My Dearest Husband & Friend,
I want you to know that on this day, December 25th, 2007 - I repledge my
Love to you. You will forever be my one and only Love as you have been for
the last 22 years - since the day that I looked into your beautiful vivid and
captivating sea-green eyes. You captured my heart so many years ago with
one single look into your soul, and it's only become more powerful and
everlasting since that magical day.
Okay, yes, we've had some rough patches here and there through the years,
but nothing has been able to take us away from one another, and nothing ever
can. Since the day that I looked into your soul, my soul has been
connected to yours - and that connection that we share is very powerful.
Powerful enough to keep the fires burning through all of the storms - through
all of the heartache - the empty nest, the dogs dying, losing Grandpa -
losing our dads - not being guardians of our "Tiny Monkey", and sometimes just
losing our spirits.
Your love for life has always brought a richness to our lives. You
keep me laughing. You are so funny and nerdy! You bring a joy to my
heart that no one else could ever do. After all of these years you still
make me laugh. I look at you and see the boy you once were - so many years
before I even met you, and then I see the beautiful man that you have
become. Oh you are such a beautiful man. You take the weight of the
world upon your shoulders and you never buckle under it. You take the pain
and make it into sunshine. You take my broken heart and mend it back to
wholeness again.
I do love you so very much my husband. Without you - life would be
dull and worthless. You've been my rock when I needed you. You've
been there to hold me and comfort me when no one else could have. You've
been there to laugh with me and at me. You've rolled your eyes at my crazy
dreams and schemes, chastised my stupidness, cheered me on in my battles, and
watched me with all of the love that a man can hold for a woman as I worked
toward my goals. You've watched, but you've also been beside me all of the
way - through it all, you've been there. You have never wavered in your
love for me, and that is something that I have never expected from anyone - not
even you. You my husband, have taught me my 'worth'.
Thank you so much for believing in me. For supporting me. For
encouraging me. Thank you husband for never giving up on me and our
love. Thank you for not walking away when things were difficult, intense,
dramatic, and sometimes when I was just downright cold. There are so many
things that I am grateful for in this life - and you are the orchestrator of
most of them. You hold the keys to my heart. You are the guardian of
my soul. You are the warm and safe place that I run to when this world has
taken it's toll on me. Yours are the arms that I long to have wrapped
around me when I need rest. My head upon your chest is a safe place to be
- to hear your heart beat for me - for us.
With you, my husband, I am strong. You often wonder how I can be
such a strong and independent woman. Now you know. Truth be told - I
would not be the woman that I am today without you and your love. You've
given me the strength and courage to succeed. You've give me the strength
and courage to go forward and to go on. You have given me everything by
giving my your love.
My hope, my desire is to be able to return this love to you. My
desire is that you know you are the most important person in my life.
That I love you with great depth that cannot be measured, weighed or
counted. I look forward to many more years together with you. These
last 22 years have not been enough to show you how wonderful of a man you truly
are to me. I feel like this is just the beginning. This is why I
chose today to repledge my love to you. It's when we of course celebrate
the birth of the Lord Jesus, and when I would like to celebrate 'us'.
With you by my side, anything is possible. With you by my side, life
is wonderful. With you by my side, we'll walk hand in hand through
whatever obstacles are thrown in our way. With you by my side, I can do no
wrong. With you by my side, I can go on.
I love you with all that I am and ever hope to be,
Your wife,
Michelle
