My Beloved

¹ If I speak in the tongues^[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ² If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. ³ If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,^[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.  ⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
 ⁸ Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰ but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. ¹¹ When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. ¹² For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

 ¹³ And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

This was one of the three Bible liturgies that was read at our wedding. How in the world did God choose such a beautiful life partner for me? I lucked out when I married the man of my dreams Mr.DSD. Most girls say "man of my dreams" but I truly mean it. I have been praying for Scott since I was a little girl. There would be times we would be in the middle of junior high social studies or a church camp picnic, when all of a sudden I would think "I wonder what in the world my husband is up to at this very moment." Then I would proceed to pray for him. I would pray that he would love our God and lead me to be a better person. I would pray for his safety, health, and his family. I hoped we would fall in love and grow with each other all the day of our lives. Sappy...yes...true...absolutely!

Thank you for bringing us together God. I am literally a living testament of good things happen to those who wait. I am thrilled to be married to such a man of grace, love, and generosity. Cheers to many more anniversaries ahead! Here's to our third....love you so much David Scott.