The second to last piece of this letter is all about the ways in which your spouse has changed you. Everything you became as a result of him or her in your life, for the time they spent in your life.
Mine is a love letter I wrote to him on our 10th wedding anniversary in 2010.
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To My Sweet Husband,
It is my privilege and joy to celebrate ten years of marriage with you. We have endured law school, bar exams, travels together, births of our children, death of loved ones. We have shared burdens together and times of joy together.
I have witness you grow from a 24 year-old year man to a mature, loving, patient, even-more-handsome man of God. You lead our family. You provide for us in ways I can’t begin to explain.
You have seen me change also. I once was a young woman who wouldn’t hesitate to argue. You taught me temperance and self-control. I was impatient – you taught me patience. I was at a loss of words – you taught me soothing words of comfort, words of encouragement, words of joy, and words of sorrow. You taught me how relationships work. How relationships succeed.
You brought with you an awesome family. A family who loves me as their own daughter – who would give me the world if they could. You brought their love into my life and into the lives of our children.
You showed me what a patient, Godly leader looks like. You showed me what a devoted father does each day (and each night).
To say I have changed because of you would be wholly inaccurate. I am a new person because of you. I am amazed that God brought someone like you into my life. As I whispered on our wedding day, I pray again, “God, you have blessed me beyond what I deserve.”
You are my everything. I love you more than words can express. You are my rock, my best friend, my love.
I love you, Babe, so much. Happy 10th Anniversary!
Love you,
Me
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