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First Day of the Rest of My Life The day before my wedding I felt calm. The knowledge that tomorrow I would be bound to another person for the rest of my life, for better or for worse, was not intimidating or fear provoking. The thought of it was actually comforting. I love Vanessa! We had faced trials together. Through each one, I discovered more about myself and my love for her. God has really grown me in my capacity to love over the three years of our dating. The love I have for her is much less self-centered. I still have my “what about me” moments, but they are fewer and it takes less time for me to realize my folly. Anyhow… This is a journal of my thoughts surrounding our first week together as a married couple. I couldn’t sleep at all the night before. Though I had three beers and felt very drowsy at 1:00 AM, I did little more than toss and turn all night. I feared being very sleepy during the wedding, But once I got to the church I was very alert, I felt excited to be married a

The Journey of Love I fist saw Vanessa months before I ever met her. I was studying at a coffee shop and she walked in to join some other girls for a Bible study. I noticed her and thought to myself... "I wish I could meet a beautiful Christian girl like her." She just had this glow about her, like she was full of joy! And I prayed to God to help me meet someone similar. Many months later I saw an attractive young woman talking to my friend Savanah, so I raced across the church lobby hoping Savanah would introduce me... Bun she didn't appear to be doing that anytime soon. So I took matters into my own hands. I backed up into Savanah till I bumped into her, "Oh! Hey, sorry... Hi! I'm David." I said, introducing myself to Vanessa... Savanah finally introduced me as her friend and helped me to get a little lunch scheduled with Vanessa for the next week. Lunch was a success and a week later we had our first date. As for the first date, it went well and was a lot