Vows to my love

Michie,

When we got married 12 years ago, we wrote in our invitation that we were “seeking strength from the known, for the journey into the unknown.” We often joke that we “just don’t know.” We don’t know what the future holds, or how our lives can turn on a dime. We don’t know what amazing adventures lie ahead.

But actually I do know a lot of things.

I know this love I have for you is real and true and endless.

I know this love I have for our family and friends is at the heart of every single good thing in my life.

I know when I am afraid; it is your hand in mine that keeps me strong and brave.

I know that, for me, true joy is hearing your laugh from all the way across our home.

I know our hearts re-connect through late night conversations, and our desire to be abidingly honest and direct.

I know we are still so in love when we reach for each other, even when we haven’t had two minutes to talk all day.

I know playing with you brings me home.

I know that you are my home and my heart.

Of course, I don’t know a lot of things. I don’t know what tomorrow, next Wednesday, or the next decades will bring. I don’t know what joys and sorrows we will face.

But I know that we will face them together. Whether it waking up from anesthesia, playing, laughing, crying, or raising our amazing son.

I know we will be each others Bear.

This is my promise to you.