One Decade Later

On one hand, I can't believe that it has been 10 years already. It seems like just yesterday that Kierstyn and I were still both in college, just in our early 20s, and getting married. On the other hand, it is hard to believe that we have crammed so many things into that amount of time. We have experienced a lot of things in our 10 years of marriage, and while there are a few of them the I would have preferred to avoid, there is no one that I would have rather experienced them with besides my beautiful wife.

Lately, there has been a song on the radio that gets me thinking about my roles as a husband and father. It is with the lyrics to this song that I will conclude this blog post.


Sanctus Real - “Lead Me”

I look around and see my wonderful life
Almost perfect from the outside
In picture frames I see my beautiful wife
Always smiling
But on the inside, I can hear her saying...

“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”

I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes
They're just children from the outside
I'm working hard, I tell myself they'll be fine
They're independent
But on the inside, I can hear them saying...

“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, but what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”

So Father, give me the strength
To be everything I'm called to be
Oh, Father, show me the way
To lead them
Won't You lead me?

To lead them with strong hands
To stand up when they can't
Don't want to leave them hungry for love,
Chasing things that I could give up

I'll show them I'm willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this our home
Lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone


Thank you, Kierstyn, for sharing your life with me over the past 10 years. I look forward to sharing many more decades with you as we continue to grow together. I love you, Beautiful. Happy Anniversary.