A little bit of background...
My husband and I have been together since the beginning of 2021, so we have known each other for a little over 5 years now. We immediately became pregnant within only a month of knowing one another, which obviously was not planned, but I knew in my heart that it was with a man I wanted to be with.
Thankfully, he felt the same way, and over the years, we have welcomed four children together (two here on earth, and two in heaven 🪽).
Neither of us gave much thought to marriage -- I simply call him "husband" already because we've both agreed to stay committed to each other, just minus the government's involvement. We don't follow the religious institutions because of what they preach, so we never saw a priest as a requirement either.
But I knew what WAS a requirement: God, of course! I knew that God needed to witness our union, so that He could honor and bless the marriage. Because of this, I was consumed with guilt: what could God honor if we consciously refused to get married, and thereby refused His presence?...
And so, that's just what we've been doing! 😄 My husband agreed, and we will be wed according to God's Word, the way HE intended the ceremony to be. I have already been picking out Bible passages, the first of which will obviously be Genesis. I have a couple from Song of Songs. Proverbs has also offered some useful passages:
I am very optimistic about this! 🙏💛 I never imagined that I would ever seriously contemplate marriage, yet here we are, at 31 and 45-years-old 😂 We do not have specifics in mind just yet, only that we will be out in nature, planning for spring or autumn, and only celebrating with those we actually WANT to witness (which, so far, is just our children LOL! 😄).
