Cinco De Mayo
Day of many

Many years
Many tears
Many joys
and sorrows.
Many hugs and kisses.
Many loud words.
Many opinions.

Me and my hunka hunka burnin' love
were hitched 28 years ago.
It's been a Great Gig!
In fact, it's the thing
I've done in my life that
I'm most proud of.

I don't want my children
to be offended by that truth.
They were a huge part of my
pride. They have added to my
marriage in the most
incredible of ways.

Without them, I would not
have been inspired to
this awesome commitment
I've made with an incredible
person.

I can say I love Boyd more today than
ever. Each day I have with him is a blessing.

He helps me see life as something to enjoy.
To look forward to tomorrow
and not worry about yesterday.

We went to Good Wood Barbecue Company
to celebrate. It was good, but
I've discovered food is but
a small part of the meal,
the real treat is being with
Boyd, he makes me
laugh and most of those
around him laugh too.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning

This also marks 5 years since
"the episode"
We refer to the time 5 years
ago when Boyd "blew-up"
while we were in Jamaica.
It was then that I realized that:
*God answers prayers,
*God knows me personally

I KNOW THIS ABSOLUTELY

I found out how much my
daughter in-law, and not yet son-in-law
loved and worried for me.
I found out Harmony was
the last person to spend
time with her Grandpa
prior to his passing
And that brought peace to
Harmony.

I found out we live in
"The land of the good health care."
I found how helpless you
feel when you are totally
at the mercy of strangers
(I think of them as guardian angels)
I know that I have an
inner strength that
I can tap into with the
help from My Savior Jesus Christ.

I know what's it's like
to have a 2nd chance at living
with someone you almost lost.
I know how much I love
Boyd and my marriage.