Still Saying "I Do..."

Five years ago today I married my wife at Emmanuel Christian Church in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania, in front of a crowd of friends and family. They came from all over: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts, Oregon, Ohio… and since then they’ve spread to so many more places. We celebrated our marriage nearby with everyone at The Farm, a beautiful old piece of property with renovated barns, old farmhouses, horse pastures, and hillside views of a lake. I remember that it rained up until early Friday evening (the night before) and then cleared up into a gorgeously sunny and cool September 1st.

As I’ve told Beth repeatedly, these have been the best five years of my life, and I thank all of our friends and family members for being part of it and making it all the better. Gosh, we’ve already been through a year of living and working in Grand Rapids, then four years of grad school and two apartments in Columbus. This includes multiple jobs, plenty of national and international travel, new additions to our extended families, a church family, a loveable dog, and now good friends living next door.

Using the internet kind of highlights the idea of the world bearing witness to your actions. You can’t really say anything without everyone being able to hear, see, or respond to you. And I guess that’s a good thing – it’s a sort of accountability found in a large community.

So again, before anyone and everyone gathered at their computers, I wish my wife Beth a Happy Anniversary and thank her for five wonderful years. I can’t wait to see what’s next.

Nick