The 2nd best gift God has ever given me.
Dear Reader,
If you will indulge me, I will take a break tonight from the usual topics I write about and tell you about a gift that God has given me that I cherish with all my heart and soul and mind. In fact, this gift is the 2nd best gift He has ever given me--2nd only to the Cross of Calvary. What is this gift that I cherish so much? This gift is my wife, who I would die for if the need arose.
My wife is a very special, very beautiful woman. For a woman that previously had never been exposed to the world of hospital waiting rooms and all the accessories that come with a very ill person, she adapted rather quickly after we married. Before we got together, I had had about 20 surgeries. Now, as we approach our 6th wedding anniversary, I have had 48. She has watched me go through intense pain and life threatening infections. She's been there for me when I've had to have emergency operations to correct problems caused by previous operations. And she's sat by my bedside and watched me sleep just so that I would see a familiar face when I awoke.
My wife has also stood by me as I have struggled with mental illness. My mental illness has nearly claimed my life on numerous occasions and almost claimed my marriage last year. But my wife stood by me even when all her instincts were telling her to run away. Praise the Lord that I have now been properly diagnosed and treated with the right levels of the right medications since last Summer. I'm so thankful to the Lord that my wife stuck with me and loved me despite the fact that I was not very loveable for quite some time.
When I tell my wife how much I love her for sticking things out no matter how bad or scarey they might have gotten, she sometimes tells me that it wasn't her, that it was God giving her the strength to do it. And I believe her 100%. No human being could withstand all that this special lady has withstood, in 6 years of marriage, without receiving some supernatural assistance. But, as I told her, it is still her choice. That's what I love so much about my wife. When faced with the choice between giving up on me or sticking by me, she has consistently stuck by me. When faced with the choice of whether or not to give up on herself and say she's had enough of the heartache and pain, she has consistently chosen to continue the good fight.
As I said in my wedding vows, I will cherish her for all the days of my life. For she is truly the 2nd best gift that God has given to me.
If you will indulge me, I will take a break tonight from the usual topics I write about and tell you about a gift that God has given me that I cherish with all my heart and soul and mind. In fact, this gift is the 2nd best gift He has ever given me--2nd only to the Cross of Calvary. What is this gift that I cherish so much? This gift is my wife, who I would die for if the need arose.
My wife is a very special, very beautiful woman. For a woman that previously had never been exposed to the world of hospital waiting rooms and all the accessories that come with a very ill person, she adapted rather quickly after we married. Before we got together, I had had about 20 surgeries. Now, as we approach our 6th wedding anniversary, I have had 48. She has watched me go through intense pain and life threatening infections. She's been there for me when I've had to have emergency operations to correct problems caused by previous operations. And she's sat by my bedside and watched me sleep just so that I would see a familiar face when I awoke.
My wife has also stood by me as I have struggled with mental illness. My mental illness has nearly claimed my life on numerous occasions and almost claimed my marriage last year. But my wife stood by me even when all her instincts were telling her to run away. Praise the Lord that I have now been properly diagnosed and treated with the right levels of the right medications since last Summer. I'm so thankful to the Lord that my wife stuck with me and loved me despite the fact that I was not very loveable for quite some time.
When I tell my wife how much I love her for sticking things out no matter how bad or scarey they might have gotten, she sometimes tells me that it wasn't her, that it was God giving her the strength to do it. And I believe her 100%. No human being could withstand all that this special lady has withstood, in 6 years of marriage, without receiving some supernatural assistance. But, as I told her, it is still her choice. That's what I love so much about my wife. When faced with the choice between giving up on me or sticking by me, she has consistently stuck by me. When faced with the choice of whether or not to give up on herself and say she's had enough of the heartache and pain, she has consistently chosen to continue the good fight.
As I said in my wedding vows, I will cherish her for all the days of my life. For she is truly the 2nd best gift that God has given to me.
posted by Amanda Brady | 4:27 AM
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