My Shining Wife

My wife and I were married less than 5 days ago on December 17th. Gina is everything that any man could ever want. Beautiful, smart, sexy, godly, a woman of character and conviction. Kind, loving, compassionate. She is my best friend, hardest critic, and intoxicating lover. She is the woman I have always dreamed of being with. The one that I want to be the right kind of man for.

She is also a shining example of Gods love. I can truly say that God shines through her and shows me the kind of love He has for me.

And how would that be?

I’m glad you asked.

She believes in me. Whenever I feel less than christian. Or feeling like cutting corners spiritually. Or feel like being impatient, or unkind, or just a plain jerk, I often think: “Gina thinks I’m better than that...”. Her belief in the good in me helps me to be the man I should be. Without that belief, I don’t know where I would be in life.

God does thinks the same of us. He believes in us. He believes in the good that we can do, the good that He has instilled in us. He trusts we will do right. No dark angry god looking over our shoulder waiting for us to screw up. A lack of belief like that would drive us all to despair. The fact that we have a Father above that believes in us makes all the difference in the world in our daily lives.

She loves me. This is easy, especially if you believe the person whom you bestow your love on is perfect.

So let me expound on this point.

She loves me, warts and all. She’s seen me at my best, worse, and everywhere inbetween. She doesn’t see me through rose colored glasses. She sees me as I truly am. A very flawed human being who loves her. Yet she loves me anyway. She smiles, puts her arms around me and loves me.

God, more than anyone, knows how and who we truly are. He sees into our hearts and knows how extensively screwed up we can be.

Yet He loves us. He preemptively sent His son to die for us as a symbol of that love and acceptance. More than that, He continues to love us everyday. The days we do good. The days we do wrong. The days we’re not sure what we’ve done. He is there for all of them, loving us despite our faults and sin.

It’s one thing to read about Gods love. It is entirely another thing to see it played out through someone you love. Through my wife. Thank you my darling! I thank God for you everyday. Not only for showing me Him through you, but for the joy and love and magic you have brought into my life. You are my Anam Cara.

Here’s looking forward to a lifetime of magic for us both.