The Luckiest Night of His Life

Six years ago I received an invitation to a 30 year class reunion with friends that were older than me.  I'd never been to a class reunion for a group of folks that I didn't even graduate with.  But these were friends.  I was sure I'd know a lot of people there.  The night before the actual reunion, we all met at a local gathering place where the food was good, the music was good and friends were all around.  In through the door walked this handsome guy with a white starched shirt, blue jeans and boots.  He immediately caught my attention but I didn't recognize him.  Thirty years and gray hair didn't help either!  After stopping and talking to others, he made his way to our table and hugged my best friend.  They remembered each other and used to ride the school bus together when they were little.  He grabbed her and whisked her off to the dance floor.  He was friends with her husband and had actually been with her husband the night they met years ago.  I sat at the table watching as they danced and talked.  I could see her pointing back at me and he was looking my way.  He remembered me from school but I didn't remember him.  The next dance was mine and he didn't let go of me for the rest of the night.  As a matter of fact, he still holds me close every night!  Three years later, on July 27, 2008, we married.

I've never been treated so wonderfully in my life.  Finally, I feel safe, secure and loved.  It's like living with a very best friend.  There's no arguing, no stress and we get along wonderfully.  I can tell him anything and he listens and understands.  We have date nights on Friday.  He loves my family and I love his.  We renewed our commitment to our Christianity and started going to church together five years ago and that has made a tremendous impact on our personal lives together.  We had both always been unequally yoked in the past and now it all felt right because we have a life together that is protected by God's love.

He's a life-long fisherman and has the patience of Job when we are in a boat together.  I get bored easily if  fish aren't biting so I always make sure I have plenty of magazines and a good book to read. He can spend hours not saying a word, casting quietly as we float around a lake or down a river.  I enjoy the peaceful retreat and if I'm not reading, I'm watching the beautiful scenery that floats slowly by.  We make occasional comments on birds and turtles.  We talk about the beautiful over-hang of old trees.  And sometimes we're just quiet and let the peacefulness soak into our minds.  Everyone should be so fortunate to appreciate that this type of quiet time is needed, whether it's floating in a boat or sitting on a swing on the porch.  It's medicine for a weary soul and it's a blessing to be able to share it with someone you love with all your heart. 

He makes me laugh uncontrollably.  It would take days to write all the crazy, funny things he has done to me.  From acting like he'd been electrocuted to dancing in the kitchen to wrapping a belt around his arm and making me think a snake had attacked him, he has been a prankster.  He loves to act crazy in stores, putting on crazy hats and making embarrassing remarks when we're in the lingerie department.  But when life gets serious, and sometimes it does, he's there to help give advice and encourage me.  He makes my days brighter!