25

Not 24 but 25. Not the TV show but a marriage. Dorothy and I are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this week (the 19th of September actually, but we are taking off so I will not be blogging for a bit). I never would have guessed that God would have been this sweet. To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, plenty and want, joy and sorrow to death us do part. The longer we are married, the more I am seeing that it really is about Christ and the church. It is a mystery that I too am speaking of.

The gospel has transformed our lives through all of the above. Through marriage we have been sanctified. Through parenting we have been sanctified. Through in-laws we have been sanctified. He is doing a beautiful thing for us and in us.

I am not sure I understand the "no marriage in heaven" passages. If it is as some say, I may have to protest a bit. I am sure I will be satisified in Christ alone, but I am guessing He will be sweet to me and Dorothy; to have and to hold, with health, with plenty, and with joy for all eternity.