A Poem for Our 10th Wedding Anniversary

My 8 year old was asked to share "What Marriage Means to Me" at her godmother's wedding. When she shared this poem she had prepared for it with us, I started crying knowing that our child was speaking aloud what she had seen growing up. To believe you have a great love despite life's challenges is one thing. To have your 8 year old describe it is really something else.

What Marriage Means to Me

by Aeslinn Noel

Marriage to me is...
a whole lifetime of Happiness
a whole lifetime of Love
a whole lifetime of Being Together.

Marriage to me is also...
Sharing your ups and downs
Having someone whom you really love with you
Through your sadness and your happiness.

Marriage to me is...
Spending time together
And having someone who cares for you when no one else does.

Marriage to me is...
watching the sun go down together.