This picture was taken on our wedding day, nineteen years ago. It was a hot Sunday afternoon in July and we were all sweating, but it was the most beautiful outdoor wedding I've ever attended. (Of course, it was my wedding, so.....I'm extremely bias!) It was the perfect day....not that everything went off as it was planned..... it did not. We had several mishaps: setting up chairs I ripped off my toenail, our fabric aisle runner was ripped during the procession which caused about a ten minute delay to the ceremony, the neighboring sheep were VERY loud during the ceremony, it rained just a bit, and did I mention how HOT it was?! But even with all of that, it truly was a perfect day!
"To have and to hold." This is a part of most traditional wedding vows. It was a part of our promise to one another. This picture always reminds of that promise. You see, my husband and I have been holding hands for 24 years. These hands were made for one another. There's just something incredibly comforting about having his hand to hold. It tells me: I'm not alone, I have someone by my side, someone cares enough to hold onto me, and it brings me peace in chaos. It's a promise. A promise that says, "No matter what happens, I'm right here, by your side." Our hands have been a blessing to each other over the years: We held hands down the aisle on that very first day of our marriage. We held them all the way to the Outer Banks on our honeymoon. Adam has held my hand through the birth of each of our children. Our hands have been joined now for 20 years by little hands in between. He held my hands during custody hearings over my oldest son. And I held Adam's hands at his Daddy's funeral. He held my hand when I broke my leg and faced emergency surgery. He held my hand when my oldest son left us unexpectedly to go live with his biological father at the age of 14. He held my hand through our first miscarriage and a long journey of secondary infertility. He held my hand through our second miscarriage that almost took my life. When I woke up in the hospital, he was right there beside me, holding my hand. We've held hands through times of sorrow, pain, uncertainty, and tears. And we hold hands when things are good, joyous, fun, and filled with laughter and love. We hold hands every time we are side by side in the car, or just walking through the yard, or sitting on the couch. We hold hands. It's what we do. It's what we've always done. And as long as I'm physically able.....I'll reach out my hand....... to hold his. Life is short and sometimes it is just hard. But sometimes, life is good....really good. Either way, good or bad, hold your husband's hand. You won't regret it. "Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life." ~ Proverbs 31:11 Keep reading God's Word! Joyfully His, Andrea
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Adam
8/21/2021 06:27:44 am
This one brought tears....
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Andrea
8/24/2021 05:08:36 am
Thanks, Babe! It's, you and me, forever! Hand in hand!
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kaylynne
8/21/2021 03:28:43 pm
A faithful human had is a true gift from God.
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Andrea
8/24/2021 05:09:46 am
Yes, it truly is!
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Lynn
8/21/2021 08:37:21 pm
Beautiful!!!!
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Andrea
8/24/2021 05:10:41 am
Thank you, Lynn!
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