Our wedding day….
I still remember it very clearly….
I can still remember how totally amazing Sue looked in her beautiful wedding dress, as we stood in the presence of friends and family and exchanged vows.
“For richer or poorer, for better or worse, in sickness and in health…”
That was 12 years ago. And in the twelve years that have passed, we’ve encountered each of those conditions, and I’m proud to say our marriage is still a strong and happy one.
I still love Sue as I loved her when we married, but what makes it even better, is the love I feel for her now is so much deeper, and the bond is so much stronger.
This is how it was meant to be, and I have no reason to believe it will ever be any other way.
I’ve often told Sue that I can never fully repay her for providing me with four beautiful and healthy children. All I can do is try to be the best husband and father that I can be.
Do I take my wife for granted? Of course I do, sometimes. And perhaps too often. In the thick of what life throws at us, (all of us), it’s easy to become complacent, and in a marriage it’s no different. .
I’m not the perfect husband, or the perfect father and sometimes I’m further from those ideals than I’d like to be.
I’ll admit I’ve made plenty of mistakes, but the great thing about being in a loving relationship, is being able to forgive, and in doing so accepting the other person’s fallibilities.
I don’t make nearly enough time for my wife, but our family is still very young and we recognise that our own relationship has to give way a little, in the interests of the children, at least in these early years.
Our lives have seen some big changes this year and it’s put us both under considerable pressure, but we’re still laughing and smiling and when we get the chance… holding hands.
I’ve waited until today to launch Teach My Children Well, and I want to dedicate the endeavour to my wife, not for what it is now, nor what it may become, but for what it represents for our future and the opportunities we are yet to see.
A bright future awaits us, I feel confident of that, but whatever happens, it really doesn’t matter because we’ll always have each other.
Sue, I want to thank you for the support you have given me throughout our marriage, and the also for the unwavering belief you have always shown in me.
Happy Anniversary Darling, I love you.
