here is to the love of my life. cynthia lisabeth hampton. she is currently over 35 weeks pregnant and her due date is just before our 3rd anniversary. i figured there will be so much going on, i wanted to say this now. here's to my wife of 3 years and the love of the rest of my days.
over four years ago on sunday morning at church in rock island, il, a mermaid walked through the doors of a room i had the amazing fortune of being present in. the instant she walked into the room, i knew she was the most beautiful woman i had ever seen. i don't know how or why my eyes would ever wander to another. it is perfectly clear that i married up and that cyndi is far out of my league. it still baffles me to this day that she gave me the time of day when i used inviting her to a young adult ministry as an excuse to try and see her again. so just so everyone knows that i know, cyndi is too good for me.
but in that is found one of the greatest things i appreciate and love about cyndi. to others it may seem like weakness or stupidity, but i love how foolishly she will follow me, when i'm the biggest fool i know. we have been through so much in the past three years and she has been at my side at every moment. what is amazing is that even if at first something seems too big or too much, i know there is nothing that is too much for her. i say this because she has made it clear to me over the years through her actions, that by far, i know no one else that is willing to rely on God in understanding and in mystery, as much as she. where i give lip service, she is authentic, and where i am fake, she is true. she is much more of a servant than i am, and there is still so much i could learn from her. the picture above is a great example of that. this is one of my favorite pictures of her. a couple of summers ago cyndi used her only week of vacation to go to mexico and serve with the youth of "the furnace", the ministry i was helping with. i went too, but it counted as work for me. i love her. she is my wife and my best friend. there is no other i could possibly make it through this life with.
so here's to my wife...the mermaid that stole my heart
beautiful post from a great husband! blessing to you two as you start another chapter in your lives together! tell the mermaid i said hello! lil
Posted by: lillylewinl | April 06, 2005 at 03:24 PM