19th Wedding Anniversary: Recent Episodes
L. David Harris
On this day, 19 years ago, I said, “I did and I still do!” Ain’t nothin changed but the weather. I would do it all over again, with no regrets. You were always a great friend to me, but I never even considered during most of our 11-year friendship, that we would be together. You could have married whomever you wanted. You chose me. I will never intentionally take that lightly.
I have attached a less than poetic take off from Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “How Do I love Thee (Let me Count the Ways),” in list format, numbering 18 for our wonderful years of marriage. And once you’ve read them, listen to my tribute from our special day in 2001, which is truer now than I could have imagined then.
Happy Anniversary, Sweetness!
18.) Your beautiful face
17.) Your soft, womanly body (I could break it down, but see me later for details)
16.) Your captivating eyes
15.) Your genuine smile
14.) Your tender touch
13.) Your SWEET voice (I love to hear you)
12.) Your secrets
11.) Your desires
10.) Your intimacy
9.) Your GROWNness (I ain on that young woman flow. I’ll leaven them for young men. I need a grown woman)
8.) Your trust (I don’t take this/you for granted)
7.) Your willingness to share all with me
6.) Your BRILLIANCE
5.) Your devoted friendship to me AND to others
4.) Your faithfulness
3.) Your durable love for Josiah
2.) Your trustworthy love for me
1.) Your ultimate love for YHWH (Blessed be His Name)