So they are no longer two but one. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.”—MATTHEW 19:4–6I, Karen, take you, Rick, to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.”Staring into the eyes of the man I loved, I uttered these words as my own eyes filled with tears. Dressed in white lace and standing at the altar in a majestic Gothic chapel with stained-glass windows reaching up to heaven, I promised him, before God, a lifetime of love and fidelity, to honor and to care for him from this day forward. He promised the same in return. Finishing, I placed a gold ring on his finger. Looking at each other, we smiled. He squeezed my hand. In those blissful moments, my heart nearly burst with joy as I anticipated the prospect of forever with this man. I could not have loved him more.In those sacred, life-changing moments, you envision a lifetime of shared joy and adventure.
