Week 44 Art Project & Fun Activity

The art project and fun activity for this week go perfectly together.  The fun activity was: "If you wrote your own wedding vows and still have copies of them, read them to each other again and recommit to those promises.  If you did not write vows then, consider writing them now.  Or if you have been married for a while, you may have a better understanding of married life and be able to better write wedding vows than what you wrote when you were still single.  Therefore, you may consider writing new ones and making all new promises that may be more relevant to your life today. "

The art project was: "As I suggested making a collage of marriage prayers in week 32, you could do the same this week with your wedding vows.  If you do not have personal vows and neither of you chooses to write them, just print the traditional version and paste them in your frame instead. "

We do not have a printer so I will save this project for another day. However, if you are interested, here is a copy of our wedding vows and the corresponding photos from our wedding on June 10, 2012!

Julie's Vows:

My sweet Mel, 

It is difficult for me to express how much I love you and how much you mean to me in a few short paragraphs. I could spend all day, every day thanking God for the gift of you and could still never express the gratitude that amazes and overwhelms my heart. 

As I write my marriage vows to you, I keep expecting to wake from a dream. I never thought I would be happy about being single for thirty-nine years, yet I finally understand why… I had to wait for you; and you are so worth the wait! I cannot tell you enough that you are my dream come true. You are more wonderful than I ever imagined my dream man would be. I am overwhelmed by my love for you and I am so moved by your love for me that I want to weep for joy. My heart is overflowing with love for you. I am amazed by you. You are the perfect man for me.

I love everything about you… your spirituality, your kind and tender heart, masculinity, gentleness, graciousness, compassion, chivalry, intelligence, sense of humor, your handsome face, patience, your strong and resilient heart, your humility, and your dimples melt my heart!

I promise to never let anger dictate my actions, never fail to speak the truth, and never walk away from this marriage. I will always be faithful to you, will respect and honor your opinions, will always fight for you and fight to keep you. I will always love all of you, completely, unabashedly, and without fear. I will put God first in our marriage and allow His wisdom to direct our path to a happy, healthy, romantic life together. I love you, Mel, and I give you all of me: mind, body and soul.

Mel's Vows:

Dearest Julie, 

You are like a rare diamond in the earth and I thank the Lord every day for you. I know that the Lord has brought us together for his divine plan. You are not only beautiful physically, but also spiritually. I admire that you kept yourself for me, as well as read your Bible daily. You are very kind, as well as compassionate. You put my needs before your own and show me love in many ways. I also love your sense of humor and the many jokes that we share. And your beautiful blue eyes and smile melt me!!

I promise to always be there for you in bad times as well as good. I will listen to you when you need to talk and lend you my shoulder when you need to cry. I will always provide for you, as well as be your guardian. I will be there for you in sickness, as well as health. I will always pray and read my Bible with you and the Lord Jesus Christ will be the center of our marriage. I will always talk to you and work out future problems rather than get angry. I promise to always love you and put your needs before my own. If necessary, I will be willing to give my life for you.

Julie, you are a dream come true as well as an answer to all of my prayers! I love you more than words can express and there is nothing that I would not do for you. I’m looking forward to spending the rest of my life with you as we begin this wonderful journey together!