John and Vileen Married 20 Years!
December 10th. This is our 20th wedding anniversary. Vileen and I married in Omaha Nebraska with all of our good friends and family surrounding us. Our singles pastor Dennis Franck, the first pastor for both of us when we started walking with the Lord, married us which was a great pleasure.
After our wedding, we jetted off to Hawaii for our honeymoon. We were miraculously given a week at the Hyatt Waikaloa as a travel agent trade off and enjoyed every minute of our time there. It was glorious!
The next 6 months were spent adjusting to a brand new life together. I can’t say it was always glorious but the Lord prevailed in our life and helped us to establish a solid foundation for our married life.
I never knew love before in my life like the love I have for my wife. This kind of love transends lust, fondness, physical pleasure – it is deeper than all of that. I am grateful that the Lord has trusted me with marriage since I messed up my first marriage so deeply.
Tomorrow, Vileen and I will travel to Nashville Tennessee. We will be engaging in the “Country Christmas” events surrounding the Opryland Hotel. We received a gift from a friend that provided for our trip that allowed us to have this time away. We are so grateful to the Lord for His goodness to us.
Well, here’s to another 20 years of God’s grace!
