Not Your Typical Wedding Anniversary Letter

Today marks Keith's and my (mine and Keith's? Grammatical accuracy is currently not computing in my brain at the moment) 5th year wedding anniversary. 5 years. That's crazy. That means I've been married to him for 157,785,000 seconds just so you know.


Anyways, I typically will write him a letter for our anniversary and do a little craft of some sort. I wanted to make this letter public because I feel it's something more women should be saying to their husbands. Many people will think this is totally weird and out-of-the-ordinary, but I believe that's how we as Christians should live our lives. Strange and set apart for Jesus!

Here it goes:

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My dearest husband,

Wow. Five years! Four kids! And more good times, hardships, and growth than I can count. You are one of the greatest blessings in my life, and I cannot imagine my life with anyone else. We have grown so much in our relationships with God since we were married - it really astounds me! He continues to be so faithful in sanctifying us- ALL glory to Him! With that said, I know we can be growing and doing so much more! Compared to most other husbands, you outshine them all when it comes to spiritually leading our family but I WANT MORE. I don't say this to demean you, I say it as ENCOURAGEMENT! I want you to know that I AM READY for you to take the leadership role of our family to the next level! I know that it will take a lot of support on my part and a lot of work on your part, but it will be SO WORTH IT! I also know the only way this will work is if we are both constantly immersing ourselves in the Word of God. I want you to make changes that you see necessary. If you want to go preaching every night for 3 hours with/without us - It's a DONE DEAL. If you want us to start honoring the Sabbath - It's a DONE DEAL. If you want to smash our television - It's a DONE DEAL. The thing I DO NOT WANT is for you to feel conviction on something and just talk about it. We both need the daily reminder of our purpose in this short life, and we need to instill this within our children starting NOW - no matter what "inconveniences" must happen as a result. Let's face it: A life not COMPLETELY surrendered to the LORD is miserable at best. Let's not feed our laziness anymore. PLEASE lead me out of this lazy and lukewarm lifestyle. Wake me up at 5AM to read and pray. I NEED YOU TO LEAD ME. Take up your rightful position as head over me and our family, and I will be sure to give you the respect and support you SO MUCH DESERVE!

I can't wait to see what God has in store for our family as we surrender to Him!
The best is yet to come!

Thanks for a wonderful 5 YEARS!

Love,
Amber

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There you have it. Ladies, give your husbands their rightful positions in your family. Encourage them, support them, and respect them as they begin to lead. It's amazing the freedom that comes in surrender!

The number 5 depicting some of the most memorable times of our lives :)