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Wedding vows

{ 03:18, Monday, September 29, 2008 } { 3 comments } { Link }

Its wedding time again... this will be our third niece to be married this year!

This Friday, our niece Ruth will be married to her adorable fiancé Paul. Their wedding invitation says "Because our faith has been strengthened by the depth and purity of our love, we..invite you to join us as we are united as one before God, Lord Willing, on Friday, the third of October..." I have been pondering the power of these words... our faith has been strengthened by the depth and purity of our love. Isn't this something we all should strive to retain in our marriages? Whenever we attend weddings, my husband and I both get misty eyed and he squeezes my hand during the ceremony. While every wedding is a little different, the recitation of the vows and the preacher's sermons always seem to reinforce and remind me of the vows we took on our wedding day. I recently mentioned this to a friend of mine and we agreed that it would be a good thing for all married couples to attend weddings and hear these words again. Those promises to be true in sickness and in health, in good times and bad and to love and honor your spouse, all the days of your life.

So here I am saying this on my blog. I will repeat them to my husband today... and send him a link to this page! As our niece is married this Friday in a very long, traditional Amish wedding, she will not walk down an aisle, she will not be wearing a long, flowing gown, she will not be carrying a big bouquet... yet she will be exchanging vows with her beloved. Simple vows of that same commitment... all the days of their lives.

This is dedicated to my husband Allen, whom I try to honor everyday... in good times and bad, in sickness and in health, all the days of our lives. I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine.

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{ 03:47, Monday, September 29, 2008 } { Posted by gabbie427 }
How sweet is this??? I do love the words to that invite, and I am making note of them now.

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo

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{ 07:14, Monday, September 29, 2008 } { Posted by haflinger }
You all will be very busy.. Will her dress be blue? Great vows.. Thanks for sharing.. Blessings Brenda

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{ 02:53, Wednesday, October 29, 2008 } { Posted by wannabeone }
Lovely. Our 24th anniversary was Oct. 6th. October is a WONDERFUL month in which to marry!

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Blessings from Miami County, Ohio, Kim Wolf<><