{"id":47035,"date":"2021-10-23T04:35:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T09:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.wordpress.com\/?p=47035"},"modified":"2021-10-23T04:35:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T09:35:05","slug":"22-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/23\/22-years\/","title":{"rendered":"22 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47115 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/bb3.jpg?w=239\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>&#8220;The Way to Love anything is to realize that it may be Lost.&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">G.K. Chesterson<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Today is my 22nd Wedding Anniversary and I wanted to take a moment and wax sentimental about the One and Only First True Love of my Life, The Mother of my Children, &#8220;my Little Bluebird&#8221;, my Wife.<\/h3>\n<h3><em>Honorable, Faithful, Dutiful and Beautiful Inside and Out<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3>These are the words that describe her.<\/h3>\n<h3>Most people today do not associate words like this with MARRIAGE, and therein lies the problem with &#8220;modern&#8221; society.<\/h3>\n<h3>As a Husband your first priority is your WIFE. No Questions aksed.<\/h3>\n<h3>You have been tasked with Her safety, provision, stability and overall welfare.<\/h3>\n<h3>I know some people like to add &#8220;Happiness&#8221; in there, but in my opinion Happiness is a very subjective thing because it is a State of Mind and let&#8217;s face it, no man can be responsible for a woman&#8217;s State of Mind! (A dangerous attempt at levity and humor? <a id=\"emoji-info-url\" class=\"ek_link\" href=\"https:\/\/emojikeyboard.org\/copy\/Smiling_Face_with_Sunglasses_Emoji_%F0%9F%98%8E?utm_source=extlink\"><span id=\"emoji-info-value\">\ud83d\ude0e<\/span><\/a>)<\/h3>\n<h3>When you Marry before a Holy God, you take VOWS.<\/h3>\n<h3>These Vows are non-negotiable and binding until DEATH.<\/h3>\n<h3>As a Military Man, I always saw my VOWS as a matter of DUTY, and contrary to popular belief, DUTY has nothing to do with your FEELINGS.<\/h3>\n<h3>DUTY has everything to do with being COMMITTED to something BIGGER than YOURSELF.<\/h3>\n<h3>Which brings me to my next quality: LOYALTY.<\/h3>\n<h3>There is a lot to be said for a LOYAL woman, a woman that sticks by your side regardless of the circumstances, whether you are sick or broke or depressed, it does not matter.<\/h3>\n<h3>SHE has your back.<\/h3>\n<h3>A LOYAL Woman knows that the GRASS is always greener over the sewer tank for a reason!<\/h3>\n<h3>Take my word on this gentleman, when it comes to a GOOD woman, LOYALTY is a quality worth it&#8217;s weight in pure GOLD!<\/h3>\n<h3>I will close with this scripture from Proverbs 31:30<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>&#8220;Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, she shall be praised.&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Now and Forever, I Love You Bluebird.<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47169\" src=\"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/man78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Way to Love anything is to realize that it may be Lost.&#8221; G.K. Chesterson Today is my 22nd Wedding Anniversary and I wanted to take a moment and wax sentimental about the One and Only First True Love of my Life, The Mother of my Children, &#8220;my Little Bluebird&#8221;, my Wife. 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