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Curls' Vows...

When I say I love you,

I’m not just making you my husband; I’m making you my stronghold, the family leader, my heart’s protector and my goodnight kiss.

When I say I love you,

I’m not just standing before family and friends; I’m kneeling before Christ our Savior, and pray that His grace will knit our lives together.

When I say I love you,

I’m not just adding your last name; I’m subtracting our loneliness, dividing our sorrows and multiplying our joys so that two may become one.

When I say I love you,

I’m not just asking you to make me whole; I’m asking you to stay focused on God, and together with His strength and will, we will be made holy.

When I say I love you,

I’m not expecting happily ever after, I’m preparing to walk through the mountains, the valleys, through the joys and the sorrows, battle the good times and the bad, so together we can make a life.

When I say I love you,

I’m not asking for big houses and fancy cars, I want to live in your arms and touch your heart, so we can dream bigger dreams than we could dream separately; the dreams that God has in store for us.

Just know that when I say I love you,

I love you. 

Texan's Vows

When I say I love you,

I’m not just making you my wife; I’m making you my best friend, my last dance, my only hope, and my forever-lover.

When I say I love you,

I’m not just expressing a feeling, I’m solidifying a commitment; planning on taking my whole life to show it to you.

When I say I love you,

I’m not claiming to have all the answers, but I’m hoping that together we can ask all the right questions.

When I say I love you,

I’m not just repeating ‘til death do us part’; I’m saying I’ll be with you forever – in this life and the life to come.

When I say I love you,

I’m not just voicing mere words; I’m telling you that I’ve been surprised, challenged, shocked and humbled – realizing true love really does exist.

When I say I love you,

I’m not just giving you human love, but I’m attempting to pour out God’s unconditional, sacrificial love; dying to self in hopes that I can better honour and serve you.

Just know that when I say I love you,

I love you.