Thursday's Thanksgivings

I have been thinking so much today about where I was five years ago, and those thoughts have led to MUCH thanksgiving!  David and I have wished one another a "Happy Anniversary Eve" several times throughout the day.  Tomorrow we will be celebrating 5 years of marriage.  It is hard to believe how fast time flies!  Yet, as you often hear people say, it is also hard to remember life without my husband.  

I must mention another huge cause for thanksgiving here.  I praise the Lord for the beautiful example of marriage that my mom and dad have set before me all of my life.  And I give thanks that my sweet mother taught me how to begin praying for my own husband at a very young age.  She even encouraged me to give him a name (which made praying for him even that much more enjoyable) and to write him letters, especially on those days that waiting for him was extra hard.  At that time I referred to my future husband as MAC (My Awesome Christian) - for I was confident (or very hopeful!) that he indeed would be! :)  Of course without knowing it, it was David that I had been praying for all that time, and my heart was already committed to him.  I guess that's another reason why it's kind of hard to remember life without him; I had been in love with him - without knowing who he really was - for so long!  Praise and glory to the Lord for His grace in this.  And thank you, Sweet T, for teaching me so faithfully and thoroughly.  I am forever grateful.

So, to David - on the eve of our 5 years together as husband and wife - I want to tell you how thankful I am that, by the Sovereign hand of God, you chose me to be the one to share life with you.  Like I remind you often, I realize this was a very coveted position, and I am so grateful and honored to have been granted it!  Bearing the title of Mrs. David Kizziah is one of my most treasured blessings.  I truly am so thankful.  Life with you is wonderful; you fill each day with joy, much fun and laughter, and overwhelming love and affirmation.  I praise the Lord for how He so graciously, in His beautiful providence, united our hearts together.  And, if He sees fit, I can't wait to spend the rest of my years by your side, "until death do us part."  I love you, my husband, and I thank you for wanting to be my best friend.  I'm so glad it was you...