4 Years of Bliss!

Kirk and Keri Plattner -- 10/17/2004
I grew up with a Dad and Mom who were in love and expressed love to each other. My life was "normed" with the understanding that God's design for marriage is not only attainable, but expected. Contrasting that to today, we are immersed in a cultural norm that places God's design for marriage out of reach, unattainable, and even unreasonable. The contrast and consequences between these polar opposites is stark beyond belief while simultaneously providing proof that makes it easy to believe that God's way is best. We are daily confronted by the pain, depression, and poverty of life and soul that is exhibited from ignoring God's way and refusing to live a life of purity and commitment. After four years of marriage, our life together grows sweeter and sweeter. Similar to the growth with the Bridegroom as the Bride, we priase the Lord that the Joy is in the Journey. While the honeymoon was sweet, we are discovering that living life together day in and day out is to be savored even more. As we have been blessed with children and have relished the Joy they bring, we are reminded that our children are His and we have been entrusted to raise them to fear Him. And, while we have been blessed with opportunities to travel, vacation, and even live in another part of the world, we are continually reminded that the sweetest times are found when we are mutually agreed that we are in the center of His will and serving Him. While the past 4 years have been immeasureably blessed with joy, we look forward with thankful hearts that we know Who is carrying us. While knowing that we are not promised anything, we walk on in excitement, praising Him as he upholds us and gives Grace that we may experience the Joy in the Journey.