6 months and counting...

But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 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 have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
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. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 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 childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor 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.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13

This was one of the scripture verses read at our April 5th wedding, now more than 6 months ago. I can't begin to describe how fast these months have gone. While I admit that it hasn't been all fun all the time, I know our love for each other is strengthened with every day we are together.

While John may not be perfect (and let's face it, who is?), he is perfect for me. He is patient with me while I am stressing out about the amount of work I need to get done and lack of free time. He is understanding of my special diet I insist on sticking to and makes sure I am always thought of. He tolerates my always icy-cold feet that always seem to gravitate towards his oh-so-warm legs in bed at night (yes, they're still cold even in the summer). He has made a valiant attempt at re-using his bath towel in my attempt at cutting down on the laundry load. And he lovingly looks past the mess I make in my bathroom sink and vanity area.

While we will continue to have our share of arguments and disagreements, it is working through our differences that can only make us stronger as a couple. I thank God every day for bringing John into my life and am so excited for all the other surprises and plans he has for our lives. I do not think it was an accident that we met only 2 years ago (and counting...), it was in God's plan that we meet and unite our hearts and our souls and become a family.