five {my sacred life}
on friday, we celebrated five years of marriage. it feels like a very big deal, in a very good way. as i wrote out the card i gave jon, i was thinking about how much fun we had during our wedding ceremony. yes, i said fun. about two minutes after i got to the front of the church, we looked at each other with this understanding that we were getting to the good part. i recall standing there and just soaking it all up. i wanted to remember everything. and somehow i was able to observe it all happening while being very present.
the planning of our wedding was a bit (okay more than a bit) stressful. for lots of reasons. and to get to this part, the beginning of us, was such a reward for all that stress.
so we had fun. so much fun. and we felt the love of family and friends and community. and all the special moments, the little touches that were so important to me, made a difference in making it what it was meant to be. i loved that day.
today, we are at the good part. the hard, crazy, painful, beautiful, amazing good part. the part that stretches you more than ever dreamed you could stretch. the part that forces you to look inward when you would rather look out. the part that reminds you of all that is good about love and truth. the part that has you wondering and believing. the good part. the part where you remember why you said yes to possibility and yes to hope and yes to one another. the part where you reach out your hand and know someone will be there to hold you.
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my sacred life, this is us
Reader Comments (21)
Happy Anniversary proper...as I was commenting on your previous post, you must have been posting. (=
I love this photo and I too, had fun at our wedding. We're lucky for that you know. xo
Happy Anniversary to you two!!!
'the part where you reach out your hand and know someone will be there to hold you.'
how i long for this part and all the other parts two. Someday... :)
happy happy anniversary,
and i love the photo...
:)
Happy Anniversary! What a wonderful thing to celebrate. Congrats.
Hooray! Happy Anniversary!! Congratulations!! And thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings about the wedding and your marriage.
What a fantastic photograph!
Hugs,
Lisa
I heart this photo....I am so happy that the two of you had a lovely anniversary...and I feel positive that beautiful that you describe will be even more beautiful in another five years. ;-)
xoxo
What a beautiful way to describe it! Congratulations and amny, many happy returns.
Love that picture, Liz. Happy Anniversary! :) (I can't believe it has been 5 years!)
Love,
Bridget
happy anniversary beautiful you ... i adore adore adore this gorgeous photo, xoxoxox hope your day was filled with magic and so much beauty!
Happy Anniversary to you both!!
Happy Happy Anniversary my friend! Salut! xoxo, T
happy anniversary, we've been together for 32 years and i remember it like yesterday.lots of bumps, skids and huge potholes along the way, but hey ho...we're still together.
Happy Anniversary!
5 years... congratulations, and many more to come!!!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LIZ! love and blessings to you and jon!
Happy Anniversary to you both. xoxo
Happy Anniversary!! The challenges usually lead to the best parts...to new depths...to a more profound connection. Keep saying yes to each other!!
Happy Anniversary!!! It keeps getting better. Cherish each other always.
I love this photo ... so elegant and sweet. I hope you both had a joyous anniversary celebration. Much peace & love, deb
here's to stretching....
oy vey!
Hurrah for you! "Yes" is probably my favorite word in all language. Just today I was looking at a bookmark I made at camp once—the directions were to affix a little mirror to some paper, scatter sparkling paints freely, and select one word that described me, and in the spirit of optimism and all that is good, "yes" was the word I decided was me.
Happy 5 years. It is a beautiful accomplishment, and believe me, the best is still yet to come.
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