{"id":11030,"date":"2016-04-04T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=11030"},"modified":"2016-04-03T10:10:42","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T14:10:42","slug":"our-leather-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=11030","title":{"rendered":"Our Leather Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"3rdanniv1\"Today marks the date of three years of marriage<\/a>, and (almost) 23 years of our relationship. According to Hallmark’s promotions, this is our “leather anniversary,” so noted because after three years, a couple knows that their bond is both durable, yet flexible.<\/p>\n

As I think about the anniversary of our marriage, I cannot help but wonder…
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\n…how incredible it is that we are legally, fully, and completely married in the eyes of the law, our families, and most importantly, with each other.<\/p>\n

\"Christmas2014b\"I so love my man, with every fiber of my soul. He completes me<\/a>. He is the very reason I rise each day with song in my heart and conduct my daily life with integrity and purpose.<\/p>\n

I recently discovered this song by Clint Black and Skip Ewing titled, “It’s Something That We Do”. The lyrics are so meaningful and descriptive of just what our marriage means to us and how we live our lives:<\/p>\n

I remember well the day we wed
\nI can see that picture in my head
\nI still believe the words we said
\nForever will ring true
\nLove is certain, love is kind
\nLove is yours and love is mine
\nBut it isn’t something that we find
\nIt’s something that we do<\/p>\n

It’s holding tight, lettin’ go
\nIt’s flying high and laying low
\nLet your strongest feelings show
\nAnd your weakness, too
\nIt’s a little and a lot to ask
\nAn endless and a welcome task
\nLove isn’t something that we have
\nIt’s something that we do<\/p>\n

We help to make each other all that we can be
\nThough we can find our strength and inspiration independently
\nThe way we work together is what sets our love apart
\nSo closely that we can’t tell where I end and where you start<\/p>\n

It gives me heart remembering how
\nWe started with a simple vow
\nThere’s so much to look back on now
\nStill it feels brand-new
\nWe’re on a road that has no end
\nAnd each day we begin again
\nLove’s not just something that we’re in
\nIt’s something that we do<\/p>\n

We help to make each other all that we can be
\nWe can find our strength and inspiration independently
\nThe way we work together is what sets our love apart
\nSo closely that we can’t tell where I end and where you start<\/p>\n

Love is wide, love is long
\nLove is deep and love is strong
\nLove is why I love this song
\nAnd I hope you love it too
\nI remember well the day we wed
\nI can see that picture in my head
\nLove isn’t just those words we said
\nIt’s something that we do<\/p>\n

There’s no request too big or small
\nWe give ourselves, we give our all
\nLove isn’t someplace that we fall
\nIt’s something that we do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He nailed it, especially in the refrain.<\/p>\n

Or, watch this video (great boot shots, too :-))
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