Earle says:
Sierra, what drew me to you was your relationship with
Yahuah; the fact that you were putting Him first the way I was striving to put
Him first. My goal for our marriage is
for both of us to take on the heart of our Messiah and to encourage one another
to become everything that each of us can be in Yahuah, to do all that He has
for us.
To achieve this I promise to encourage you by my
example. I will not only pursue a
personal relationship with Yahuah but also His plans for us as a couple. I will place His plans over my own
desires. Scripture says that I as the
husband am to be the head of the household, to love you above my own life. I covenant with you today to step into that
place. Through submission to Him, I will
lead you and our family prayerfully. I
do not take my responsibilities lightly.
I know the only way I can accomplish this is by doing what He asks me to
do and following where He leads me to go.
I promise before Yahuah to do this.
I love you. With all
the nuance of that word, I vow to hold you as my wife and keep you for all the
days that He grants us.
This ring is a symbol of my love and faithfulness. I marry you with this ring, with all that I
have and all that I am.
Sierra says:
I will forever wear this ring as a sign of my commitment and
the desire of my heart.
Earle, it is your integrity before Yahuah, your willingness
to go through what ever He places in your life without bitterness or anger, and
your love for Him that drew my heart. My
goal for our marriage is that we would run after Him with every fiber of our
being, to have Him be the center of every aspect of our lives.
To achieve this I promise to submit to you as I would to
Him. I will seek Him for you, and support
you in any way that He leads you. I will
listen and not assume that I know what you mean. I will hold your heart as the most precious
treasure that it is. Daily seeking Him
to help me to be the helper in your life that a wife should be, I will lean on
Him to teach me what He intended a woman to be, both as His daughter and as
your wife.
I love you, and am incredibly honored that you would trust
me with your heart, that He would trust me with your heart. I vow to respect you and obey you, to hold
you…for all the days that He grants us.
This ring is a symbol of my love and faithfulness. I marry you with this ring, with all that I
have and all that I am.
Earle says:
I will forever wear this ring as a sign of my commitment and
the desire of my heart.
We were granted 853 days.
Sierra (Linda Jean Olson) Hartshorn, 1962 – 2013.
Many days together to come as well, though the brief intermission is all too often painful. May the God who bound you together keep you in his arms.
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