Our vow; to you Jason.

 

"I, Naomi, take you, Jason, to be my lawfully wedded husband, my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. In the presence of God, our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live." -Naomi Rice August 10, 2008

I recently watched my wedding video again and hearing these words, that I repeated after the pastor the beautiful day, made me tear up. 

We are living them out. 

They are not just simple words anymore, but we are actually living out the supporting you in your goals, the good times and the bad, laughing and crying with you, and the joy as well as in sorrow. 

And I couldn't have picked a better person to live them out with. Seriously, my spouse is the best person I could've chose to spend the next 70 plus years with. Jason is kind, an encourager, he perseveres through hard times, he is faithful, he takes Baby K Sunday mornings out to play so I can sleep in, he makes me laugh, he reaches for my hand when we both know that life can be hard. He is incredibly smart. He makes me so proud.

Seriously, did I mention that he is incredibly smart? This guy is getting straight A's this term in college and one of his professors told him he was writing at graduate level [insert very proud wife smile here]. Yes, times can be frustrating and hard and we both are incredibly stubborn, but in the end we always come together with a hug and a kiss and our fingers interlock with love as we choose to continue on this journey of life together.

My heart hurts thinking about how much I love Jason. When I said those words almost 5 years ago, I had no idea what they meant. I had no idea how we were going to live them out (does anyone?), but here we are I can say that I still mean those words and because of that, they are million times more significant than on August 10, 2008.

So honey, if you are reading this, just know that we are going to make it. And we aren't just going to barely get through, we are going into a remarkable destiny that God has mapped out for us. Just like he mapped out us meeting and finding out we had birthdays 6 months apart when I was 10, and just like he mapped out me falling hard for you again when I was 17, and just like he mapped out Baby K arriving in our arms on July 6, 2011. I could go on and on, but it would take all day. Think of all the past miracles God had done for us. We have an awesome path ahead of us. 

Love you forever. I vow.