After Adrienne and I exchanged vows before our friends and family, we were blessed by our pastor and then serenaded with the song, ‘When you’ve been blessed,’ originally recorded by Patti Labelle.
That was thirty years ago – it was one of the most important moments of our lives. I am sure that over the years we’ve side-eyed one another, wondering if it was worth it. Anyone who’s been married for any length of time has come to this point- if we are honest!
But I am grateful for good counsel. I am grateful for those who challenged, encouraged, and held us accountable. I am grateful for those who’ve reminded us that as our lives were being woven together, as beautiful as this is, that it wasn’t just about us. I am grateful that God kept us when we couldn’t!
God put us together because God loves us, but God wants us to be a blessing to others as well. We’ve been serving the LORD together for over thirty years – that’s as long as we’ve been together. We’ve shared our time, our talents, our hearts, our home, our energy, our resources, our joys, and our sorrows – we’ve shared our lessons and blessings – we’ve had our share of ups and downs – and yet God’s grace towards us and our deep love for God and one another continues to overflow. We are better than we deserve and somehow have more than enough!
As enamored as we were with one another when we stood at the altar all these years ago – we knew that it was never just about us!
“When you’ve been blessed… Pass it on!”
…give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
Good Morning, I love you all!
ihs,
just adam
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