Happy Anniversary to Us

 

Most wedding vows have these words, usually verbatim:

"...to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part."

"Vow" is, in some circles, invested with spiritual and sacred undertones, not to be entered into lightly but rather taken seriously, as seriously as one possibly can.

Which is not the same as their being easy to keep. Marriage is many things - a partnership, a journey, a union - including, at times, a struggle to be worthy of the vows uttered at its very outset.

Ah, but most good things in life involve struggle, and are worth the struggle. So it is that Amy and I commemorate 26 years, with an acknowledgement of the love and fun and joy that our marriage has experienced, as well as with the challenge and friction and effort that any marriage invariably encounters. That's worth celebrating!