October 10

Remembering Love


[Love] does not seek its own, is not provoked….

1 Corinthians 13:5 (NKJV)


Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus….

Philippians 2:5 (NKJV)


Today is our 25th anniversary. On October 10, 1981, at high noon, I walked into my future bride’s college dorm room and was instantly dazzled by smiling blue eyes framed by long blonde hair. She was warm and friendly and an absolute delight.

I look back and remember it all. I could tell she was good for me right from the start. She laughed at my silly jokes as we huddled close under an umbrella, and together, We survived the slow, soaking Oregon rain as her football team got creamed. But it didn’t matter because something else was succeeding—my interest in her. Over the next eight months and with very little effort, she wound me around her finger then acted surprised when I asked her to marry me. Twenty months after we met she said, "I do."

Now it’s been twenty-five years. Yesterday, I didn’t feel like celebrating, because I was caught up in the me trap, but today is different. Today I remember all she has done for me and all God wants me to do for her.

Today is a new day. Today is a day to celebrate. Today is our twenty-fifth anniversary … and I love her.


Father, thank You for Your patience with me. Help me show Your great love to others—especially to Kris. Amen.