Tenacious Tuesday...I Meant What I Said!

It's been a week since I've posted but what a week it's been. I've seen God's hand at work in so many ways and am so grateful for the awesome privilege to serve Him!

This past Sunday, the Youth Pastor at our church, Alf Clark, brought the message for the morning entitled, I Meant What I Said. However, before the sermon he and his wife renewed their wedding vows as it was their 18th wedding anniversary. Some may have wondered why they chose to renew their vows at 18. Well, as Alf explained it, he met his wife, Carrie when he was 18 years old, in a math class at Grand Valley State University. He'd spent the first half of his life without her...not knowing her. This anniversary was significant because he'd spent the second half with the love of his life, his wife. As my husband read their vows, Alf and Carrie reaffirmed the vows they'd made to one another 18 years ago.

I, take you, to be my (wife/husband), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.

In honor of Alf and Carrie, today is Tenacious Tuesday! Tenacious means not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds. So today, recommit to the vow you made on your wedding day. Hold tight and don't let go!