You

We were just kids then,

We didn’t know what we didn’t know.

Like the twists and turns ahead,

Or where life would lead, and where it would flow.

As we stood side by side and said our I do’s,

With our loved ones, our family, and friends all around.

I truly had no full concept

Of the gem I had found.

You saw the real me when I myself couldn’t see,

You loved me despite that and let me be me.

Through the mountains, the valleys, and trials deep and wide,

I can’t comprehend going through them without you at my side.

What I didn’t know then was who we would become,

That we would have our hands full with some girls and some boys.

How our love would grow deeper and richer over time,

How we would share many of life’s pure joys.

Now here we are at Year 28,

And goodness knows, I am a little grayer.

I know that we couldn’t have made it to this ,

Without courage, forgiveness, and a lot of prayer.

Our digging down deep to explore hurts from the past,

Our honest discussions and owning our part.

Our belief that Jesus has always been right by our side,

Our rest in the confidence of knowing His heart.

You complete me in ways I didn’t know I needed,

And have helped me examine my story.

Cutting through the thick layers of distortions,

To give God the ultimate glory.

They say that in life your heart will know ,

When your soulmate comes in.

Cathleen, you have made each year richer and fuller than the one before,

And I thought I loved you then.

PRM – 11/7/2020