Nineteen years ago today, I married my college sweetheart. When we wed, we had dated for most of three years. I say “most of” because she occasionally got the jitters, but we worked that out (and the making up was always fun). Love grew deep roots in our hearts, and I tired of driving her home at night. She was a beautiful woman who loved Jesus, served others, liked to laugh, and challenged me more than anyone I had known. She still is.
I looked through some old pictures this morning, and I laughed when I saw this one. We are holding on for dear life, like the winds are going to blow us off the mountain if we let go of one another. Through nineteen years, our life journey has led us over beautiful mountaintops and through dark valleys. We have soaked up the sun and laughed some days away. We have weathered the winds and storms when they have come. Through it all, we still hold on to one another for dear life. I think that’s how marriage should be. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Taken near Sheridan, Wyoming, where I served as a student minister during two college summers.
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So glad I got to know you guys during those “dating” years. A sweet, adorable couple then…and a sweet, adorable couple today. Congratulations, you two…God’s blessing for many more!
Thank you, Mrs. Arrington. And thank you for the perfect stopover place on the way to Colorado ski trips during our college years!
Truly marriage is the ride of one’s life. Every bit of it worth it! Congrats, and keep on holding on:)
Thanks. We will!