To my husband,

It’s hard to believe that we’ve already been married for 5 years, and yet it feels like we’ve been married forever. It’s hard to remember life before we were “we.”

Growing up, I honestly never thought about getting married because I didn’t believe anyone would ever want me. When we first met, I really didn’t expect any kind of long term relationship. And yet you tell me that you knew you wanted to marry be within our first few dates. Within a couple of months we were engaged, then married a few more months later.

You were the first person to accept all of me. With you, I feel safe. I don’t have to hide myself because I know you’ll love me no matter what. I hope you know that I’ll love you forever as well.

The Bible says that,

⁴ Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud.⁵ Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not get upset with others. Love does not count up wrongs that have been done. ⁶ Love takes no pleasure in evil but rejoices over the truth. ⁷ Love patiently accepts all things. It always trusts, always hopes, and always endures. (1 Corinthians 13, NCV)

You’ve been all of this to me. I love how this translation describes love as patient twice. You’ve been so patient with me!  God chose you for me, and I know he chose the best. Even through the hard times, I couldn’t imagine life without you. Because of you, I want to become a better person.

It’s hard to write a love note when I know it will be read by others, but at the same time I  want to share with whoever will read this how blessed I am to have you.  You know probably better than anyone that I am usually not one to share my feelings openly, but I hope you never think that to mean I don’t love you any less than the day we got married. In fact, I love you even more because of all we’ve been through together.

You are so understanding and encouraging. You are a great father to our children. You are thoughtful and are always trying to find ways to make my days easier. You work hard to provide for us so that I can stay at home. You make so many sacrifices for the benefit of our family, and I want you to know that I appreciate it all and love you for it. You push me when I need it (which is often) to become a better person. You tell me over and over that you think I’m beautiful. Even if I don’t always believe it, it’s nice to hear. To top it off, you are nice to look at. 🙂

You’re my prince.

I know there were probably several people who thought we were making a mistake in getting married so quickly. Most likely, a few of them probably didn’t believe our marriage would last. We have each other, and God on our side. So let’s prove them wrong.