“How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! how much better
is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!” (So 4:10 AV)
This
morning, I lay on my pillow and meditated upon how blessed of a man God has
made me. Nathan was married last weekend
to a wonderful and godly young lady.
That makes three for three. The
first thought was to my sons and how blessed the LORD has been to me in those
three men. They are godly men who love
the LORD. They have servant’s hearts
which desire to serve the LORD with their lives. Then my thoughts went to the three ladies who
I am truly privileged to call daughters-in-law.
These three ladies are truly the cream of the crop. They are the best. They are perfect in every way! Humble and loving, yet leaders among their
peers. They love their husbands,
families, but most of all, the Savior who bled and died for them!
My
thoughts went to these three ladies as the greatest blessings of ladies in my
life; but then the most important thought came to mind. I don’t have three wonderful ladies in my
life. I have four. And the fourth is the greatest blessing of
all! She is my best friend. She is the
love of my life. She is the sunshine in
my soul. Thoughts of her bring joy so
deep that it is hard to explain. After
Thirty years of marriage, my love for her is grown to depths that cannot be
explained.
We
are now officially empty-nesters!
Glory! I feel like I’m
twenty-three all over again. Time to
date again! Awesome! Time to get to know my love in ways that I we
haven’t had time for. Time to enjoy the
simple things of life again. A stroll
along the Ohio. Sitting at a park bench
overlooking the Cumberland. Taking an
overnight trip to Nashville or up to Florence to see the Creation museum. But most of all, just sitting in our quiet living
room staring at one another and realizing the LORD has blessed us so much.
Specially with one another. Lisa Kay is
the greatest blessing to all whom she meets.
Particularly me! She is my
love! She always will be. The only regret I have is that our time on
earth is limited. I am truly the most
blessed man on earth!
You will never know how much you mean to me! Thank you for all those beautiful things you said. I'm very undeserving, but thankful just the same. I'm grateful to the Lord for getting to spend the next 30 years serving God and loving you.
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