I read something by John Piper years ago, on why he wrote
publically about his marriage and what he loved about his wife. In a quick
search I couldn’t find the specific post, but in short what I took and applied
from it is that most Pastor’s wives seem to be “behind the scenes” people and
just as the Proverbs 31 wife was praised at the city gates, it is a good thing
to do that if you have a wife that is praise worthy.
Let me say, literally 95%
of marriage has been nothing short of amazing and dare I say easy. If it wasn’t
for the 5% of difficulty we have had, I would be confused as to what in the world is so difficult about
marriage. The truth is God put Michele and I together because everything about
her exudes grace and patience and she needs that in spades to deal with me.
Once a year on our anniversary, I take a time out on my blog just to publically
declare my love and admiration for my bride. We usually don’t do a great deal for our
birthdays, but we have always made our anniversary a big deal,
because it is. But our 20th we have really tried to celebrate a
different way each week leading up to June 11th. So, unbeknownst to
her, I wanted to do something a little different that, if she had known she
would have threatened me. But, in a secret and rushed fashion, I just made a
quick “highlight” reel of my bride.
Michele, including our dating, engagement
and marriage we have given half of our life to one another, a simple three
minute video will never do justice to the great joy you are to me and our boys.
Most people will never know how much you have done to display your love and
grace to the boys and me, but I am and forever will be grateful that our Lord
put you with me. I love you. Here is a peek into the beauty of my bride….
