Vows

As we were driving home from the doctor today, a thought popped into my head about our wedding day. We were married in a church,in front of family and friends, and although our wedding was not the traditional thing, the vows were. For better or worse, for richer and poor, in sickness and in health. Louie has been for the last part of the year last year and most of the year this year..in some sort of pain or another. Actually for the last few years, things health wise for him have been hard. So those vows that I took have definitely been thought of and contemplated over the last while. I have thought about my generation of people and I am not saying that ALL of the group is this way, but I have noticed how a lot of our "group", take these vows, just so they can get married and not really thinking "hey what IF my spouse gets sick"...or "what if I have to take care of them?" It is hard. I am not one of those people, unfortunately that is like "oh yes! I get to serve my spouse! I get to help him put on his shoes and wipe his nose!" Ok, I don't wipe his nose...but still you get the point. But I have to say, I am grateful that the Lord has reminded me of what I promised, not only to Louie, to our family, but also to Him. I know that this is but a small moment in the course of our marriage...it seems a little longer then that...but I am grateful that those vows mean something to me. Louie and I have had ups and downs.. the road hasn't always been paved with lollipops and icecream, but I have faith that this situation, has not only been meant for him, but for me also. It has helped me to remember that God does love us. That he gives us these things to humble us. That we are not being punished, only reminded of things we should already know.