Where you go, I will go...

Every year, I think about our wedding vows and embrace their meaning immensely more than the year before. It's amazing how a few short words can mean even more today than they did nine years ago. We have grown up in so many ways.

Where you go, I will go. Where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people. And your God will be my God. Taken from Ruth 1:16

Go...I've learned I can't go with you if I don't trust you. I trust you. There are times when I haven't, and we have failed miserably. 

Stay...I've learned I can't stay with you if I'm not willing to wait out the storm. There are times I've gotten wet. Soaking. And you've taken me in and offered warmth.

People... I've learned so much about people. Your people. My people. I've learned we don't need a lot of people. Just the right people.

God... I've learned the placement of God is so intentional here. He's not an after-thought. He's the anchor. Go, stay, and people are hard. But even when I haven't trusted, haven't stayed, and haven't chosen the right people he takes me in an makes the adjustments to my heart. We simply wouldn't have survived without Him.

I feel like these words foreshadowed our marriage. I never knew I'd need them so much. But I need them daily.

Happy anniversary. I love you.