Dear Janelle,
We were basically just kids when we met. We stepped into a lifelong commitment without any real idea about what that meant. Somehow, in a time when so many people fall from one bad decision into another, we managed to make the best decision of them all. While some might call it fate, or luck, or destiny, I know that it was God who knew what an amazing team that we would make. He knew how much we would grow in love for one another and how much we would need each other.
Our path together has not always been easy. There have been times that, although we loved one another, we didn't want to be anywhere near each other. There were times where we pushed each other away, although often it was with the silent prayer that doing so would prove how much the other really loved us.
I fully realize that I am incomplete without you. On the few occasions that we have been separated due to work or circumstance, I have felt empty and terribly alone. I worry when you are away and am restless until you return.
I have become so accustomed to you, that I unfortunately have taken you for granted from time to time. But that has never been due to a lack of love. You and I are one. You are a part of my very being. Like two trees that have intertwined, the years have only brought us closer together, nourishing one another.
May our love only continue to grow.
Your devoted husband,
Paul