Falling for Her (3 of 3)

          She got out of her old truck, the best $600 dollars she ever spent. We had not seen each other in some time and yes, we were both nearly shaking. I don't know what she thought, but that moment I knew we would belong to one another. She was 19, I was 21.
          These past six-years have been a journey of joy and pain and I find myself so often day dreaming of the first few years when we were young and together, just us. Some thought we were crazy and Dave Ramsey would have been appalled, but we knew what we were doing when she sold her car and we moved into a little camper and did whatever we wanted. We needed too much time together for jobs, so we took the money from the car and lived...yes, we lived. From Ocracoke to Arizona and Roan Mt. to Honduras, we lived. It was a beautiful five months of us. We ate well and slept in basements. We laughed and fell into each others' arms. We lived.  
          We had trust and wisdom, which gave us freedom and peace. We took time to learn the person to whom we were wed. God gave us each other and we gave our marriage to him. We live his marriage. Sustained by him and enjoyed through him. 
          Please don't think that your wife is the most important person in the marriage, and never think that you are the most important person either. God must be the most important ingredient. If he is left out, you have only humanity to guide you. It is called holy matrimony for a reason. It is the setting apart, not of one person for the other, but of two people consecrated to God through marriage. I can't explain everything but I know this much. Our marriage is the garden God has given us to live in. We have been given much from him and the responsibility is great and getting greater with every child. May we abide in him and live with passion and responsibility jointly submitted to our Lord.