Dina, today we celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. Looking back on 2020, what a year . . . It has been one of immense joy, intense struggle, and God’s abundant faithfulness and blessing in our lives. You have been with me every step of the way and for that, I’m thankful. You are God’s gift to me. Looking ahead, I like what J.H. Jowett says, “The knowledge of the future path really matters nothing: the perception of the present companionship matters everything!” I am so blessed to have you and Jesus in my life.
With all my love,
Ryan

A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12, NIV)

Anniversary Poem—I’m Blessed

Dina,
They say a picture’s worth a thousand words
but I say ten thousand is too few.
As I struggle, slip and slide through life,
I’m glad that it’s with you.
Your smile, your love, your constant care,
steady me as I glide;
and even when I trip and fall,
you’re there right by my side.
As the days fly by, the seasons pass,
and the calendar hints we're old;
I’m blessed by God, and this is true,
that the one, whose mittened hand I hold,
is you.