Today is our 12th anniversary, and I continue to be so, so thankful for Derek and for the unity God has blessed us with over the years. I was talking to my sister about the complex beauty of marriage yesterday. I’m absolutely convinced that Derek’s tender heart for the Lord and faith to follow Him in constant obedience have contributed immensely to my own spiritual growth. Derek continually loves me and serves me and dies to self for me. His love is such a consistent reflection of my Savior’s affection and care for me.
I love the way that marriage is such a tangible picture of the constancy of Christ’s presence with His bride. After years of life with Derek there are so many moments of every emotion imaginable—moments of rejoicing, moments of wondering what in the world God’s up to, moments of hurt and anguish, and moments of great hope—all moments which collectively have made me who I am, and no other person in the world really understands those aspects of me except for Derek, because He lived them and felt them with me. And because of Derek’s love and acceptance of me through all of those ups and downs—my ups and downs—there exists in him now such a beautiful and mysterious knowing of me that will forever keep me running back to him as God’s greatest gift to me after His Son.
The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love,
but a faithful man who can find?
The righteous who walks in his integrity—
blessed are his children after him!
Proverbs 20:5-7
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