6-7-8

Here are the vows that Aaron and I wrote and vowed to one another 3 years ago today. They were true then and remain true to this day. We thank the Lord for 3 wonderful years of marriage and look forward to many more!

Rebekah's Vows

Aaron, I love you, and with great joy give myself to you; you are my husband. In love, God has chosen me to be His daughter, and besides this free bequest of eternal life you are the most precious gift God has given to me. By God's grace and power at work in me, I promise to be your trustworthy wife, to be your helper and lover always, to be submissive to you as the church submits to Christ, and to respond to your headship as you lead us in the ways of the Lord Jesus, as long as God gives us life on this earth. I will respect you as my divinely appointed head and devote myself to you alone until we are separated by death. I praise God continually for you, Aaron! Your sweet love for me demonstrates the scriptural truth, "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."

Aaron's Vows

Rebekah, I love you, and with great joy take you to be my wife. I acknowledge God's sovereign authority in my life. In love God has chosen me to be His son, and besides this free bequest of eternal life, you are the most precious gift God has entrusted to me. Guided by His word and enabled by the Spirit, Rebekah, I promise to love you as Christ loves the church, to nourish and tenderly care for you, to provide for you, and to lead you as He leads me, as long as He gives us life, regardless of the circumstances. I will honor you as my divinely granted treasure and devote myself to you alone until we are separated by death. May the words of the Psalmist express our lifetime union together, "O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together."

It is hard to believe how quickly 3 years has gone by. MUCH has changed in our lives over 3 years. The biggest changes were moving to Oklahoma 8 months into our marriage for Aaron's job, and adding a sweet baby boy to our family. We can look back over the 3 years and see God's sovereign hand in our lives. We can see the goodness of God, and we are so thankful for His wonderful and gracious hand at work in our lives. We are still growing, still leaning on the Lord, and we are ever so thankful He is the foundation of our marriage.

ABOUT THE DATE, 6-7-8

For those of you who love cool dates, we have to tell you THAT isn't the reason we picked this date. That was the earliest date we could pick that worked out for everyone. One of my Aunts pointed out to us that it was 6-7-8.