage.
I believe that with God as the center of your marriage and your life, your marriage will thrive. I also believe that if you chose to get married you should take that commitment serious and not give up because you don't like your spouse or have different interests. Every day will not be rainbows and butterflies but everyday will be worth it.
I am obsessed with Moody radio. It is a Christian station that has sermons. I caught one the other day on marriage. The above quote was on there. I love quotes and especially this one. Through out pre-marriage counseling, we discussed what to do when the honeymoon phase is over. How it is about the marriage not the wedding. Let's be honest, there are days that marriage isn't fun. You are fighting with your partner about stupid things like laundry and dishes or important things like family or money. And there may be moments where you (let's be honest) look at your spouse and think I don't like you, but I do love you. I hear all the time about someone who doesn't like their spouses or how they have nothing in common or how they are just staying married for the kids or companionship. That is truly sad. I am crazy about my hubby. I like him 95%, the other 5% he can annoy me but I still love him. We have tons in common but enough different interests to make life fun. And I think it is insane to stay with someone just because of the kids or companionship. I take marriage serious. The above quote says it all. You walked down that aisle and made a commitment to God and your spouse to love them no matter what for all your life. In my wedding vows I told Mike I couldn't promise all rainbows and butterflies, but I could promise that no matter what life threw at the 3 of us we would get through it due to our faith in God. I believe the marriages that fail are the ones that both parties do not have God in the center of the life and their marriage.
I believe that with God as the center of your marriage and your life, your marriage will thrive. I also believe that if you chose to get married you should take that commitment serious and not give up because you don't like your spouse or have different interests. Every day will not be rainbows and butterflies but everyday will be worth it.
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